Last week, Welsh rock royalty Funeral For A Friend rolled into Newcastle, packing a hugely enthusiastic audience into the city’s O2 Academy on a night when the air outside carried the first proper chill of the impending cruel winter, but which inside was pregnant with the venomous rock energy of Ffaf and their legion of support acts.
The post-hardcore fivesome brought along three such supports, with both The Bunny The Bear (just plain odd) and The Amity Affliction (energetic and impressive) offering entertaining opening slots before Escape The Fate burst on stage, meshing Avenged Sevenfold guitar licks and complex solos with Bullet For My Valentine vocals and The Used -style melodies, eating up the stage, winning over a lot of an admittedly very willing crowd and burning through a short-feeling set whose perceived speed had more to do with the band’s energy than actual show time. They don...
The post-hardcore fivesome brought along three such supports, with both The Bunny The Bear (just plain odd) and The Amity Affliction (energetic and impressive) offering entertaining opening slots before Escape The Fate burst on stage, meshing Avenged Sevenfold guitar licks and complex solos with Bullet For My Valentine vocals and The Used -style melodies, eating up the stage, winning over a lot of an admittedly very willing crowd and burning through a short-feeling set whose perceived speed had more to do with the band’s energy than actual show time. They don...
- 10/30/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Funeral for a Friend, a rock band from Bridgend, have released four studio albums with their most recent album, “Memory and Humanity,” on Victory Records. In 2008, the band lost Gareth Davies who was later replaced by Gavin Burrough. Now adding to the handful list of of band members who have left the band is guitarist Darran Smith.
On April 23, Smith posted on their Facebook page the following message, which as of today has now replaced their entire website.
Below is the message:
“A Message From Darran
After Almost 9 Yrs I Have Decided To Leave The Ranks Of Funeral For A Friend. I’Ve Had A Brilliant Time With The Band, Which Has Been A Journey Full Of Amazing Experiences That Will Be Awesome Memories To Keep And Cherish And I Have Nothing But Love And Respect For All The Boys In The Band (Past And Present), Without Whom My Time...
On April 23, Smith posted on their Facebook page the following message, which as of today has now replaced their entire website.
Below is the message:
“A Message From Darran
After Almost 9 Yrs I Have Decided To Leave The Ranks Of Funeral For A Friend. I’Ve Had A Brilliant Time With The Band, Which Has Been A Journey Full Of Amazing Experiences That Will Be Awesome Memories To Keep And Cherish And I Have Nothing But Love And Respect For All The Boys In The Band (Past And Present), Without Whom My Time...
- 4/27/2010
- by Linelle Schultz
- Hollywoodnews.com
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