Hawthorne Heights

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Hawthorne Heights

Background information
Origin	Dayton, Ohio
Genre(s)	Emo^[1] Post-hardcore^[2] Screamo^[3]
Years active	2001 – Present
Label(s)	Victory Records (currently unsigned
Members
JT Woodruff Eron Bucciarelli Casey Calvert Micah Carli Matt Ridenour

Hawthorne Heights is a band that formed in Dayton, Ohio in June of 2001. The band was originally known as "A Day In The Life" but changed its name as its music and lineup also changed.

1 History
2 Incident with Ne-Yo
3 Feud with Victory Records: "The REAL Manifesto"
4 Discography
5 Videography
6 Singles
7 Members
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Their first album The Silence in Black And White, was released in 2004. The album was slow to build sales at first; however, soon the video for the song "Ohio is for Lovers" began getting airplay on MTV, and the band enjoyed breakout success at radio as well as a growing nationwide fan base. The Silence in Black and White peaked at number 56 on the Billboard charts. When their second album If Only You Were Lonely was released, it debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts, powered by the lead single "Saying Sorry" which has received regular airplay on MTV, VH1 and Fuse. On July 18, 2006 it was announced that they would perform on the annual Nintendo Fusion Tour.

On August 7, 2006 the band announced they would be leaving Victory Records, and sued the label for breach of contract, copyright and trademark infringement, fraud and abuse. The following September, however, a judge ruled the band was still contractually obligated to Victory.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Incident with Ne-Yo

In March of 2006 Victory Records issued two statements to fans through the band's mailling lists as well as their MySpace page, stating that "ROCK music needs your support"^[4] and that "the #1 slot that belongs to us." They also pleaded with fans to go into chain stores and make sure Hawthorne Heights CDs are in stock and to sabotage Ne-Yo's sales:

"As for Ne-yo, the name of the game is to decrease the chances of a sale here. If you were to pick up handful of Ne-yo CDs, as if you were about to buy them, but then changed your mind and didn't bother to put them back in the same place, that would work. Even though this record will be heavily stocked and you might not be able to move all the stock, just relocating a handful creates issues: Even though the store will appear to be out of stock, the computer will see it as in stock and not re-order the title once it sells down and then Ne-Yo will lose a few sales later in the week."^{[citation needed]}

They ended their rallying cry with by quoting Winston Churchill: "Victory at all costs, Victory in spite of all terror, Victory however long and hard the road may be; for without Victory, there is no survival."^{[citation needed]}

Later, group members claimed that the statements were issued by their record label, Victory Records, without their consent.^[5]

[edit] Feud with Victory Records: "The REAL Manifesto"

At the beginning of August in 2006 Hawthorne Heights released a letter to their fans (called "The REAL Manifesto") stating that they would be leaving Victory Records due to multiple factors. Along with the label putting out letters under the band's name (including the statements baiting Ne-Yo), they also claimed to not see a single penny in royalties from their first two albums.^{[citation needed]}

Recently the band has stated that they plan to go into a studio in February to record a new album.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

EP Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label
	?	Nine Reasons To Say Goodbye EP	?

Album Cover(s)	Date of Release	Title	Label	U.S. Billboard Peak	US sales
	2004	The Silence in Black and White	Victory Records	#56	1x Platinum
	February 28, 2006	If Only You Were Lonely	Victory Records	#3	Gold

[edit] Videography

This Is Who We Are DVD

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions				Album
Year	Title	US Hot Modern Rock	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	UK Singles Chart	Album
2004	"Ohio Is For Lovers"	-	#34	-	-	The Silence in Black and White
2005	"Niki FM"	-	#40	-	-	The Silence in Black and White
2005	"Silver Bullet"	-	-	-	-	The Silence in Black and White
2006	"Saying Sorry"	#7	#29	-	#87	If Only You Were Lonely
2006	"This Is Who We Are"	-	-	-	-	If Only You Were Lonely
2006	"Pens And Needles"	-	-	-	-	If Only You Were Lonely