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[RA!NBOWS]

Sarhrawrr

Sonny's voice gave FFTL edge.
He has an amazing voice.

I agree.
If only he could've sang properly with it D;

[Vespuoch]

My favorite FFTL CD is Aestetic so I'm not to worried about Sonnys leaving.

[RA!NBOWS]

I have a feeling that the new album is going to be even better than Aesthetic.

[Sarhrawrr]

RA!NBOWS

I have a feeling that the new album is going to be even better than Aesthetic.

Is that your fav album by them?
Personally like Heroine + Dear Diary better.

[RA!NBOWS]

Nah, Dear Diary's my fav.
But I have a feeling the next album is gonna be better than Aesthetic >>;

[x R u s s i a n Roulette]

RA!NBOWS

x R u s s i a n Roulette

RA!NBOWS

I NOTICED.
AND I CRIED BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSENCE.
;________;

: D

That made me happy :]

And I love your siggy, lolz ATL xD

;DDDDD
I DOEW WUT ICANBBY

YESSS ATL.


ON A MORE RELATED TOPIC >_>
How was that?
[hanging with travis thing]

xD

[RA!NBOWS]

x R u s s i a n Roulette

RA!NBOWS

x R u s s i a n Roulette

RA!NBOWS

I NOTICED.
AND I CRIED BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSENCE.
;________;

: D

That made me happy :]

And I love your siggy, lolz ATL xD

;DDDDD
I DOEW WUT ICANBBY

YESSS ATL.


ON A MORE RELATED TOPIC >_>
How was that?
[hanging with travis thing]

xD

But srsly.
I've listened to that song [the girls' a straight-up hustler] at least 794491919 times, and it's still stuck in my head.
I might be going to an ATL concert in November actually.
But I think I'm too young to go, so my uncle said he'd sneak me in. xDDD
BUT I RLY WANT TO GET NAKED WHEN THE SING "BREAK OUT, BREAK OUT"
xDDD

[Sarhrawrr]

RA!NBOWS

Nah, Dear Diary's my fav.
But I have a feeling the next album is gonna be better than Aesthetic >>;

LMAO does that mean it's gonna suck?
Yeah, might sound like Aesthetic only because Matt's singing.
They were Downtown TO. on the 27 of July.

[x R u s s i a n Roulette]

RA!NBOWS

x R u s s i a n Roulette

RA!NBOWS

x R u s s i a n Roulette

RA!NBOWS

I NOTICED.
AND I CRIED BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSENCE.
;________;

: D

That made me happy :]

And I love your siggy, lolz ATL xD

;DDDDD
I DOEW WUT ICANBBY

YESSS ATL.


ON A MORE RELATED TOPIC >_>
How was that?
[hanging with travis thing]

xD

But srsly.
I've listened to that song [the girls' a straight-up hustler] at least 794491919 times, and it's still stuck in my head.
I might be going to an ATL concert in November actually.
But I think I'm too young to go, so my uncle said he'd sneak me in. xDDD
BUT I RLY WANT TO GET NAKED WHEN THE SING "BREAK OUT, BREAK OUT"
xDDD

Haha, I love that song :] It's always stuck in my head too...DAMN YOU ATL FOR WRITING CATCHY TUNES!
And too young to go? Where is it at? AND I THINK I'M GOING TO SEE THEM TOO WITH BOYS LIKE GIRL, RIGHT?

November 11th :]
[/ATLness]

Err...FFTL. FFTL. FFTL.

:]

[kenya borja]

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From First To Last

Some bands have a trouble spot. They can't hang on to a drummer, bass players come and go or each singer's tenure is relatively short. From First To Last (FFTL) had problems all over the place. From their inception as a high school Punk band to signing with Capitol Records in '06 (after a stint with Epitaph), FFTL underwent significant changes. Singer Sonny Moore replaced Phillip Reardon. Original bassist Patrick Justice left with Jon Weisberg eventually taking over, but not permanently - and that caused some big problems. Following Weisberg's departure (in the middle of a tour with Bad Religion, forcing the group's tour manager to step in) ex-Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Boland worked on their "Heroine" album with Alicia Simmons handling bass on tour. Another original member, drummer Gregi Taylor packed it in with Derek Bloom signing on. The good news, early on Travis Richter was added as a second guitarist and managed to stick around. Living through these arrivals and departures was guitarist Matt Good, the group's last standing original member.






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But rampant turnover was not all FFTL had to endure. Moore, who the group found through MySpace, had to have a node removed from his vocal chords. FFTL was sidelined as Moore underwent two surgeries. But that wasn't the end of it. A tear in Moore's vocal chord got the group dropped from the '06 World Champions Tour.


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There is something to be said for just slamming chords and letting 'er rip, which is exactly what From First To Last does on "Heroine." Here their Punk Metal attack is in full-force as they race through songs before coming to an abrupt stop or tempo change. Keeps everybody on their toes. Moore shreds his vocal chords on "The Crows Are Coming" then complains about it on set closer, "Waltz Moore," where he sings "pushing my limits for your entertainment."

Much of the album seems to be so much thrashing about. Some of it, "Mothersound" and "The Levy" in particular, works but a lot doesn't. "World War Me" and the ballad "Goodbye Waves" are the set's most melodic tracks but melody is not what FFTL is known for.

"Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has A Body Count" is a far more cohesive and satisfying effort. For one thing, the songs have better titles: "The One Armed Boxer Vs. The Flying Guillotine," "Like You Better When You Were Naked On The Internet," "Kiss Me, I'm Contagious" and "Secrets Don't Make Friends." With hypnotic drum beats (on "Internet" wink , shedder vocals (Kiss Me, I'm Contagious" wink and speed riffs ("Featuring Some Of Your Favorite Words" wink this is their signature album.

The seven song EP "Aesthetic" with Reardon handling vocals is also worth checking out. He shouts his way through "Regrets And Romance" but manages to effectively tone it down while still keeping the energy (no small feat) on "Such A Tragedy," "For The Taking" and "Ultimatums For Egos."

[Factoids]

The Color Of Violence razz

[deprived-soul]

Factoids

The Color Of Violence razz

I wish derek and travis would release some new songs
sad

[Sarhrawrr]

ihaterice is awesome.
Colour of Violence has potential.

[x R u s s i a n Roulette]

xDDD

ihaterice.

:]

[Vespuoch]

<3 FFTL

The Color of Violence is looking interesting.