Heaven at The Masquerade
New Found Glory
Yes: the rumors you’ve heard are true. In April 2008, Boston’s hardcore punk label Bridge Nine Records is partnering up with a band called New Found Glory to release the Tip Of The Iceberg EP on CD, 7”, and digital formats. To some, it may seem like an unlikely partnership. To Bridge Nine and New…
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Taking influence from the likes of Lifetime, Gorilla Biscuits, and New Found Glory, Four Year Strong built an aggressive and melody-riddled combination of hardcore, emo pop, and pop-punk upon their formation in Worcester, Massachusetts. The band’s lineup — vocalist/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, drummer Jake Massucco, and synth player Josh Lyford…
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To hear Be Well singer and lyricist Brian McTernan tell it, this new band was essentially willed into existence after a sharp, but meaningful verdict. “It would have been a whole lot easier to just make this Battery,” he laughs, referring to the iconic straightedge hardcore band that he co-founded in the 1990s. “Built-in fanbase,…
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