Andre Carngeie once said, “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. “ That statement holds very true to the success of a young punk/metal band, Last Minute Victory.

The band consists of four fast, lively, authentic, talented, and ambitious young men, who have been working together for over five years. The band has seen all sorts of fans from girls, boys, woman throwing condoms at them, and men in tin foil underwear. These men draw a crowd from every end of the spectrum.

Having known one another since high school and birth (in Sergio and Ralph’s case) the band has spent the past five years incorporating each member of the band’s individual sound (Mark on drums, Ralph on bass, Travis and Sergio on guitars). Each one of them has their own influences as far as performance style and quality is concerned. The vast array of influences extend from bands like Mest, Hi-Standard, 3 Doors Down, to bands like The Offspring, Fenix TX, Alkaline Trio, and their favorite, Megadeath.

Each Member of Last Minute Victory has their own performance style and technique. However, before performing a show they all come together to clean up their music and make their performance as sharp as it can be. Considering that all of their parents grew up jamming out it is no wonder that Last Minute Victory understands that the key ingredient to performance is being clean and sharp as a unit. Last Minute Victory performed their first show together at their high school for a talent show, where they won best band award. During the show the lights went out and they just kept on playing flawlessly in the dark. After that, they knew they had a great connection and the talent required to pursue their dream together. Now that the band has grown and recorded an album together they are on the right track to being something great.

Last Minute Victory’s lyrics are one of the most intriguing things about there album. Each song (written by Sergio and Travis) comes from their own personal experiences and when they are performed, it is obvious that they write and perform from the heart. Even their title was influenced from a poem written by the infamous Shel Silverstein.

This band has a dream to travel the world together sharing with anyone who will listen, their art and their hard work. Last Minute Victory knows what it will take to get where they want to be. Last Minute Victory tells all aspiring artists that the key to success is practice, practice, practice, and have some fun on the way. Aside from their hard work and practicing, the men from Last Minute Victory know how to have a good time. Whether it is playing pranks on one another in public or the occasional drunken stupor, these guys know the time and place for everything!