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
This Disaster
New Found Glory Lyrics
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Of how much you complicate me
And are you aware
Your words suffocate me
And don't deny
You're talking behind my back
To your friends
And don't deny
All my life I've been looking for the answers
To the questions you never asked and
We never planned on this disaster
When will I let it go
So incomplete
Your stare is cold
Unlike anything I've ever seen
So incomplete
Your body is tired and falling apart at the seams
I won't deny
I took no part in ever wanting you back
Don't deny
One day you'll need me
All my life I've been looking for the answers
To the questions you never asked and
We never planned on this disaster
When will I let it go
If it's tonight
Please let me know
If it's tonight
Why don't you let me know
In New Found Glory's song "This Disaster," the lyrics depict a complicated and suffocating relationship. The singer addresses their partner, asking if they are aware of how much they complicate their life and suffocate them with their words. Despite denying talking behind their partner's back, the singer accuses them of doing so and warns that one day they'll need them. The second verse continues with the singer describing the incompleteness of their partner's stare and body, presumably due to the failure of their relationship. They also reveal that they never wanted their partner back, but still hold onto the hope that they will need them someday.
The overall theme of the song is one of conflict and uncertainty in a relationship that has gone awry. The lyrics suggest that the partner's actions have caused them both pain and frustration, but the singer still holds onto a glimmer of hope that they will reconcile. The chorus inquires as to when the singer will let go of the relationship, implying that they are stuck in a cycle of tumultuous emotions and they seek resolution.
Line by Line Meaning
Are you aware
Do you realize
Of how much you complicate me
How much you make my life difficult
And are you aware
And do you understand
Your words suffocate me
That what you say makes it hard for me to breathe
And don't deny
And don't say it isn't true
You're talking behind my back
That you're saying bad things about me to others
To your friends
To your close buddies
And don't deny
And don't say it isn't true
One day you'll need me
That one day you'll regret treating me this way
All my life I've been looking for the answers
I've been trying to find the solutions to my problems
To the questions you never asked and
Questions that you never bothered to ask about
We never planned on this disaster
We didn't mean for things to turn out this way
When will I let it go
When will I move on from this situation
So incomplete
So unsatisfactory
Your stare is cold
Your gaze is chilly
Unlike anything I've ever seen
Different from anything I've experienced before
So incomplete
So unsatisfactory
Your body is tired and falling apart at the seams
Your physical condition is deteriorating
I won't deny
I won't refuse to admit
I took no part in ever wanting you back
I never desired to have you back in my life
Don't deny
Don't pretend it isn't true
One day you'll need me
One day you'll realize you need me
If it's tonight
If it's happening right now
Please let me know
Please inform me
If it's tonight
If it's happening right now
Why don't you let me know
Why don't you tell me
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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