Alex Gaskarth

Alexander William Gaskarth was born on December 14, 1987 in Essex, England, to Isobel Gaskarth and Peter Gaskarth. He had two half-sisters and a half-brother, Tom. Alex and his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland in the US, when he was six or seven.

When he was in middle school, he was taken out of his private school and put in a public school, where he met Jack Barakat, who became his best friend. When they moved to high school, they became friends with Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick.

When Alex was 12, his brother Tom, who was 21, died due to alcohol poisoning. Alex loved his brother a lot, and made a tattoo on his left hand—a rose—dedicated to him. He had also phrased 'Rest in peace Tom' in one of his band's music videos, which was released in May 2017. In his brother’s memory, he penned a song ‘Lullabies’, and another, ‘Therapy’ on All Time Low's album ‘Nothing Personal.’

Alex Gaskarth started singing pop punk songs when he was a teen. In 2002, he joined a band called Crew Fighters, where he performed cover songs. In 2003, he left Crew Fighters, and his friend Jack Barakat, persuaded him to join what would eventually become known as the All Time Low band. The band started performing cover songs of Green Day and Blink-182. Later Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson joined All Time Low and completed the band. In 2004, Alex and his friends signed their first record deal with Emerald Moon Records, and released their first extended play record—‘The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End.’ The next year, they released their debut studio album ‘The Party Scene.’

The success of the band continued. In 2006, they signed with Hopeless Records, and in 2007, they launched a Platinum single—‘Dear Maria, Count Me In.’ The same year, they launched their second studio album—‘So Wrong, It's Right.’

The success of the band continued. In 2006, they signed with Hopeless Records, and in 2007, they launched a Platinum single—‘Dear Maria, Count Me In.’ The same year, they launched their second studio album—‘So Wrong, It's Right.’

All Time Low’s sixth studio album ‘Future Hearts,’ released on Hopeless Records on April 7, 2015, peaked at the top of the album charts in UK. On April 29, 2015, Alex and Jack premiered the first episode of their podcast—‘Full Frontal.’ It is about music, pop-culture, TV, and movies. ‘Full Frontal’ became the number 1 music podcast, and peaked at the 5th position on the iTunes Podcast Charts.

In 2016, the band released ‘Straight to DVD 2: Past Present and Future Hearts,’ a sequel to ‘Straight to DVD.’ It covered the past four years of the band. In 2017, the band left Hopeless Records and joined hands with Fueled by Ramen, and launched a new song, ‘Dirty Laundry.‘