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Mest

Punk rock
Punk rock

Mest is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of The Suicide Machines, Allister, Benji Madden, Tim Armstrong and John Feldmann. Those roots explain a lot about how Mest arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Allister, Good Charlotte, Sugarcult, Amber Pacific and Goldfinger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Good Charlotte, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Mest, reaching back through The Suicide Machines and forward to Good Charlotte. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
MestThe Suicide MachinesAllisterBenji MaddenTim ArmstrongJohn FeldmannGood CharlotteAttack Attack!NOFXGood CharlotteAllisterGood CharlotteSugarcultAmber PacificGoldfingerAmerican Hi-Fi+44Zebrahead

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Mest connections

Mest grew out of The Suicide Machines, Allister, Benji Madden and Tim Armstrong, shares an orbit with Allister, Good Charlotte, Sugarcult and Amber Pacific, went on to shape Good Charlotte. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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