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Life In Your Way break up, plan final tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 4/8/08 @ 6:37 PM - altpress.com

Christian screamo band Life In Your Way have disbanded after nine years of service on both Indianola and Tooth & Nail/Solid State Records. Singer Joshua Kellam posted the following blog regarding the breakup, writing in part:

"It has become apparent to us that ending now on a good note would be the best way to go out for Life In Your Way. Of course there are specific reasons why it is a good time to end the over 9 years of music, touring, band member changes, hundreds of different merchandise designs, passions and frustrations of being in a band for that long. There is no reason to get into each one; they are just the obvious if you can relate to musicians in this kind of scene.

We've loved every minute of it! Some or our biggest joy's in life has come from being in this group. Meeting people all around the country and world, getting to know some of our favorite bands and building relationships that outlast a band or a genre, this has been the biggest blessing. The music we've been able to write, producers we've been amazed with and record labels that have believed in us has been a dream come true. We hope our music will live on for people, having a grasping hold on fans and new fans to come. Without music, the world would be entirely boring and even more self destructive. All in all LIYW has in no way been a waste of time for any of its members!

We are still looking and waiting for where each one of us may go off to. There has been talk about doing another band with most of the members. It is a definite that we will all be involved in music for the rest of our lives. You can be on the look out for where each one of us might put our time into musically."

The band are going out in style, with one final tour; dates below:

w/Burden Of A Day, Means, For Today
Apr 10 2008 6:00P The Attic Kettering, Ohio
Apr 11 2008 6:00P The Rock Bottom Dover, Ohio
Apr 12 2008 6:00P Beaumont Y Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 13 2008 6:00P Zero Five Rolla, Missouri
Apr 14 2008 6:00P The Pinkeye Tulsa, Oklahoma
Apr 15 2008 6:00P Nu Brew Springfield, Missouri
Apr 16 2008 6:00P The Warehouse Cheyenne, Wyoming
Apr 17 2008 6:00P The Outer Rim Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 18 2008 6:00P The Venue Boise, Idaho
Apr 19 2008 6:00P Viaduct Tacoma, Washington
Apr 20 2008 6:00P Emryrean Spokane, Washington
Apr 21 2008 7:00P The Pistol Vancouver, Washington
Apr 22 2008 6:00P Club Retro Orangevale, California
Apr 23 2008 6:00P UOP(Raymond Great Hall) Stockton, California
Apr 25 2008 6:00P The Stronghold Chino, California
Apr 26 2008 6:00P Bell Church Bell (LA area), California
Apr 28 2008 6:00P Westover fellowship Amarillo, Texas
Apr 29 2008 6:00P The Door Fort Worth, Texas
Apr 30 2008 6:00P The Compound Copus Christi, Texas

w/Burden Of A Day, For Today, In Fear And Faith
May 1 2008 6:30P Rock Bottom San Antonio, Texas
May 2 2008 7:00P Java Jazz Houston, Texas
May 3 2008 6:00P Highland Colony Baptist Ridgeland, Mississippi
May 4 2008 5:30P The Mug Mobile, Alabama
May 6 2008 6:00P Southport Community Center Southport, Florida
May 7 2008 6:00P The Orpheum Tampa
May 9 2008 5:30P Abundant life Lakeland, Florida
May 10 2008 5:00P Remix VIP Greensboro, North Carolina
May 11 2008 7:00P Soapbox Lounge Wilmington, North Carolina
May 12 2008 6:30P Tree of Life Lynchburg, Virginia
May 13 2008 6:00P St. Christopher's Linthicum, Maryland
May 14 2008 4:30P The Vibe Lounge Rockville Center, New York
May 15 2008 6:30P Aquifer Music Venue Clinton, New Jersey
May 16 2008 5:00P Rocko's Manchester, New Hampshire

May 31 2008 3:00P Wallingford Knights of Columbus Wallingford, Connecticut

Jul 1 2008 1:00P CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL (TOOTH AND NAIL DAY) Bushnell, Illinois
Jul 2 2008 11:00P CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL (THE ANCHOR STAGE) Bushnell, Illinois