| letlive. | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, Mathcore |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Tragic Hero (2009–10) Epitaph (2011–present) |
| Website | letlive. @ myspace.com |
| Members | |
| Jason Aalon Butler Ryan Jay Johnson Jean Nascimento Anthony Rivera Jeff Sahyoun |
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letlive. is an American Progressive post-hardcore band from Los Angeles, California. The band has released three albums and is currently signed to Epitaph Records. Their third album, Fake History, has been called "a post-hardcore album fit for many of 2010's best-of lists"[1] and representing "their exhilarating brand of progressive hardcore".[2]
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letlive. formed in Los Angeles in 2002.[3] In 2004, their first album Exhaustion, Saltwater, and Everything in Between was released on At One Records. After a lineup change (with only vocalist/writer Jason Aalon Butler remaining), their second album Speak Like You Talk was released in 2005, also on At One Records. The group gained momentum and after more personnel changes, signed with Tragic Hero Records in 2009.
letlive. toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada and recorded their third album in 2009. Titled Fake History, it was released by Tragic Hero in April 2010 and received favorable reviews.[1][2] The band continued touring and after signing with Epitaph Records in February 2011, undertook a brief European tour.[4] Epitaph re-released Fake History in April 2011 with three additional tracks, including two B-sides and one new song produced by Brett Gurewitz.[5] The re-release has been the subject of several favorable reviews.[6][7][8][9] Starting in June 2011, the band undertook more extensive touring,[5] including appearances at Download Festival and Leeds Festival, supporting Enter Shikari and Your Demise on their mainland European tour, and, in the United States, supporting Underoath.[10]