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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:22 pm
Monday, February 26, 2007
2007 Year Of Change
There are many rumors going around right now about our band, and we have finally ended up in a position to be able to share with you what has happened over the last couple months since the Atreyu Tour fiasco, the cancellation of the Lost Prophets tour, and our backing out of the Give It A Name festival.
Sonny Moore has quit the band and is working on a solo career. We (Good, Richter, Bloom and Matt Manning -- now an official member, by the way) were in the studio writing for the new record getting ready to fly to Los Angeles to meet up with Sonny to record the record when we got the news about him leaving.
We know that Sonny's departure is going to be a huge deal to a lot of our fans, and we are sorry that these things continue to happen to us (and you). We all tried to make compromises, but sometimes artists just have to do things for themselves.
To make matters worse, Capitol Records was on the verge of being bought out by another label and bands were being dropped. Money was put on hold from the label and with FFTL already in debt due to the Atreyu tour and studio costs..... Well, we were pretty much crippled.
We had a decision to make that night at the studio that I will never forget... This was the most epic, movie-worthy event of my life. We just said, "Screw this. Let's just do it ourselves. The whole thing -- just us four." The good news is Sonny leaving meant that the band had to make changes, and these changes couldn't have been more positive. And so, that is exactly what we have been doing over the last couple of months -- self-producing the new From First to Last album, without a record label or Sonny.
To get the ball rolling, I quickly called my friend Lee Dyess who owns the EarthSound studio in Valdosta, GA where we recorded "dear diary" and "aesthetic" (we also helped him build it), and arranged for the studio time which cost us the rest of our money and favors from Lee. We also teamed up with our close friend Jordan Schur who is not only managing us now, but signed our band to his label Suretone (through Interscope).
Matt Good is now fronting the band along with vocals from myself and Manning. We are extremely excited about this record, and we are stoked to be singing again.
Thank you everyone so much for all of your support, and to the U.K....we are really sorry you seem to have taken the worst from this, we are gonna make it up this year we promise.
Check back for updates and keep your eyes peeled for a complete online over haul for FFTL...
- Travis & FFTL
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:37 pm
man fftl is gonna suck now. i'm sticking with sonny, i enjoy his demos.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:51 pm
im-a-scientist!!! man fftl is gonna suck now. i'm sticking with sonny, i enjoy his demos. I honestly couldn't agree moore.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:29 pm
emoissexxxxxxx im-a-scientist!!! man fftl is gonna suck now. i'm sticking with sonny, i enjoy his demos. I honestly couldn't agree moore. i really like how he showed his love for electronic music more. man i could tell things weren't going good for fftl. i listened to heroine for the first time in almost a year and i realized how bad it actually was.
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:03 pm
i love sonny
but honestly i thinkk fftl will be better without him
he was kinda holding back the band withh his voice problems.
but im still gonna miss him.
:[[
he was pretty much awesome
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:12 am
I'm not going to quit liking FFTL, i mean i'm anxious to see their new album with their new "band formation" but, it WAS Sonny's decision and we all wish the best of luck for him, tho i'm worried how he'll do, because he's only 19 years old. surprised
But i know he has TOO many fans to give up and i'll be supporting him. That little boy.... mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:38 pm
.Chizel. I'm not going to quit liking FFTL, i mean i'm anxious to see their new album with their new "band formation" but, it WAS Sonny's decision and we all wish the best of luck for him, tho i'm worried how he'll do, because he's only 19 years old. surprised But i know he has TOO many fans to give up and i'll be supporting him. That little boy.... mrgreen Yeah you've got a good point... Well, I want to know how this turns out, cuz I know that Matt does indeed have a pretty good voice, but it'll definitely be a different sound...
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:44 pm
My god, what is wrong with you people? Sonny did his part, but was not the band. Did we all forget Aesthetic??? Do you even know Aesthetic exists??ha.
You will all stop listening to FFTL just because sonny left. boohoo. Go to your sonny and remember that FFTL made that boy you all love so much. Just a fifteen year old boy got the chance of a lifetime and you forget the rest of the band exists. Disgusting.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:36 pm
FFTL is going to be awsome with or without sonny moore
but there was a FFTL before sonny was even in the band...
Matt Is really good if not great...
and the band is going to be as good as ever...
Sonny was a great memeber of FFTL
I hope Sonny made a good decision...
FFTL you all rock
Good luck Sonny
Matt keep rockin...
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:02 pm
Hey, guys cheer up! Sonny's gone solo, he's probably trying his hardest and happy about his decision. But you can't just let go of FFTL just because of Sonny. Then, you're not a true fan.
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:39 am
FFTL are still gonna rock
BUT! I'm annoyed that they had to pull out of Give It A Name gonk I spent £30 on a ticket and now they're not even gonna be there!
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:42 pm
i don't think fftl is gonna suck.
i mean, i actually liked aesthetic... so it can't be that bad.
but as of the whole sonny thing...
it's the voice that drew me fftl...
the music too, but it was sonny's unique voice...
idk...
sonny's music is probably gonna sound like fftl crossed with aphex twin.
look on the bright side of the suffering mrgreen
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:12 am
I like Sonny.
I like FFTL.
Atleast now there wont be all the little fan girls wanting Sonny.
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:16 pm
 Sonny's demos are actually way amazing.
I'm really upset that he left FFTL though.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:15 am
FFTL wont be the same but that doesn't mean they won't still sound good.
I hope that whatever Sonny has in mind goes well for him 3nodding
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