Funeral For A Friend
The roots of this UK post-hardcore band can be traced back to Matthew Davies-Kreye (b. 14 October 1979, Wales; vocals/guitar) joining the Welsh based group January Thirst in December 2001. Having built up a strong local following, the band re-named themselves Funeral For A Friend, after the song of the same name by American group Planes Mistaken For Stars. Following a great deal of re-shuffling of the band members, the group finally settled on a line-up comprising Kris Coombs-Roberts (b. 18 May 1981, Wales; guitar), Darran Smith (b. 18 September 1975, Wales; guitar), Ryan Richards (b. 16 January 1980, Wales; drums/vocals) and Gareth Davies (b. 17 September 1980, Wales; bass/vocals), who incidentally is not related to front man Matthew. The band signed to Swansea-based independent label, Mighty Atom Records, and in August 2002, just several months after their formation, released their debut EP, Between Order And Model. A second EP Four Ways To Scream Your Name followed in April 2003, and as with their first release it featured tracks that would later be re-worked and included on their debut LP. Their first two singles were released amid a storm of media hype, primarily from rock magazine Kerrang!, and achieved encouraging chart and airplay success in the UK. The debut album, Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation, was then released in October 2003, reaching an impressive number 12 on the UK album chart. Comparisons were quickly drawn to fellow Welsh post-hardcore group Lostprophets, as well as American emo group My Chemical Romance and the hugely successful Linkin Park. This well-produced record was warmly received by both rock fans and critics and a US EP, Seven Ways To Scream Your Name, followed on Ferret Records.
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Albums
- (2008) Memory And Humanity
- (2007) Tales Don't Tell Themselves
- (2005) Hours
- (2005) Streetcar
- (2005) Hours
Top Tracks
- Roses For The Dead
- History
- Into Oblivion [Reunion] [Album Version]
- All The Rage
- The End Of Nothing
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Comments
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Tayler_Campbell on 2009-03-08 15:10:39.650:
am going to see them on 28th march !!! so happy, they're a great band -
xXBurnInHellXx on 2008-05-17 06:27:04.943:
they're soo cool! -
mcr4 on 2008-02-21 16:35:11.053:
geez I wish this was on guitar hero and I wish I could learn the intro to this on the real guitar, but the guitarist is amazing. -
mcr4 on 2008-02-21 11:00:40.743:
They're up there with MCR -
progandother on 2007-10-05 12:06:23.293:
Where's the song Juneau? Because it's not here. -
progandother on 2007-10-05 12:05:29.857:
Where's the song Juneau? Because it's not here.