SONNY MOORE LEAVING FROM FIRST TO LAST.
So, this was posted on their official website by Travis.
It's about Sonny leaving the band, and how they're starting a new record without him...
Monday, February 26, 2007
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2007 Year Of Change
There
are many rumors going around right now about our band, and we have
finally ended up in a position to be able to share with you what has
happened over the last couple months since the Atreyu Tour fiasco, the
cancellation of the Lost Prophets tour, and our backing out of the Give
It A Name festival.
Sonny Moore has quit the band and is working
on a solo career. We (Good, Richter, Bloom and Matt Manning -- now an
official member, by the way) were in the studio writing for the new
record getting ready to fly to Los Angeles to meet up with Sonny to
record the record when we got the news about him leaving.
We
know that Sonny's departure is going to be a huge deal to a lot of our
fans, and we are sorry that these things continue to happen to us (and
you). We all tried to make compromises, but sometimes artists just have
to do things for themselves.
To make matters worse, Capitol
Records was on the verge of being bought out by another label and bands
were being dropped. Money was put on hold from the label and with FFTL
already in debt due to the Atreyu tour and studio costs..... Well, we
were pretty much crippled.
We had a decision to make that night
at the studio that I will never forget... This was the most epic,
movie-worthy event of my life. We just said, "Screw this. Let's just do
it ourselves. The whole thing -- just us four." The good news is Sonny
leaving meant that the band had to make changes, and these changes
couldn't have been more positive. And so, that is exactly what we have
been doing over the last couple of months -- self-producing the new
From First to Last album, without a record label or Sonny.
To
get the ball rolling, I quickly called my friend Lee Dyess who owns the
EarthSound studio in Valdosta, GA where we recorded "dear diary" and
"aesthetic" (we also helped him build it), and arranged for the studio
time which cost us the rest of our money and favors from Lee. We also
teamed up with our close friend Jordan Schur who is not only managing
us now, but signed our band to his label Suretone (through Interscope).
Matt
Good is now fronting the band along with vocals from myself and
Manning. We are extremely excited about this record, and we are stoked
to be singing again.
Thank you everyone so much for all of your
support, and to the U.K....we are really sorry you seem to have taken
the worst from this, we are gonna make it up this year we promise.
Check back for updates and keep your eyes peeled for a complete online over haul for FFTL...
- Travis & FFTL |
