3/5 of the band were in the original lineup that dates back to 2001. Dan, Alan and Jake all attended Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester, Massachusetts, and met through mutual friends. After the departure of the original bassist some 2 or 3 years after formation, they met Joe and asked him to fill the gap. Their early work never included any keyboards or synthesizers, but after a while they began to incorporate it into their music. The band cycled through many keyboardists, but recruited their current keyboardist Josh Lyford in late 2006. Over the past years, the band has done multiple national tours, sharing the stage with such bands as The Starting Line, Hellogoodbye, From First to Last, Every Time I Die, Meg & Dia, Hidden in Plain View, All Time Low, Mayday Parade, New Found Glory, Bayside and Steel Train. The band will be touring in February-April 2009 as part of the Taste of Chaos tour, alongside Thursday, Bring Me the Horizon, Pierce the Veil, and Cancer Bats. They are going on the Summer Co-Headline Tour w/ Set Your Goals guests include Set Your Goals, Fireworks, The Swellers, Polar Bear Club, A Loss For Words, Drive A, & Grave Maker from July 16 to August 26, 2009
The band's 2007 release Rise or Die Trying hit #31 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2007.[1] Four Year Strong was signed to Decaydance in February 2008.[2]
On July 21st, 2009, Four Year Strong will be releasing an album of covers from the 90's. The album will feature guest appearances from Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and JR and Buddy of Less Than Jake. [3] The band explained their reasoning behind the album in a Myspage blog posting -
The band's 2007 release Rise or Die Trying hit #31 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in 2007.[1] Four Year Strong was signed to Decaydance in February 2008.[2]
On July 21st, 2009, Four Year Strong will be releasing an album of covers from the 90's. The album will feature guest appearances from Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and JR and Buddy of Less Than Jake. [3] The band explained their reasoning behind the album in a Myspage blog posting -
