Rival Schools is a Post Hardcore band from New York, United States that was… Read Full Bio ↴Rival Schools is a Post Hardcore band from New York, United States that was formed in 1999 by members from several influential 80's and 90's hardcore bands (including Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, CIV, Youth Of Today, Burn, Project X, Judge, Moondog, Warzone, Side by Side and Iceburn). The band started from the ashes of a short lived project, World's Fastest Car which had Artie Shepard of Mind Over Matter and Bad Trip fame involved, but the project went no further than demos. Apparently Walter and Artie had a difference of opinions hence the split. Artie then started Errortype: 11.

* Walter Schreifels - vocals, guitar
* Cache Tolman - bass
* Sam Siegler - drums
* Ian Love - guitar (left in 2002)

The band decided to start a series of EPs where multiple groups form a single band and they looked to Jonah Matranga formerly of Far, New End Original and Gratitude. The lone result was titled Rival Schools United by Onelinedrawing, released on 24th July 2001. Their full-length album titled United By Fate was released on 28th August the same year on Island Records. Shortly after the release of United By Fate, the band released their first single, Used for Glue. The second single released from the album was Good Things. Both releases enjoyed heavy rotation on MTV, both in the US and UK.

Ian Love left the band in 2002, and played as part of an Experimental-Rock band named Cardia, releasing an eponymous album in 2003.

A second album was expected for spring/summer 2003, but it did not surface. However, the master tapes of the album were leaked onto the internet, comprised of eleven tracks:

01- Just a Second
02- The Perspective Reach
03- I Don't Know
04- Your Answer
05- See What You Got
06- Looking
07- Don't Change
08- Shared Information
09- Surrendering Position
10- Seems So Real
11- Get Out of This Place

Rival Schools parted ways in September 2003. Schreifels formed a new band called Walking Concert, releasing an album in 2004. The second album will now be released sometime in 2006.

Sammy Siegler joined Nightmare of You and briefly provided percussion for Limp Bizkit.

The band reformed for shows in Summer 2008 and a new album is expected.

The band was originally named Rival Schools United by Fate, after a video game, but due to legal reasons had to change their name to just Rival Schools.

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Rival Schools Lyrics

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69 Guns take me back build in the ghetto it's all too well with n…
A Parts For B Actors Never tell who reads the magazines To know who wore it…
Accept The Compliment Please, accept the compliment Believe, that I mean it It s…
Always I could leave it behind Just like always Just like always …
Big Waves [Chorus] Over my head big waves will fall turn away out…
Choose Your Adventure i see what you have gathered up from the floor don't car…
Don't Change I can't see Still take to the jail where you sit Well…
everythig has its point The day will come through It will only take some time Turnin…
eyes wide open they handed you the crown nothing stolen But when you come…

Favorite Star How can you take away my favorite star I don't think…
Good Things In line I long to be Inside your company Good things are…
High Acetate Trouble abounds when you're left out of the makeup Sunday dr…
Holding Sand Sew a late seed And so inside A cast out, unwanted son A…
Hooligans for Life [Instrumental]…
Just A Second Betcha your heart out What does that mean You wanna hear a…
Looking Started off the day with goodbyes to say To the…
My Echo Three voices on the phone Between me, you and my echo Decide…
On The Fray I found it Hidden under shells To live is well Again I know …
On Vacation I could feed this The same sort of plead for attention So…
Parnoid Detectives Try to remember conversations Witnessed in the distance Pour…
Racing To Red Lights The numbers they wanna get past we live by the obvious com…
Shot After Shot Started out together you have to come back around again How…
Small Doses Don't you come around Distraction of my energy Until i for…
So Down On You can blame this fall on some Invitation to your friend …
Take One for the Team Take one for the team That way you can compromise It's tim…
The Switch Another quarter mile, we can't stop running Must be on time…
Travel By Telephone Must have been a mistake While you make things hard for…
Undercovers On Crept on you slowly But faster than you could see It's not…
Used For Glue Days of the conflicts you've been in Traces of conscience yo…
Where I'm From Can you see well now Behind you they think the…
why can't i touch it Well it seems so real I can see it And it…
World Invitational Inside it feels like you're no one It's fine, evaluate it…
Wring It Out How'd you get so far away There's nothing more to…

Your Answer Tell me when it's going down Take me there i'll pay What…

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