Mest

Mest
Left to right: Tony Lovato, Matt Lovato, Jeremiah Rangel, Nick Gigler
Background information
Origin	Blue Island, Illinois, United States
Genres	Pop punk, punk rock, ska punk, alternative rock, melodic hardcore
Years active	1995 - 2006, 2008-present
Labels	Maverick
Associated acts	Good Charlotte, Prong, The Twilight and the Sound, The Get Go, Kisses for Kings, Room One Eleven, The A-Gang, SEISMATIK
Website	http://theofficialmest.com
Members	Tony Lovato Jeremiah Rangel Matt Lovato Nick Gigler
Past members	Steve Lovato Richie Gonzales Mike Longworth Brandon Stewart

Mest is a pop punk band originally formed by front man, lead vocalist, and guitarist Tony Lovato; guitarist and vocalist Jeremiah Rangel; bassist Matt Lovato; and drummer Nick Gigler. They broke up in 2006 after eleven years, but temporarily reformed in California in 2008 for a "final tour". Later, it was announced that the original lineup of Mest (Tony Lovato, Jeremiah Rangel, Matt Lovato, and Nick Gilger) would be getting back together.

Cousins Matt Lovato and Tony Lovato formed the band together in October 1995. The band's last guitarist, Jeremiah Rangel, joined the band in 1998. Their previous guitarist was Steve Lovato, Tony Lovato's brother. Nick Gigler joined the band in 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 in 2001. They toured as an opening band for Goldfinger on July 20, 2002 in 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), featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte.

In 2005, a tour with Social Distortion was cut short when drummer Nick Gigler required surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in his wrists which was affecting his drumming. The band's last album, Photographs, was released October 18, 2005.

In January 2006, the band announced on their MySpace blog that they would break-up following a U.S. tour. The tour ran from late January until early March, with support from Allister and Scary Kids Scaring Kids.