funeral for a friend

In the music world, everybody has to start somewhere. While a producer’s early albums are their proving ground for a bright future in the field, they also need luck on their side to find a successful band and a scene-changing album to springboard the rest of their career into the stratosphere. F...

The Venn diagram comprising many punk and metal offshoots got pretty messy in the 2000s. Post-hardcore crews were regularly lumped in with metalcore, screamo, emo and a plethora of hybrid acts, often sounding comparable and touring together...

The genre affectionately known as emo started out as a wave of internalized rage bubbling under the surface of Washington, D.C.’s Revolution Summer in the mid-’80s. Within three decades, it had permeated the mainstream and changed beyond all recognition. Like it or...

Emo (noun): a hotly contested music genre where bands and fans alike refuse to agree on who qualifies for a place in the rankings for all eternity, where no band admits to falling into the criteria of emo, and no fans admit to listening to it either...

Post-hardcore is especially rich in concept albums. Perhaps that’s because the immense vocal palette—from tender crooning to raw screaming—lends itself to expressing emotions. The music similarly matches. Sure, metalcore can deliver crushing breakdowns, but it rarely gets as intimate as this companion genre. There’s also the...

This year has been utter and total chaos, so it’s more than acceptable to wish we were back to the times when Funeral For A Friend were still together. And it's totally fine to wish Jared Leto from Thirty Seconds To Mars was wearing eyeliner instead of being a Hollywood A-lister. Some...

U.K.-based Funeral For A Friend fans are in for a treat next year. The Welsh post-hardcore band have unveiled the dates for their 2021 U.K. tour. As well, the band have revealed they are playing material from their first three albums on this new tour...

Post-hardcore outfit Funeral For A Friend are reuniting for two benefit shows after splitting in 2016. The shows will raise money for “the world’s biggest FFAF fan” who has “been stricken with a terrible illness which has ultimately led to a terminal prognosis." You can read the band's...

(MOSTLY SELECTED) BY: Brian Shultz Each year, multiple groups of musicians who banded together and managed to find creative fulfillment with one another decide to go their separate ways. It's inevitable, but it often leaves their fans feeling like they’ve been punched in the gut. Ther...

Funeral For A Friend have announced they will be breaking up following a run of final shows. The band are scheduled to perform both their debut and sophomore studio albums in full over the course of two nights. “It only seems fitting that we make these shows something pretty special,” say FFAF. “These wil ...

Formed in Bridgend, Wales, Funeral For A Friend have been a staple of the British alternative rock scene for over a decade. In that time, they’ve weathered line-up changes and sonic shifts from the earnest melodic screamo of their early days to the savage, politically charged hardcore of Chapter And Verse, their recently released seventh album. It’s ...

Funeral For A Friend have released a music video for their latest single, "Pencil Pusher." Check out the clip below and leave us a comment with your thoughts! Watch Funeral For A Friend's thought-provoking music video for “1%.” Frontman Matt Da ...

Funeral For A Friend have debuted a through-provoking music video for their latest single, "1%." Check it out below and let us know what you think! Funeral For A Friend will release their seventh studio album, Chapter And Verse, on January 19, 2015. In anticipati ...

Funeral For A Friend will release their seventh studio album, Chapter And Verse, on January 19, 2015. In anticipation, the band have launched pre-orders for the record through their pledge music campaign. All pre-order purchases include an instant download of the record's single, "You've Got A Bad Case Of The Religions," which you can stream below.  Be sure to lea ...

Funeral For A Friend bassist Richard Boucher ended up slipping onstage twice during the same song recently. The band were performing at the Godiva Festival in Coventry, England, when Boucher slipped on could’ve been a wet stage during the song “Roses For The Dead.” To be fai ...

Funeral For A Friend have released a music video for their song, "Conduit." The single is the title track off the band's 2013 studio album, which was released on Distiller Records. If you haven't yet, you can pick up the record in both physical and digital forms. Check ...

Funeral For A Friend and Boysetsfire exchange covers for their upcoming split EP in what No Sleep Records calls "the ultimate admiration for one another" based on their longtime friendship. When it came to making a decision on exactly what to cover, FFAF vocalist Matt Davies-Kreye tells us they had no shortage of options, but "Rookie" stood out. "When it came down to ...

Funeral For A Friend and Boysetsfire are set to release split seven-inch on May 13 via No Sleep Records. The bands will be covering each other and a colored vinyl pre-order is posted on Shopradiocast. Track Listing: boysetsfire - Amsterdam Conversations Funeral For A Friend - Rookie For now, listen to the original versions:

A band’s name is one of their most important and definable characteristics. It will forever be inscribed on the albums and merchandise they release. Memorable names can be the difference between someone taking the time to look you up or scrolling by. It ...

Funeral For A Friend's new music video for "Nails," from their latest album, Conduit. In a track-by-track written for AltPress, FFAF Bassist Richard Boucher described this song: "'Nails' was the most fun to record. It was fun playing and re ...