A Thorn for Every Heart

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A Thorn for Every Heart
Origin	Chino Hills, California
Genre(s)	Alternative rock (newer) Post-hardcore (older)
Years active	2003 - present
Label(s)	None^[1]
Members
Kelvin Cruz Casey Hill Phil Nguyen Justin Powell Matt Thorsen^[1]

A Thorn for Every Heart (often abbreviated to ATFEH) is an alternative rock/post-hardcore quartet from Chino Hills, California.

The band formed in 2003, and self-released their debut, Silence is Golden EP that year. The EP gained them internet exposure and created an underground following.^{[citation needed]} Their first full-length album, Things Aren't So Beautiful Now, was released on October 19, 2004 through Kickball Records, a small subsidiary of Interscope. The band recorded the album in summer 2004 with producer Shawn Sullivan (Bleeding Through, Reel Big Fish).

ATFEH has been featured on a few compilations. Compilation tracks include:

A cover of Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" on Punk Goes 80's
A cover of "Jelly Belly" on The Killer In You – a Smashing Pumpkins tribute album
An acoustic version of their song "February" on Punk The Clock Volume 2

ATFEH has toured the country many times over, including a headlining tour in March 2006 sponsored by Purevolume.com. Openers included Hit The Lights, Boys Like Girls, Keating, and Drive By.

Their second full-length album, It's Hard to Move You, was set to be released on July 31, 2007. This album was leaked in its entirety on June 1, 2007. However, their record label, Kickball Records, was closed by its parent company Interscope Records and the band is currently in discussion with Interscope regarding the rights to the recordings.^[1]

They have started the process for writing a new album and have posted a new demo on their MySpace page titled Pick Up The Pieces. This demo features the new lineup of band members.^[1]

Their second EP, Pick Up The Pieces EP is scheduled to be released on July 1, 2008 without the help of a record label.