Mest ({{IPAEng|mɛst) was a pop punk band from Blue Island, Illinois.
History
Cousins Matt Lovato and Tony Lovato formed the band together in October of 1995. The band's last guitarist, Jeremiah Rangel, joined the band in 1998. Their previous guitarist was Steve Lovato, Tony Lovato's brother. He left the band due to creative differences. Nick Gigler played drums for Mest from 1997.
In 1998, the band self-released ''Mo' Money, Mo' 40z''. Their debut album on Maverick Records, ''Wasting Time'', was released in July 2000 and ''Destination Unknown (album)|Destination Unknown'' in 2001. They toured as an opening band for Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger on July 20, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas and then a few months later, released a DVD called ''The Show Must Go Off!'' in January 2003. Later, that same year, the band released their self-titled album, which featured the single ''Jaded (These Years)'' which featured Benji Madden of Good Charlotte. Some saw ''Jaded'' as an attempt to cash-in on Good Charlotte's popularity, because they had been one of the biggest selling bands of 2003. However, Tony Lovato defended this by saying, "The song was going to happen, whether GC had become famous or not."
In 2005, a tour with Social Distortion was cut short when drummer Nick Gigler required medical attention. The band's last album, ''Photographs (album)|Photograp... read all
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