Life's Blood was a smart and uncomprimising NYHC band that drew its influences from earlier NYHC bands of the early '80s such as Agnostic Front and Reagan Youth. These guys cleverly sang about all that was wrong with the N.Y. scene at the time and called out straight edgers, scene unity and questioned their commitment to it. After they broke up Sam McPheeters, Adam Nathanson and Neil Burke went on to form Born Against