The Number 12 Looks Like You
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Genres | Mathcore, avant-garde metal, grindcore |
| Years active | 2002–2010, 2016-present |
| Labels | ECA, Eyeball |
| Members | Jesse Korman Alexis Pareja DJ Scully Michael Kadnar |
| Past members | Chris Russell Jon Karel Christopher Conger Mike Smagula Jamie McIlroy Justin Pedrick |
The Number Twelve Looks Like You are an American mathcore band from Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Their music combines elements of grindcore, progressive metal, hardcore punk and jazz. They're a highly influential piece in the local New Jersey scene.
The band originally split in 2010 after an eight year long career. After a six year long hiatus, the band performed a secret show in Kingston, NY on May 19, 2016. The day after, they confirmed their return.
In early 2002, Jesse Korman, Chree Conger and Justin Pedrick met through mutual acquaintances and recruited Jamie McIlroy and Alexis Pareja which formed the bass-free outfit And Ever. The band was reportedly formed by "accident" where Pedrick was originally the only vocalist and Korman played drums. Korman then apparently realized he was a "terrible drummer", and as a result, took up being a second vocalist for the band wherein Conger then played drums in his place. After releasing a five-song demo and playing a handful of songs together, the band's style began to change slightly. They then soon changed their name to The Number Twelve Looks Like You, a name taken from the title of a Twilight Zone episode which was named "Number 12 Looks Just Like You".
In early 2003, with newly added bassist Mike Smagula, the band was heard at a live show by an A&R representative from Brutal Records, who was impressed, and informed the heads of the record label about the band. After hearing all the songs the band had currently recorded, the label signed the band in March and commissioned them to record two new songs, which along with the songs they had already recorded, were soon released on the band's first full-length album, Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses
After extensive touring in promotion of Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses, the band began to catch the attention of Eyeball Records, and eventually they were signed in October 2004. Soon thereafter the band returned to the studio and began work on recording their first release for Eyeball, An Inch Of Gold For An Inch Of Time. The EP, released on January 25, 2005, featured a cover of The Knack's hit, "My Sharona", two new songs, and a re-recording of "Don't Get Blood On My Prada Shoes" and "Jesus And Tori", from their first full-length.
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