• Matt Davies - vocals
• Kris Roberts - guitar
• Ryan Richardson - drums
• Darran Smith - guitar
• Gareth Davies - bass

Formed from the ashes of January Thirst, Funeral for a Friend have only been together in this incarnation for a relatively short period of time and are already gaining a strong fan base through their energetic and honest performances.

January Thirst died in early December 2001 when one of their two vocalists decided to quit the band. Matthew Evans (vocals) and Johnny Phillips (Drums) immediately called up Matt Davies and asked if he would be interested in trying out for the vacant singer position, not really one to turn down an opportunity he agreed, came along to practice and belted out some tunes with the rest of the band. Later that day he was in. Huddled in their practice space every week the band started to focus on writing material that combined the power of hardcore and metal with the melodic backbone of the punk and emo scene. With a diverse set of influences, the songs written were a solid indication of the new direction that the band were taking gaining comparisons to the likes of Boy Sets Fire, Waterdown, Poison the Well and more. The band changed their name to Funeral for a Friend.

During the start of the New Year they parted ways with second guitarist Kerry Roberts and found a suitable replacement in Darran Smith (ex-Tripcage) and the band entered Mighty Atom Studios to record four tracks for a proposed self financed EP with another Welsh band From This Moment On…, upon hearing these tracks, Mighty Atom approached the band and offered a two album deal. Since then they have been on the road throughout the UK promoting the EP including supports with the likes of The Lost Prophets, ThisGirl and Movielife.

Releases

• Walk Away - single, out 16/07/2007 on Atlantic. (post review)
• Tales Don't Tell Themselves - album, out 14/05/2007 on Atlantic. (post review)
• Into Oblivion - single, out 07/05/2007 on Atlantic. (post review)
• Monsters - single, out 29/08/2005 on Infectious. (post review)
• Streetcar - single, out 30/05/2005 on Atlantic. 1 review (read/post)
• Escape Artists Never Die - single, out 02/02/2004 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation - album, out 13/10/2003 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• She Drove Me To Daytime Television / Bullet Theory - single, out 06/10/2003 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• Juneau - single, out 28/07/2003 on Infectious. 1 review (read/post)
• 4 Ways To Scream Your Name EP - ep, out 21/04/2003 on Mighty Atom. 1 review (read/post)
• Four Ways To Scream Your Name - ep, out 21/04/2003 on Infectious. (post review)
• The Squirrel EP - ep, out 03/03/2003 on Fierce Panda. 1 review (read/post)
• Between Order and Model - single. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Wakestock Saturday, Sat 05 Jul at Wales Abersoch. (post review)
• Wakestock Saturday, Sat 28 Jun at Oxford Blenheim Palace. (post review)
• Sat 22 Dec at Cardiff International Arena. (post review)
• Thu 20 Dec at Liverpool University. (post review)
• Wed 19 Dec at Warrington Parr Hall. (post review)
• Mon 17 Dec at Dundee Fat Sam's. (post review)
• Sun 16 Dec at Glasgow Barrowlands. (post review)
• Fri 14 Dec at Middlesbrough Town Hall. (post review)
• Thu 13 Dec at Sheffield Octagon at Sheffield University. (post review)
• Tue 11 Dec at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. (post review)
• Mon 10 Dec at Bournemouth Opera House. (post review)
• Sun 09 Dec at London Astoria. (post review)
• Sat 08 Dec at London Astoria. (post review)
• Kerrang! presents..., Thu 16 Aug at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Tue 29 May at Dublin Ambassador Theatre. (post review)
• Mon 28 May at Belfast Mandela Hall at Belfast University. (post review)
• Sun 27 May at Derry Nerve Centre. (post review)
• Fri 25 May at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Thu 24 May at Birmingham Academy. (post review)
• Wed 23 May at Cambridge Corn Exchange. (post review)
• Mon 21 May at Portsmouth Guildhall. (post review)
• Sat 19 May at London Brixton Academy. (post review)
• Fri 18 May at Manchester Apollo. (post review)
• Thu 17 May at Glasgow Carling Academy. (post review)
• Mon 14 May at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Sun 13 May at Bristol Academy. (post review)
• Thu 15 Mar at Leeds University - Great Hall / Refectory. (post review)
• Download Festival - TOOL day, Fri 09 Jun at Castle Donington Park. (post review)
• Wed 08 Feb at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Fri 03 Feb at Reading Hexagon. (post review)
• Tue 27 Jan at Birmingham Academy. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 13 Feb at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 15 Nov at Manchester Academy 3 (formerly Hop & Grape). 1 review (read/post)

News

• 02/07/2008: Funeral For A Friend: headline dates confirmed for autumn/winter
• 21/02/2007: Funeral For A Friend announce tour
• 13/02/2007: Funeral For A Friend ready LP three, release track and ask you to make video. Pikeys...
• 01/07/2005: Cambridge events this July - UB40: No, Bob Geldof: No, Beer: Yes
• 17/06/2005: Funeral For A Friend headline post-wha'eva tour in November
• 08/04/2005: A Streetcar named, um, emo? F4AF offer new material...
• 23/03/2005: Summer UK dates for F4AF
• 02/03/2005: F4AF announce Welsh dates for April
• 02/02/2005: F4AF to headline Give It A Name Fest
• 13/04/2004: More names for Carling Weekend

Features

• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekender 2003: Concrete Jungle & Dance Stage Reviews
• 06/07/2007: K! Weekender Preview
• 09/02/2007: DiScover: The Secret Show
• 17/11/2003: How did we get here?
• 06/10/2003: Union Jacked Geetars: Reloaded
• 06/02/2003: CRUNCH!
• 20/11/2002: D-Frag MCR #5: Manchester Gig Listings [emo punk metal dance rock week]

Links

• Brand New Stereo - bootleg site, with videos and MP3s
• Bullet-Theory - fansite
• Escape Artists Never Die - fansite
• Funeral for a Friend - official website
• Line In Your Book - fansite

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