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Their song, "This Disaster", was featured in EA Sport's [[Madden 2005]]. "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's Burnout 3: Takedown. This became the band's third record to be certified gold by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa"/>
Their song, "This Disaster", was featured in EA Sport's [[Madden 2005]]. "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's Burnout 3: Takedown. This became the band's third record to be certified gold by the RIAA.<ref name="riaa"/>


===''Coming Home'' & cover album (2005–2007)===
===''Coming Home'' & ''From The Screen To Your STereo Part II''(2005–2007)===
[[File:Ian NFG.jpg|thumb|left|Bassist Ian Grushka]]
[[File:Ian NFG.jpg|thumb|left|Bassist Ian Grushka]]
After the release and tour in support of ''Catalyst'', the band took an extended break before beginning pre-production for another album in [[2005]]. On [[June 14]], [[2006]], Gilbert announced to [[MTV]].com that their fifth album would be titled ''[[Coming Home (album)|Coming Home]]'' and that it was scheduled to be released on September 19, 2006. He also stated that first single, "[[It's Not Your Fault]]" would be released sometime in [[July]] 2006.
After the release and tour in support of ''Catalyst'', the band took an extended break before beginning pre-production for another album in [[2005]]. On [[June 14]], [[2006]], Gilbert announced to [[MTV]].com that their fifth album would be titled ''[[Coming Home (album)|Coming Home]]'' and that it was scheduled to be released on September 19, 2006. He also stated that first single, "[[It's Not Your Fault]]" would be released sometime in [[July]] 2006.

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New Found Glory

New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American rock quintet based in Los Angeles, originally from South Florida.

The band consists of Jordan Pundik (lead vocals), Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein (guitars), Ian Grushka (bass) and Cyrus Bolooki (drums, percussion). The alter-ego/side project of the band, International Superheroes of Hardcore have been known to perform as New Found Glory's opening act at their shows.[9]

Since forming in 1997, they have released six studio albums, three EPs, a cover album and a compilation album. Widely regarded as "pioneers of pop punk",[10][11][12] they are also known for their energetic live performances, which have garnered them a devout following.[13][14]

History

Formation, It's All About The Girls EP & Nothing Gold Can Stay (1997–1999)

The band formed under the name "A New Found Glory" in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida. Jordan Pundik (vocals) met Steve Klein (guitars) and began writing music together. They recruited Ian Grushka on bass, practicing in his garage, and Joe Moreno on drums. Soon after Chad Gilbert (lead guitar), former vocalist of Shai Hulud joined to complete the quintet.

The band’s first release was the 1997 EP, It's All About the Girls on Fiddler Records. Touring up and down the East Coast in the late '90s, they sold out the entire pressing of the EP.[3] Soon after, Moreno was replaced by current drummer Cyrus Bolooki and the band's lineup has remained unchanged ever since. Eulogy Records then signed the band, who released their debut full-length Nothing Gold Can Stay in autumn of 1999. The album's release and rigorous touring schedule soon earned the band a significant following. The album was re-issued later that year when they signed a record contract with independent label Drive-Thru.[3]

From The Screen To Your Stereo, New Found Glory & Sticks and Stones (2000–2003)

Vocalist Jordan Pundik during a performance in 2008

After signing to Drive-Thru Records, the quintet released an EP of cover songs from film soundtracks entitled From the Screen to Your Stereo in 2000. Drive-Thru's relationship with MCA Records ensured that the smaller label's more popular bands would be picked up by the major; subsequently, their eponymous second album, New Found Glory, was released by MCA the same year. In a Kerrang! article years later, they referred to the album as the band's Essential Purchase. They wrote, "marking one of the biggest and quickest improvements in alternative music, the major label debut hurled them to the forefront of the punk scene barely 12 months after its patchy predecessor. Packed with infectious melodies and sing-along anthems, it would see them jostling with the likes of Blink-182 for the genre's crown."[15] The album also marked the official debut of the band's new moniker, which dropped the indefinite article "A" from their original name due to some fans struggling to find the band's records in stores.[15] Their third studio album, Sticks and Stones, was released in 2002, coinciding with an appearance on the Vans Warped Tour. Both albums went on to be certified gold by the RIAA.[16]

Catalyst (2003–2005)

After a period of relative quiet and a stint on the Honda Civic Tour with Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, New Found Glory released Catalyst in May 2004. It debuted at number three on the Billboard album chart, selling 146,000 copies in its first week.[17] The band toured with Green Day in the fall of 2004 on the American Idiot Tour.

The heavier style of the record, which included some metal and new wave influences, was due to the comparisons that magazines and other media outlets would make between New Found Glory and other popular bands. Chad Gilbert stated:

Well, when Sticks and Stones came out and we were doing that Honda Civic Tour, we were getting compared to bands like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan we were angry with that. At that point, we were getting compared to more pop bands and we aren't a pop band... [18]

Their song, "This Disaster", was featured in EA Sport's Madden 2005. "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's Burnout 3: Takedown. This became the band's third record to be certified gold by the RIAA.[16]

Coming Home & From The Screen To Your STereo Part II(2005–2007)

File:Ian NFG.jpg
Bassist Ian Grushka

After the release and tour in support of Catalyst, the band took an extended break before beginning pre-production for another album in 2005. On June 14, 2006, Gilbert announced to MTV.com that their fifth album would be titled Coming Home and that it was scheduled to be released on September 19, 2006. He also stated that first single, "It's Not Your Fault" would be released sometime in July 2006.

The release proved popular with many critics giving the album positive reviews. It was featured on the Alternative Press end of year "Essential Albums of 2006" list.[19] However, no further singles were released and the band eventually left Geffen Records. They would later be critical of their former label after signing with Epitaph in 2009. Bassist Ian Grushka said, "My goal for this album (Not Without a Fight) is to sell more copies then we did of Coming Home. We are so happy to be on Epitaph now. Our old A&R guy at Geffen was a tool so it would be like a 'fuck you' to him when we sell more CDs".[20]

From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II, the band's follow-up to From the Screen to Your Stereo, was released on September 18, 2007 via Drive-Thru Records.[21] Unlike the earlier EP, Part II is a full-length album, containing 11 songs plus one bonus track for the Japanese edition and iTunes. The first and only single from the album was "Kiss Me" and the music video can be viewed on MySpace.[22]

Hits, Tip of The Iceberg EP & Not Without a Fight (2008–present)

On March 18, 2008, a compilation named Hits was released. Two previously unreleased songs, "Situations" and "Constant Static," are also featured on the album. This was their last release on Drive-Thru/Geffen before going on to sign with independent labels, Bridge 9 Records and Epitaph Records. In April 2008 a compilation from the Punk Goes... series, called Punk Goes Crunk, was released, and features New Found Glory covering "Tennessee", originally by Arrested Development. New Found Glory had previously released another cover song, "Heaven", on Punk Goes Metal.

On April 29, 2008, the band released an new EP with six tracks on Bridge 9 Records containing both new material and covers of classic melodic hardcore songs. The EP, entitled Tip of the Iceberg, was released on CD, 7" and through digital music outlets. The CD also included an extra disc from The International Superheroes of Hardcore, named Takin' It Ova!. The ISHC is a side project of all members of the band and features Gilbert on vocals and Pundik on guitar, with the remaining members playing the same instruments they play in New Found Glory. All the members use pseudonyms for their "characters" in the band (e.g. Gilbert is known as "Captain Straightedge"). The band also recorded an internet-only music video for "Dig My Own Grave" with director Joseph Pattisall.[23]

File:Chad NFG.jpg
Lead guitarist Chad Gilbert during the "Not Without a Fight Tour" in 2009

Their sixth studio album, Not Without a Fight,[24] was released on March 10, 2009, and was produced by Mark Hoppus. It was released through the band's new label, Epitaph Records. Hoppus has said that during recording, they had felt like a different band altogether. Bearing a whole new enthusiasm about music and praised the process in an interview prior to the album's release:

These guys wanted to come out swinging. So we went in and tracked what I think is the hardest-hitting NFG record to date. We worked really hard to get great, gritty guitars, big drums, edgy bass, and Jordan is singing stronger than he ever has. In the band four of the five members hold fast in their opinions, and when it comes to voicing their views about what they do or don't like, there are no holds barred. Throw in me with my thoughts and Chris Holmes with his, and it made for more than a few heated moments in the control room. But it totally worked. In those short moments of disagreement and raised voices, the songs really came together, and I think it shows through in the music. It's a great album and I can't wait for people to hear this.[25]

The lead single from the album was called "Listen to Your Friends". The music video for the song was filmed in Los Angeles. The single was released December 23, 2008 in the US & a day earlier in the UK, both via iTunes & AmazonMP3.

The band then released a split EP with Shai Hulud titled Not Without a Heart Once Nourished by Sticks and Stones Within Blood Ill-Tempered Misanthropy Pure Gold Can Stay being sold only at the "Not Without a Fight" tour. There are two colors limited to a total of only 400 copies and only for sale from either Shai Hulud or New Found Glory at these shows.

Musical style and influences

New Found Glory are renowned for their "fast and energetic" pop punk music.[26] They typically combine power pop melodies and chord changes with compelling fast punk tempos, hardcore punk breakdowns and gang vocals. Their third EP, Tip of The Iceberg, was arguably the band's most obvious display of their melodic hardcore influences.[27] While fifth album, Coming Home, employed a more classic rock style, driven by slower melodies and chord progressions.[28]

British rock magazine Kerrang!, summarised, "basing much of their lyrical content on heartbreak, the band have gained somewhat of a cult following due to their ability to connect with their fans on unusually personal levels, while their penchant for incorporating pop sensibility into a sound that (largely) stays true to punk's roots has earned them respect from much of the hardcore community."[15]

Rhythm guitarist Steve Klein is the band's primary lyricist, while lead guitarist Chad Gilbert is the main contributor to the musical composition of the songs. Bassist Ian Grushka has stated that "all of the lyrics are based on real life experiences. A song can be created from something one of us is going through or a conversation we've had.."[20] They have cited hardcore bands Hatebreed and Madball, as well as fellow pop-punk band Green Day as major influences on their career.[29][30]

Members

Current members

Former members

  • Joe Moreno – drums, percussion (1997)

Touring members

Record Labels

Discography

Further information: New Found Glory discography and List of New Found Glory songs

Studio albums

References

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  8. ^ Greenwald, pp. 127-128. "'I'm sick of smiling / and so is my jaw / can't you see my front is crumbling down?' asked the first song on Sticks and Stones, the New Found Glory album that stunned the world when debuted at number four in the summer of 2002. It's an interesting contradiction—the celebration of misery, the simultaneous privileging and subsuming of the self—but one that's pure emo, no matter what the band or its label says."
  9. ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "inTuneMusic Online: Bamboozle Day 1 @ East Rutherford 5/2". Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  10. ^ "Kerrang! Magazine 11/03/2009". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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  14. ^ "New Found Glory, The Audition, The Open Season @ HQ, Adelaide, 10/04/07". FasterLouder.com. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
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  16. ^ a b "RIAA Search - New Found Glory". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  17. ^ "Catalyst > Charts & Awards". All Music. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  18. ^ New Found Glory - 04.29.08 - Interview - AbsolutePunk.net
  19. ^ "New Found Glory Bio". Interscope. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
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  21. ^ "From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II Release". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  22. ^ ""Kiss Me" Official Video". MySpace. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  23. ^ "New Found Glory Shoots New Video". MySpace. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  24. ^ "Cyrus Bolooki Interview". Front And Centre Rock. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  25. ^ "Mark Hoppus Interview". pickRset Music News. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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  27. ^ "NEW FOUND GLORY / INTERNATIONAL SUPERHEROES OF HARDCORE - Tip Of The Iceberg / Takin' It Ova". Disagreement Reviews. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  28. ^ "Interview with Guitarist Steve Klein of New Found Glory". Unrated Magazine. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
  29. ^ "Interview with New Found Glory - 09.04.06". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2006-04-06.
  30. ^ "HEAD 2 HEAD WITH NEW FOUND GLORY". MusicHead.org. Retrieved 2001-04-18.
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