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The band are embarking on a massive anniversary tour to celebrate.

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. From legendary production masters […]

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 biggest of those spectacles was something called Warped Tour.  Yet, there’s no doubting their sway. These subgenres […]

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 not, the bands inspired by that initial breakthrough, including Rites Of Spring and […]

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. Of course, the one precursor to belonging to […]

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 fact that the high-pitched singing elicits desperation so often […]

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. Sometimes we just need […]

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 full statement below. Read more: The Acacia Strain respond […]

(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. There are always the bodies of work they leave behind, […]

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 will be […]

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 Davies commented on “Pencil Pusher, saying, “It’s a song about frustration, about letting the little things get to […]

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 anticipation, the band have launched pre-orders for the record through their Pledge Music campaign.

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 […]

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 fair, the second slip looks like it may have […]

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 out the video below and let us […]

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 […]

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 comes as no surprise that many musicians name their bands after songs […]