New Found Glory

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New Found Glory
Jordan Pundik, New Found Glory lead-singer at the Manchester Apollo on the Paramore & New Found Glory UK Tour.
Jordan Pundik, New Found Glory lead-singer at the Manchester Apollo on the Paramore & New Found Glory UK Tour.
Background information
Origin Coral Springs, Florida, United States
Genre(s) Pop punk
Years active 1997 – present
Label(s) Drive-Thru Records
Bridge 9 Records
Website Official Website
Official MySpace
Members
Jordan Pundik
Chad Gilbert
Steve Klein
Ian Grushka
Cyrus Bolooki
Former members
Joe Moreno

New Found Glory is an American pop punk band that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, and is currently based in California.

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[edit] History

New Found Glory formed in the middle of 1997 as "A New Found Glory" with Jordan Pundik on vocals, Chad Gilbert (formerly of metalcore band Shai Hulud) and Steve Klein on guitars, Ian Grushka on bass and Joe Moreno on drums. The band's first release was 1997's It's All About the Girls EP, released by Fiddler Records in June. Soon after the recording of It's All About the Girls, Moreno was replaced by current drummer Cyrus Bolooki. Their subsequent debut album Nothing Gold Can Stay was released by Eulogy Recordings; the release of this album combined with an extensive touring schedule soon earned the band a significant following.

[edit] 2000 - 2006

The band then signed to Drive-Thru Records,[1] releasing an EP titled From the Screen to Your Stereo in 2000. After that, they dropped the "A" from their name, and their self titled album New Found Glory was then released by MCA Records, who had taken notice of the band's success while on Drive-Thru. The band's third studio album, Sticks and Stones, was released in 2002. This release was followed by their second appearance on the Warped Tour.[2]

The album Catalyst was released in May 2004 and it debuted at number 3 on the Billboard album chart in late May, selling 146,000 albums in its first week.[3][4]

After the release and tour in support of Catalyst, the band took an extended break before beginning preproduction 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.[5]

[edit] 2007 - Present

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. 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 single from the album was "Kiss Me"[6] and the video can be viewed on MySpaceTV.

The band toured the UK and Ireland (headline show) in early 2008 with Paramore, Kids In Glass Houses and Conditions.

On March 18, 2008, a compilation named Hits was released. Two previously unreleased songs, "Situations" (which had been accessible through their myspace site and their performance at Warped Tour before being released on the CD) and "Constant Static" are also featured on the album.

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 already had another cover song, "Heaven", released on Punk Goes Metal.

The band released, in April 29th, an EP with 6 tracks on Bridge 9 Records containing both new material and covers of classic hardcore punk songs. The EP, entitled Tip of the Iceberg, is currently being sold on CD, 7" and digitally, through the Internet. The CD also comes with an extra disc of the band International Superheroes of Hardcore, named Takin' It Ova!. ISHC, a "side project" of all members of the band, features Gilbert on vocals and Pundik on guitar. ISHC plays hardcore punk in the vein of bands such as Mental, Outbreak & Righteous Jams. The band also recorded an internet-only music video for "Dig My Own Grave" with director Joseph Pattisall.[7]

The band plans release a new full length album. On May 19, 2008 at a small record-release show held at Safari Sam's in LA, Pundik announced that NFG had just finished pre-production on a brand new cd and that the band would begin recording on June 2 with Mark Hoppus producing. According to Pundik the new record will be a tentative mix between Catalyst and Sticks and Stones. Presently, the album is set to be released in February 2009.

New Found Glory has announced a UK tour to take place in November. Special guests have been announced as Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong and Crime In Stereo.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

  • Joe Moreno - Drums (June 1997 - August 1997)

[edit] Touring members

[edit] Discography

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

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Compilation albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] DVDs

[edit] Trivia

  • 5! (Five Factorial) named an EP after the band.
  • The band All Time Low got their name from a NFG song called "Head on Collision" from the album Sticks and Stones.

[edit] References

  1. ^ MTV MTV band Bio of New Found Glory
  2. ^ Live Daily Vans Warped Tour
  3. ^ MusicStore Catalyst peaked at No.3
  4. ^ LyricsFreak Summary of the band
  5. ^ MTV MTV news article Coming Home
  6. ^ Absolute Punk
  7. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=311464

[edit] External links

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