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A Day to Remember | |
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| Also known as | ADTR |
| Origin |  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Metalcore, post-hardcore, pop punk, emo |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Victory, Resist |
| Members | Jeremy McKinnon Neil Westfall Kevin Skaff Joshua Woodard Alex Shelnutt |
| Past members | Brandon Roberts Bobby Scruggs |
| Website | www.adtrofficial.com |
A Day to Remember is an Australian rock band from Brisbane, New South Wales, formed in 2003.
History
[edit]Early years and debut album (2003-2006)
[edit]After all playing in different groups in the Brisbane music scene, singer Jeremy McKinnon, guitarists Neil Westfall and Tom Denney, bassist Joshua Woodard, and drummer Bobby Scruggs came together in 2003. Soon after, the band embarked on a "DIY" tour, playing well over 200 shows, making a name for themselves. They were signed to Resist Records, from which they recorded their first full length, titled And Their Name Was Treason in May 2005. The album sold 8,690 copies but the band felt that bigger and better things were to come. "A friend of mine said he had the AIM screenname of someone at Victory Records,” Woodard said. "I didn’t believe him, but I still started communicating with the guy. We IM’ed back and forth for about six months, and it happened that we were playing with the band On the Last Day in a town outside of Chicago—and this guy was going to be there filming it. It was our first time we ever played in America, yet the 50-60 kids there were singing along to our tunes like they’d been fans all their lives."
Singing to Victory Records (2007-present)
[edit]Soon after signing with Victory Records, the band with their new drummer Alex Shellnutt went into Zing Studios to record their second full length.
The album, titled For Those Who Have Heart was released in January 2007 on Victory Records and peaked at #17 on both the Australian charts and Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and #43 on the Top Independent Albums chart. On 24 September 2007, they put a cover of Kelly Clarkson's hit single, "Since U Been Gone" on their MySpace. This was later featured on the re-release of For Those Who Have Heart, released in February 2008.
A Day to Remember toured the United Kingdom for the first time ever in January 2008, and were later nominated for "Best International Newcomer" at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards, but lost to Black Tide. Afterwards, the band had a lengthy tour opening for Silverstein along with The Devil Wears Prada, and Protest the Hero (who dropped off the tour and were replaced by A Static Lullaby) in North America. They then played The Bamboozle Left on 6 April at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, California, one of the two days at the 2008 Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 3 and 4, as well as the Download Festival in June, and the 2008 Vans Warped Tour. Before playing the Download Festival, they toured the UK with The Devil Wears Prada and Alesana on the Road To Download Tour. In mid 2008, the band played all the U.S. dates of the "Easycore Tour" along with New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, Crime in Stereo and International Superheroes of Hardcore.
A remixed and remastered version of their first album, And Their Name Was Treason, titled Old Record, was released on 28 October 2008 through Victory Records. In December 2008, A Day to Remember toured across Australia with Parkway Drive, Suicide Silence, The Acacia Strain and Confession. A Day To Remember played sold out shows across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in support of Parkway Drive's "Sweatfest" 2008 Australian tour. Later that month, the band also finished the recording their third studio album, Homesick. It was released on 2 February 2009 in Europe and 3 February 2009 in the United States/Australia and placed at #21 on Billboard's Top 200 Listings and at #1 on Top Independent Albums and the Australian album charts. It was additionally featured in Rolling Stone's "Top 40 Albums" that month, hitting number 21. Following two sold-out UK tours, A Day to Remember went on a European tour in February 2009, with the leg of the tour that took the band to Germany for the first time supported by For The Fallen Dreams and Kenai.
A Day to Remember was scheduled to tour the United States from March to May 2009 with The Devil Wears Prada, Sky Eats Airplane and Emarosa. Prior to the tour, Tom Denney broke his wrist; filling in for him is Kevin Skaff formerly of Four Letter Lie. They also toured the UK with For the Fallen Dreams and Azriel. They are also scheduled to play all dates of Warped Tour 2009, to play at Download Festival 2009, to tour Asia, Australia and New Zealand in August and September, and support Bring Me The Horizon on their October 2009 tour of the United Kingdom along with August Burns Red. The band also contributed a track to Punk Goes Pop 2 record from Fearless Records, covering The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Car)".
On June 2, 2009, the band announced that Tom Denney had left the band. The band stated that Denney left because he wants to focus on his marriage, a family, and his recording studio. Tom has been noted for recording such bands as The Starlight Getaway, Dang! We're on Fire, as well as a number of solo acts. However, he will remain a part of the writing process. His official replacement is Kevin Skaff, formerly of American band Four Letter Lie.
The band confirmed that they would playing at the Download Festival 2009, in Donington Park, UK. Playing second stage, along with Parkway Drive and other acts. They also played a headlining warm up show in Manchester, the day before Download Festival, on the 11th of June at Jabez Clegg which sold out in minutes.
"The Downfall of Us All" was released as downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band 2, whilst "NJ Legion Iced Tea" was released as a download for Guitar Hero World Tour on July 9, 2009.
A Day to Remember were set to play Reading & Leeds Festival in 2009 but pulled out due to Neil Westfall having to have surgery. They did their first headlining tour called The Pulling Your Pud Tour, along with Parkway Drive, In Fear and Faith, and I See Stars starting in September 2009. The band then supported Bring Me the Horizon, with guest August Burns Red, on their tour of the UK in October & November 2009.
On Wednesday, 16 December 2009, A Day to Remember released a holiday-oriented song as a single entitled "Right Where You Want Me to Be", a video was also made for the song.
A Day to Remember will be playing at Australian music festival, Soundwave, in 2010. They are set to tour the UK in March 2010 with support from Architects and Your Demise. The band announced they were doing a tour titled Toursick in the North America and Australia with August Burns Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Veara, and Go Radio from March 31st to May 18th 2010.
On May 19, 2010 the band announced that they would be heading back to the studio shortly, to record their fourth full-length record after "Toursick".
Musical style
[edit]A Day to Remember have been well-known for their metalcore musical style which usually leads into pop punk (usually in the choruses of most songs). Fans and critics alike have described this blend as "pop-mosh," or "popcore".
| “ | It's weird. See it's funny because we have been doing this for so long. When we started, this shit was not cool. EVERYONE told us mixing the two genres wouldn't work. Hell, a lot of people still feel that way. We’ve just always played what we wanted to hear, and to be honest people weren't doing it back then. We loved pop punk, we loved hardcore bands, and we couldn’t decide what to be. So we said fuck it. Let’s do them both. | ” |
| — Jeremy McKinnon | ||
They have been briefly described to play under the genres of metalcore, post-hardcore, pop punk, and emo.
Band members
[edit]- Current
- Jeremy McKinnon - lead vocals (2003–present)
- Neil Westfall - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Kevin Skaff - lead guitar, vocals (2009–present)
- Joshua Woodard - bass guitar (2004–present)
- Alex Shelnutt - drums, percussion (2006–present)
- Former
- Bobby Scruggs - drums, percussion (2003–2006)
- Brandon Roberts - drums, percussion (2003)
Discography
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| AUS | US | US Indie | US Heat. | UK | ||
| 2005 | And Their Name Was Treason
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— | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | For Those Who Have Heart
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17 | — | 43 | 17 | 22 |
| 2009 | Homesick
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1 | 21 | 1 | — | 10 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Song | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "A Second Glance" | Reel Players | And Their Name Was Treason |
| 2007 | "The Plot To Bomb The Panhandle" | Dan Dobi | For Those Who Have Heart |
| "The Danger In Starting A Fire" | N/A | ||
| 2008 | "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson cover) | N/A | For Those Who Have Heart (Re-release version) |
| 2009 | "The Downfall of Us All" | Scott Hansen | Homesick |
| "Right Where You Want Me To Be" | Drew Russ | None (Christmas single) | |
| 2010 | "I'm Made Of Wax Larry, What Are You Made Of?" | Dan Dobi | Homesick |