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| Funeral for a Friend consists of Matt Davies (vocals), Kris Roberts (guitar), Darran Smith (Guitar), Gareth Davies (bass), and Ryan Richards (drums). The beginning of Funeral for a Friend began with a band called January thirst. When January Thirst split in December 2001, r |
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Funeral for a Friend consists of Matt Davies (vocals), Kris Roberts (guitar), Darran Smith (Guitar), Gareth Davies (bass), and Ryan Richards (drums). The beginning of Funeral for a Friend began with a band called January thirst. When January Thirst split in December 2001, remaining members formed Funeral for a Friend. The group’s name is generally assumed to have been spawned from the Elton John album under the same title. This is not correct. Actually, the group got their name from a hardcore rock group from Florida, Planes Mistaken For Stars, that had a song entitled, “Funeral for a Friend.” The members, who are all from the Valleys of South Wales, formed the band in early 2002. Only a few months after forming, the group recorded their debut EP entitled Between Order and Model. The EP, which was released on August 12, 2002 was produced and mixed by Joe Gibb (Jane’s Addiction, Catatonia, Leftfield) on Swansea’s Mighty Atoms Label. The group then began touring with bands such as Boy Sets Fire, Finch, and The Prophets. The single, “10:45 Amsterdam Conversations” received a lot of noise. Only six months after the EP’s release, Funeral for a Friend, found themselves showcasing their music in front of top Recording Labels. They chose to sign with Infectious Records (a subsidiary of Warner).
In April 2002 (October 21, 2002 in the United States), Funeral for a Friend released Seven Ways to Scream your Name. The EP contained the single, “This Year’s Most Open Heartbreak.” The video for the song was done by Darren Doane (Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Pennywise). The video had a huge amount of airplay on MTV2 and Kerrang!TV. This was also chosen to b the first video to air on Sky TV’s new Scuzz channel.
On July 28, 2003, Funeral for a Friend released their third EP entitled Juneau. That summer they headlined a tour in the United Kingdom. In September that year, the group was chosen to headline for Iron Maiden in the U.K. On October 6, 2003, Funeral for a Friend released their debut album entitled Casually Dressed and Deep into Conversation. The group is expected to become a huge hit as they continue to quickly build a dedicated fan base.
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Fav song off new album?
Mines History at the moment, love it so much,
err part from that i do like end of nothing
tho n of cource roses for the dead,
Monsters is cool, apparently thats gonna be
the next single so...cant wait!
FFAF in manchester in 18 days! woo!
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| ive fallen in love with drive! but the whole
album is great.. which album do u prefer??
FFAF 3DAYS (fri) IN GLASGOW!!! :D
| hotel_bella_muerte | My fav is either History or Hospitality. I
can't decide which album I like better
though. Grrr. I wanted to see them in Leeds
on the 30th June but the tix have all sold
out now :( | CoNe_LoVeR_666 | Im goin to the one in manchester on the 8th,
at leeds festival and again on the taste of
chaos tour! :D lovin it.
| fatally_yours | *Evil stare* *steals tickets* Damn, I hate
you! j/k lol | CoNe_LoVeR_666 | i dont think you cud prize it off me with
£50
I wud say more, but any more than that, i
wud just bye one off a tout!
Still, the principle is there! grrr lol | fatally_yours | Urgh. The show I wanted to go to is tonight.
Even if I did have a ticket I wouldn't be
able to go :( I've got something else on
that I can't get out of... | CoNe_LoVeR_666 | ahh ok, fair enough. Jus downloaded a load of
bullet for my valentine songs, they are
fuckin awesome, i love the whole line-up for
this tour,
Mind you the one for taste of chaos is even
better! The Used, story of the year and FFAF,
Thats sumin special.
| fatally_yours | I wanna go to that but I doubt I'd be able
to... I really wanna see The Used. They are
awesome. | CoNe_LoVeR_666 | yo people, im into all the rage at the
moment, monsters is also good, anybody else
goin to see ffaf on friday in manchester, i
cant wait, hehe | funeral_for_a_friend | I cant get enough of all the rage and the end
of nothing, I've played em like 20 times
each already today | Bad_Kittie | they were so amazing live :) still cant
believe i saw them *grins continuously* any
one seeing them @ toc in glasgow??? cant wait
2 see the used :) :) | hotel_bella_muerte | hmm dunno whether to see taste of chaos or
just wait til the Used make a headlining
tour.
Anybody know any possibilities of a headline
tour?? | fatally_yours | my favs are history and drive atm...... they
r the two softer tracks on the album, but the
others r awesome aswell!
Me and a m8 were guna go 2 toc but cant now,
saving up 4 download next yr! :-) | pull_the_plug | awww cant wait for leeds festival now, gettin
close! :D not to rub into anyone aint goin or
owt like! :)
ffaf, b4mv, NOFX, incubus, maiden, alkaline
trio! and thats just the first day! oh yeah!
:)
| fatally_yours | | Urgh. | CoNe_LoVeR_666 | | all the rage here | Letstartawar | | history and recovery | bobotheclown | | All the rage, history. | agirlcalledkill | all the rage,roses for the dead,monsters
yaaay taste of chaos in glasgow,cant wait =oD | MyBloodyValentine | | | |
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