Also known as International Superheroes Of Hardcore, to date the band have released nine and a half studio albums, their latest, Makes Me Sick, was released on April 28, 2017.
The band formed under the name A New Found Glory in mid-1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, United States and currently based in California. New Found Glory formed in the middle of 1997, with Jordan Pundik on vocals, Chad Gilbert (formerly of hardcore band Shai Hulud) and Steve Klein on guitars, Ian Grushka on bass and Joe Moreno on drums (he was replaced by Cyrus Bolooki after their debut release). Chad Gilbert told MTV News "For us, punk rock and even hardcore music was something we did because we didn't fit in in high school. We had nowhere to go, so we went to shows."
The band recorded their first EP called It's All About The Girls under Fiddler Records in June 1997. The band's enthuasistic and somewhat homo erotic live performances soon resulted in them selling out the entire pressing of this EP. Over time, the strength of the live show helped build a strong following. Their first album Nothing Gold Can Stay was released by Eulogy Recordings. Stefanie Reines of Drive-Thru Records heard the album from the band Midtown and later re-released the album in 1999. They soon recorded an EP entitled From the Screen to Your Stereo, consisting of movie themes covered in a similar manner to Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. As a result of their growing popularity and a distribution deal Drive-Thru had with MCA, which allowed MCA to take away any of Drive-Thru's bands, the band was signed to MCA.
Professional career
Their first release recorded with MCA was their self-titled album, which was released late in 2000 and which was the first to make an impression on the charts reaching number 107 on the Billboard 200 album charts and number one on the Heatseeker chart (the album's hit single "Hit or Miss" reached number 15 on the US modern rock chart). From the Screen to the Stereo would make the top 40 of the Heatseeker charts in 2002.
The band's profile would grow in 2001 with a support slot to a blink-182 tour and a slot on the Warped Tour. The band recorded the Sticks and Stones album in late 2001 for release in the middle of 2002. Sticks and Stones would prove to be their breakthrough record debuting at number 4 on the Billboard album charts selling 91,000 albums in the first week of sales and also reaching the top ten of the UK album charts. The album would spawn two singles namely
* "My Friends Over You" reached number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002, number 11 in Canada, number 5 on the US modern rock chart and number 2 on a MP3.com download chart.
* "Head on Collision" went top 30 on both the Canadian singles charts and the US modern rock chart.
New Found Glory headlined the 2002 Warped Tour, and headlined again in 2004.
New Found Glory released Catalyst in May 2004 and it debuted at number 3 of the Billboard album chart in late May selling 146,000 albums in its first week of release. The album would also debut in the top 40 of the UK and Australian album charts. The first single "All Downhill from Here" would go top 20 on both US and a composite world modern rock chart (based on the US, UK, Canada, Sweden, Finland and Australian charts) as at the end of May 2004.
Contrary to the band's announcement on Fuse's Daily Download on March 28, 2005, James Dewees of The Get Up Kids and Reggie and the Full Effect (who had previously provided keyboards for the song "Failure's Not Flattering" on Catalyst and toured with the band as a sixth member for about ten months) did not permanently join New Found Glory, due to his busy schedule with his own band.
Chad Gilbert would also form a hardcore band called Hazen Street with Freddie Cricien and Hoya of Madball, Toby Morse of H2O, David Kennedy formerly of Box Car Racer, and Mackie Jayson formerly of Cro-Mags. However, due to an exclusivity clause in New Found Glory's contract with Universal Music, Gilbert will not be allowed to be a part of Hazen Street, despite co-writing the majority of their debut album's material.
A fifth album called "Coming Home" was released in the September 19, 2006.
From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II is the second cover album by New Found Glory, and is a follow up from the 2000 EP From the Screen to Your Stereo. All the tracks are covers of songs from movies. The album was released September 18th 2007. The US version of the CD (and therefore minus 'Hungry Eyes') leaked online on September 6th 2007.
New Found Glory's seventh album of original material, Radiosurgery, will be released on October 4, 2011. The Radiosurgery Songfacts explains that the title is a metaphor, referencing the way radiosurgery allows non-invasive treatment of tumors as an analogy for dealing with those tough situations in life that need healing.
The band released their first live album "Kill It Live" on October 8, 2013.
In December 2013, it was announced by the bands Facebook page that founding member Steve Klein (guitar) had been kicked out due to personal reasons. No decision has been made on a new guitarist yet.
They released their 8th album Resurrection on October 7, 2014.
The band released their 9th and latest album Makes Me Sick on April 28, 2017.
Official site: www.newfoundglory.com
Radiosurgery
New Found Glory Lyrics
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My heart is beating out of my chest
And nothing feels familiar at all to me,
Yeah, to me
My head is like a traffic jam
I can't stop crashing into bed
But then again I find it hard to breathe,
Yeah, to breathe
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery
I'm hearing voices that are not there
When no one calls I could be anywhere
No medication could stop this spreading through me
Yeah, through me
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I need radiosurgery
My best friends they don't even know
That my mind is going thousand miles an hour
I climb walls just to see the world
But time slows down
Minutes turn to hours
I force myself to open my eyes,
But I lose control,
Hope turns to madness
I can't stop myself from walking backwards
Yeah!
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
Radiosurgery
I've broken down I'm a nervous wreck
My heart is beating right out of my chest
I can't get your face out of my head
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery!
The lyrics of New Found Glory's song "Radiosurgery" depict the struggles of the singer who is suffering from an intense emotional pain that has left him a "broken down nervous wreck". He is unable to find solace even in his own thoughts, as his head is a "traffic jam" of anxious worries and his heart is beating out of his chest. The singer is so much tormented by his thoughts that he needs radiosurgery, an intricate surgical procedure used to treat brain disorders, to get rid of the memories of his past lover that won't leave his mind.
The singer has become so obsessed with the image of his past lover that he sees and hears him everywhere, even when there is no one around. He yearns for medication or radiosurgery that could provide relief from his emotional turmoil. The singer feels so disconnected from his surroundings that he is unable to reach out to his own friends to share his pain. He has lost all sense of time and control over his life, and his search for peace seems to become all the more painful.
"Radiosurgery" is a testament to the power that lost love can have over a person's state of mind. The singer's struggles were affecting him so much that he felt he needed a surgical procedure to find relief. The song is a reminder that the pain of loss can sometimes feel unbearable and that it is okay to ask for help, both from medical professionals and from friends or family.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm broken down I'm a nervous wreck
I am emotionally shattered and overwrought
My heart is beating out of my chest
My heart is pounding so hard that I feel it will burst out of my chest
And nothing feels familiar at all to me, Yeah, to me
I feel like nothing in my life is familiar anymore, everything has changed
My head is like a traffic jam
My mind is crowded, disorganized, and restless like a busy traffic jam
I can't stop crashing into bed
I can't relax, I'm restless and tossing and turning in bed
But then again I find it hard to breathe, Yeah, to breathe
Breathing feels difficult and I am struggling to do it properly
I can't get your face out of my head
I am constantly thinking about a person and it's making me miserable
It makes my brain hurt
Constantly thinking about them is causing me a lot of emotional pain
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery
I need a quick and effective solution to make these thoughts go away
I'm hearing voices that are not there
I am experiencing auditory hallucinations and I don't know how to make them stop
When no one calls I could be anywhere
I feel disconnected and lost, and it's causing me to isolate myself from others
No medication could stop this spreading through me, Yeah, through me
I have tried medication to ease my suffering, but it's not helping
My best friends they don't even know
I am keeping my troubles to myself and my friends are unaware of my struggles
That my mind is going thousand miles an hour
My thoughts are racing and I can't keep up with them
I climb walls just to see the world
I am struggling to find joy in life, and going out of my way to experience anything that makes me feel alive
But time slows down, minutes turn to hours
Time drags on when I am in a bad mental state, and it feels like time is standing still
I force myself to open my eyes, but I lose control
I am trying to snap out of this state, but I can't seem to control my own thoughts or actions
Hope turns to madness, I can't stop myself from walking backwards
My hope for getting better is turning to despair and I am regressing rather than progressing
I've broken down I'm a nervous wreck
I am at my breaking point and my emotional state is deteriorating
My heart is beating right out of my chest
My heart is racing and I am in a state of panic
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery!
I need a drastic and immediate solution to my problems
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHAD EVERETT GILBERT, CYRUS WILLIAM BOLOOKI, IAN R. GRUSHKA, JORDAN I. PUNDIK, STEPHEN LEE KLEIN
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I'm broken down I'm a nervous wreck
My heart is beating out of my chest
And nothing feels familiar at all to me,
Yeah, to me
My head is like a traffic jam
I can't stop crashing into bed
But then again I find it hard to breathe,
Yeah, to breathe
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery
I'm hearing voices that are not there
When no one calls I could be anywhere
No medication could stop this spreading through me
Yeah, through me
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I need radiosurgery
My best friends they don't even know
That my mind is going thousand miles an hour
I climb walls just to see the world
But time slows down
Minutes turn to hours
I force myself to open my eyes,
But I lose control,
Hope turns to madness
I can't stop myself from walking backwards
Yeah!
I can't get your face out of my head
It makes my brain hurt
I can't get your face out of my head
Radiosurgery
I've broken down I'm a nervous wreck
My heart is beating right out of my chest
I can't get your face out of my head
I need radiosurgery, radiosurgery!
Janet Gonzalez
First week I moved to LA, I got the chance to be in one of my favorite bands video. Growing up to New Found Glory then getting a chance to meet them, hang out on set and now seeing myself in their music video is a dream come true(: <3
chelsea reddick
NFG is always perfect.
Louis Owens
they are gods
Matt LeClerc
You can really hear the Green Day influence on this one. I love it!
Pop Punk Dot Com
Post Nimrod. I heard Billie Joe splurged and got a new pedal.
Ketan Fernandes
@emenemesis of ene 007 Less than Jake is Ska though isn’t it? NFG isn’t even close to that, and nothing of theirs sounds like what I’ve heard from Less than Jake.
emenemesis of ene 007
its more a less than jake vibe
Busher50
2002 Sticks and Stones, 2011 Radiosurgery. They still have it! Pop punk is not dead!
Michelle Patterson
There newest release 2020 still rips
Empress Sparrow
@boyman Once upon a time there weren't a shit ton of different genres for such similar genres. There was punk and then a more popularized type of punk. They were a pop punk band.