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Vintage 25 Ta Life "DEMO" NYHC T-Shirt Books & Zines The band signed to Jade25 Ta Life are a hardcore band from New York. The band started in the early 90s when Agnostic Front roadie Rick Healey, aka Rick Ta Life, was recruited to sing over a batch of songs that Frank Smarra, Harry Minas, and Fred Mesk wrote. 25 Ta Life would go on to become one of the most prolific hardcore bands in the genre's history, with a constant flow of EPs, splits, and tapes coming courtesy mostly of Rick's Back Ta Basics record label. This original