Sometimes rock stars are born on the Island. See photos of bands formed on Long Island.

Brand New

Credit: Brandon Sloter

Band: Brand New, formed in 2000
Members: Vin Accardi (guitar, vocals), Brian Lane (drums, percussion), Jesse Lacey (vocals, guitar) and Garrett Tierney (bass guitar, vocals)
Click here to read more about the band.

Taking Back Sunday

Credit: Ryan Russell

Who: Taking Back Sunday
Best known for: Songs like "MakeDamnSure," "Cute Without the 'E'," and "You're So Last Summer"
Year inducted: The group is set to be inducted at the 2018 ceremony on Nov. 8

Bayside

Credit: Megan Thompson

Band: Bayside, formed in 2000
Members: Anthony Raneri (lead vocals/guitar), Jack O'Shea (lead guitar), Nick Ghanbarian (bass) and Chris Guglielmo (drums)
Click here to read more about the band.

Wheatus

Credit: Melissa Trender

Band: Wheatus, formed in 1995
Members: Brendan B. Brown, Matthew Milligan, Brandon Ticer, Gabrielle Aimée Sterbenz, Leo Freire, Joey Slater and Karlie Bruce
Click here to read more about the band.

Oak & Ash

Credit: Barry Sloan

Band: Oak & Ash, formed in 2014
Members: Rich Tuorto (vocals), Paul Gramigna (bass), Chris Tuorto (guitar) and Bryan Garbe (drums)
Click here to read more about the band.

Amboy

Credit: Amboy

Band: Amboy, formed in 2015
Members: Chris Moraitis, Mike White, Michael Milillo and Mike Brasile (not pictured)
Click here to read more about the band.

Swet Shop Boys

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Band: Swet Shop Boys, formed in 2014
Members: Riz "MC" Ahmed and Heems
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Secret Weapons

Credit: Alexandra Gavillet

Band: Secret Weapons, formed in 2015
Members: Gerard Lange, left, and Daniel Rocco
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Streetlight Circus

Credit: Scott Braun

Band: Streetlight Circus, formed in 2012
Members: David Shaw, Erik Fehrenbach, Fabio Bargna and George Giannoulis
Click here to read more about the band.

Nine Days

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Band: Nine Days, formed in 1994
Members: Brian Desveaux (vocals), Jeremy Dean (keyboard), Nick Dimichino (bass guitar), Vincent Tattanelli (drums) and John Hampson (guitar)
Click here to read more about the band.

Envy on the Coast

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Band: Envy on the Coast, formed in 2007
Members: Ryan Hunter, left, and Brian Byrne
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Twisted Sister

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Band: Twisted Sister, formed in 1972
Members: The late A.J. Pero (drums), Jay Jay French (guitar), Dee Snider (songwriter, lead singer), Eddie Ojeda (guitar) and Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (bass).
Click here to read more about the band.

Credit: Gnarly Karma

Band: Gnarly Karma, formed in 2015
Members: Mikey "Manicotti" Renert (vocals, guitar), Jarrod "J-Rock" Beyer (drums), Ryan "McMagic" McAdam (bass), Billy "Bad Bones" Hanley (saxophone) and Adam "Skalrface" Sklar (guitar).
Click here to read more about the band.

Credit: Leslie Alejandro

Band: Forever In Your Mind, formed in 2013
Members: Emery Kelly, Ricky Garcia and Liam Attridge
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Band: Nonstop to Cairo, formed in 2009
Members: Matt Ezzo (bass), Nick Diamond (vocals/guitar), August Harris (vocals), Andrew Joseph (saxophone) and Alex Turner (drums/vocals)
Click here to read more about the band.

Credit: Leighton Stollard

Band: Giants At Large, formed in 2010
Members: Matt Lagattuta (singer), CJ Kostaras (drummer), Brian Thomann (bassist) and Anthony Pasini (guitarist)
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Credit: Mark Ablaza

Band: Robbers, formed in 2006
Members: Andrew Accardi
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Band: Tomahawk Chop, formed in 2008
Members: Dan Clemens (vocals, guitar), Jeff Skaferowsky (guitar), Tom Kelly (bass) and and Dan Hillier (drums)
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Credit: Nathan West

Band: Nightmare of You, formed in 2004
Members: Brandon Reilly (vocals, guitar) and Joe McCaffrey (guitar)
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Band: Swear and Shake, formed in 2010
Members: Adam McHeffey (vocals), Kari Spieler (vocals), Shaun Savage (bass) and Thomas Elefante (drums)
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Credit: Andrew St. Clair

Band: The Narrative, formed in 2006
Members: Suzie Zeldin (vocals, keys) and Jesse Gabriel (vocals, guitarist)
Click here to read more about the band.

Credit: Eastern Phoebes

Band: Eastern Phoebes, formed in 2009
Members: Ry Smith and Meg Bayley
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Band: Nothing To Lose, formed in 2010
Members: Anthony Wall (vocals), Matthew Florio (guitar, vocals), Eran Abraham (bass) and Mauricio Rincon (guitar)

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Band: Patent Pending, formed in 2001
Members: Joe Ragosta (vocals), Anthony Mingoia (drums), Marc Kantor (guitar), Joshua Dicker (guitar), Rob Felicetti (guitar/vocals) and Travis McGee (bass)

Credit: Coleen Higgins

Band: Gabriel the Marine, formed in 2008
Members: From top left, Robbie Hassett (bass), Dominick D'Agostino (guitar), Michael Desmond (vocals, guitar) Foreground: Dylan Ebrahimian (vocals, violin) and Tommy Davis (drums)
Click here to read a review of the band.

Credit: The Movielife

Band: The Movielife, formed in 1997.
Members: Vinnie Caruana (lead vocals), Phil Navetta (bass), Brandon Reilly (guitar), Evan Baken (drums), and Dan Navetta (guitar)
Click here to read more about the band.

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Band: The Lemon Twigs, formed in 2015
Members: Brian and Michael D'Addario
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Band: Urkel & The Winslows, formed in 2009
Members: Jeff Wikun (lead guitar), Mike Maldonado (tenor sax), James Pagano (trumpet), Matt Murphy (bass), Joe Maldonado (drums) and AJ Passariello (alto sax)

Credit: Memphis Crawl, file

Band: Memphis Crawl, formed in 2004
Members: Matty O'Brien (vocals), Zuzu Frack (guitar), Mad Freik (bass) and Mikey Powder (drums)

Credit: Hotel of the Laughing Tree, file

Band: Hotel of the Laughing Tree, formed in 2009
Members: AJ Estrada (lead vocals, guitar), Brandon Peterson (harmony vocals, guitar), Mike Solomon (keyboard/piano), Fred Ardis (drums, percussion) and Dan Ardis (bass)

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