A Day to Remember is an American rock band from
Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band
has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos. They are mainly known for
their unusual amalgamation of metalcore and pop punk as a musical style.
History
Early years and debut album (2003–2006)
After all playing in different groups in the Ocala music scene, singer Jeremy McKinnon, guitarists Neil Westfall and
Tom Denney, bassist Joshua Woodard, and drummer Bobby Scruggs came together in 2003. Soon after,
the band embarked on a "DIY" tour, playing well over 200 shows, making a name for themselves.
They were signed to Indianola Records, from
which they recorded their debut full-length debut album, titled And Their Name Was Treason in May 2005. The album sold 8,690
copies but the band felt that bigger and better things were to come. "A friend of mine said he
had the AIM screenname of someone at Victory
Records,” Woodard said. "I didn’t believe him, but I still started communicating with the
guy. We IM’ed back and forth for about six months, and it happened that we were playing with the
band On the Last Day in a town outside of
Chicago—and this guy was going to be there filming it. It was our first time we ever played in
Illinois, yet the 50-60 kids there were singing along to our tunes like they’d been fans all
their lives."
Victory Records and For Those Who Have Heart (2006–2008)
Soon after signing with Victory Records, the band with their new drummer Alex Shellnutt went into
Zing Studios to record their second full-length.
The album, titled For Those Who Have
Heart was released in January 2007 on Victory Records and peaked at #17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and #43 on the Top
Independent Albums chart. On September 24, 2007, they put a cover of Kelly Clarkson's hit single, "Since U Been Gone" on their MySpace. This was later featured on the re-release of For Those Who Have
Heart, released in February 2008.
A Day to Remember toured the United Kingdom for the
first time ever in January 2008, and were later nominated for "Best International Newcomer" at
the 2008 Kerrang! Awards, but lost to Black Tide. Afterwards, the band had a lengthy tour opening for
Silverstein along with The Devil Wears Prada, and Protest the Hero (who dropped off the tour and were replaced by A Static Lullaby). They then played The Bamboozle Left on
April 6 at the Verizon
Amphitheater in Irvine, California, one
of the two days at the 2008 Bamboozle Festival in
East Rutherford, New Jersey on May 3
and 4, as well as the Download Festival in June,
and the 2008 Vans Warped Tour. Before playing the
Download Festival, they toured the UK with The Devil Wears Prada and Alesana on the Road To Download Tour. In mid 2008, the band played all the U.S.
dates of the "Easycore Tour" along with New Found
Glory, Four Year Strong, Crime in Stereo and International Superheroes of Hardcore.
Homesick and Denney's departure (2008–2010)
A remixed and remastered version of their first album, And Their Name Was Treason, titled
Old Record, was released on
October 28, 2008 through Victory Records. In December 2008, A Day to Remember toured across
Australia with Parkway Drive, Suicide Silence, The
Acacia Strain and Confession. A Day to
Remember played sold out shows across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in support
of Parkway Drive's "Sweatfest" 2008 Australian tour. Later that month, the band also finished the
recording their third studio album, Homesick. It was released on February 2, 2009 in
Europe and February 3, 2009 in the United States and placed at #21 on Billboard's Top 200
Listings and at #1 on Top Independent Albums. It was additionally featured in Rolling Stone's "Top 40 Albums" that month, hitting number 21, and as of
July, 2010 has sold over 200,000 copies. Following two sold-out UK tours, A Day to Remember went
on a European tour in February 2009, with the leg of the tour that took the band to Germany for
the first time supported by For The Fallen Dreams and Kenai.
A Day to Remember toured the United States from March to May 2009 with The Devil Wears Prada, Sky Eats Airplane and Emarosa.
Prior to the tour, Tom Denney broke his wrist; filling in for him was Kevin Skaff formerly of
Four Letter Lie. They also toured the UK with For
the Fallen Dreams and Azriel. They also toured as part of the Warped Tour 2009, played at the Download Festival 2009 and toured Asia, Australia and New Zealand in
August and September. The band also contributed a track to Punk Goes Pop 2 record from Fearless Records, covering The
Fray's "Over My Head (Cable
Car)".
On June 2, 2009, the band announced that Tom Denney had left the band. The band stated that
Denney left because he wants to focus on his marriage, a family, and his recording studio. Denney
has been noted for recording such bands as The Starlight Getaway, Dang! We're on Fire, We Are
Defiance as well as a number of solo acts. Regardless of his departure from the band, he will
still remain a part of the writing process of new material. His replacement is Kevin Skaff,
formerly of Four Letter Lie.
"The Downfall of Us All" was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series of video games, whilst "NJ Legion Iced Tea" was released
as a download for Guitar Hero World
Tour on July 9, 2009.
A Day to Remember were set to play Reading & Leeds Festival in 2009 but pulled out due to
Neil Westfall having to have surgery. They did their first headlining tour called The Pulling
Your Pud Tour, along with Parkway Drive, In Fear and Faith, and I See Stars starting in September 2009. The band then supported Bring Me the
Horizon, with guest August Burns Red, on their
tour of the UK and Europe in October–November 2009.
On December 16, 2009, A Day to Remember released a holiday-oriented song as a single entitled
"Right Where You Want Me to Be". A video was also made for the song and released through
SantaMosh.com.
What Separates Me from You (2010–present)
A Day to Remember performed at the 2010 Soundwave Australian music festival. They toured
across the UK in March 2010 with support from Architects and Your
Demise followed by "Toursick" in North America with August Burns Red, Silverstein, Enter
Shikari, Veara, and Go Radio from March 31 to May 18,
2010. On July 14, 2010, MTV.com posted the music video for the band's latest single from
Homesick - "Have
Faith in Me", on their website.
According to Victory Records, it was claimed that the band will set to release their fourth
studio album titled "What Separates Me From You" on October 26, 2010. The album was recorded in
Ocala, Florida, with producer Chad Gilbert who has also produced Homesick, with the tracking
being done on July 23, 2010.
On September 20, 2010, A Day to Remember announced in a live video through Victory Records' website the name of their new album being
What Separates Me from You. They
also then revealed the cover art for the album. The album was delayed a few weeks for release
until November 16, 2010. On November 16, 2010, it was announced that A Day to Remember will play
the 2011 edition of the Vans Warped Tour. Prior
to Vans Warped Tour 2011, A Day To Remember
headlined the "Game Changers Tour" (March - April, 2011) with support from Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, and We Came
as Romans.
On January 6, 2011, the band showcased the official music video for the first single taken from
the album, "All I Want" through an MTV premiere. The music
video features several musicians from many different musical groups such as A Day to Remember's
former lead guitarist Tom Denney, as well as Vic
Fuentes, Pete Wentz, Dallas Taylor, Tim
Lambesis and others. On January 11, 2011, the band made their national TV debut, while
performing the songs "All I Want" and "Better Off This Way" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On June 7, 2011, the band released the music video
for the second single off the album - "All Signs Point to Lauderdale".
Musical style
A Day to Remember have been described by critics as metalcore, pop punk, post-hardcore, and emo. A Day to
Remember's song structures typically follow a metalcore verses and blends into a more pop punk
style chorus. Fans and critics alike have described this blend as "pop-mosh," and "popcore". When
asked in an interview with AbsolutePunk about their
sound, Jeremy McKinnon stated:
Band members
-
Current
- Jeremy McKinnon - lead vocals (since
2003)
- Alex Shelnutt - drums (since 2006)
- Kevin Skaff - lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (since 2009)
- Neil Westfall - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (since 2003)
- Joshua Woodard - bass guitar (since
2003)
-
Former
- Tom Denney - lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2009)
- Bobby Scruggs - drums (2003–2006)
- Brandon Roberts - drums (2003)
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