History:
Coming straight from Ocala is pop punk/ post hardcore
band A Day to Remember. Like most bands, all the members were all in different
bands until they all met up and formed ADTR. They were originally signed to
Indianola records where they released their first EP as well as their debut
album And Their Name Was Treason.
This album was able to get the band a lot of attention throughout the DIY tour
of which they were a part of. Through various connections, the band was able to
talk to a representative of Victory Records and was eventually able to get
signed to their label after the representative saw them play a show in Chicago.
On this record label they would release all of their albums, except for their
most recent album Common Courtesy. Right
after they got signed to Victory Records, they changed drummers to Alex
Shelnutt. They released their sophomore album For Those Who Have a Heart in January of 2007, and it gained them
the spot of Number 17 on the Billboards Heatseekers Chart. They toured this
album for two years, and even played shows as far as the UK and Bamboozle.
In 2008, they went back to the studio to record their
third album Homesick. Their guitar
player Tom Denny would leave the band during 2008, and was replaced by Kevin
Skaff. Denny still had a say in how the album was written. They released the
album in February of 2009 and then went on tours to support it. They even had
their own North American Tour, dubbed Toursick. This album is widely considered
to be their best album to date, as well as their breakthrough album. They
toured this album extensively, and then they their fourth album What Separates Me From You. They
originally released their first single off the record, "All I Want",
in October of 2010, followed by the release of the full album in November of
the same year. The album was well received, although fans consistently compared
it to Homesick. The album had a great
mix of heavy tracks and pop punk tracks. It was overall well received, but then
they would soon have fallouts with their record label, Victory Records. With
all of that aside, the band was able to self release their most recent album, Common Courtesy last Tuesday. The band
is currently on the House Party Tour with Pierce the Veil and All Time Low.
My Thoughts:
ADTR is probably the band that helped me get into
"scremo" music. I got into their most recent album at the time, What Separates Me From You, and then
progressively started listening to heavier and heavier material. They were a
great band to help me transition into listening to heavier acts such as Protest
The Hero and Between the Buried and Me. The band overall is fantastic and although they may be a little bit generic
when it comes to lyrics, their instrumentals are really good and dynamic. The
guitarists work well together and the rhythm section know hoe to keep a tight
groove. Jeremy McKinnon, the lead vocalist has a lot of energy and passion when
it comes to singing and writing his lyrics. The band overall is amazing and
their new album is stellar. I will be releasing an album review of it in the
upcoming week.
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