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Tom Gabel
Tom Gabel formed the punk band Against Me! in 1997 with drummer Kevin Mahon and bassist Andrew Seward. The band's debut album 'Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl...
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100 Years Of War
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Amputations
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Anna Is A Stool Pigeon
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Conceptual Paths
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Cowards Sing At Night
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Harsh Realms
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Random Hearts
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Tom Gabel formed the punk band Against Me! in 1997 with drummer Kevin Mahon and bassist Andrew Seward. The band's debut album 'Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose' came out in 2002. Songs like 'Random Hearts' and 'Anna Is A Stool Pigeon' show the direct, urgent style that defined their early work.
In 2012, Gabel came out as transgender, becoming one of the first prominent musicians to do so. The band's 2014 album 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' addressed that experience directly. Later records like 'Shape Shift with Me' and 'Deescalate' continued to document personal and political territory with a punk rock framework.
Against Me!'s lineup has shifted over time, with Gabel remaining the constant vocalist and guitarist. The band has released six studio albums through 2021, maintaining a steady output of music that speaks plainly to both personal struggle and broader discontent.
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