Funeral For A Friend

• Matt Davies - vocals
• Kris Roberts - guitar
• Ryan Richardson - drums
• Darran Smith - guitar
• Gareth Davies - bass

Formed from the ashes of January Thirst, Funeral for a Friend have only been together in this incarnation for a relatively short period of time and are already gaining a strong fan base through their energetic and honest performances.

January Thirst died in early December 2001 when one of their two vocalists decided to quit the band. Matthew Evans (vocals) and Johnny Phillips (Drums) immediately called up Matt Davies and asked if he would be interested in trying out for the vacant singer position, not really one to turn down an opportunity he agreed, came along to practice and belted out some tunes with the rest of the band. Later that day he was in. Huddled in their practice space every week the band started to focus on writing material that combined the power of hardcore and metal with the melodic backbone of the punk and emo scene. With a diverse set of influences, the songs written were a solid indication of the new direction that the band were taking gaining comparisons to the likes of Boy Sets Fire, Waterdown, Poison the Well and more. The band changed their name to Funeral for a Friend.

During the start of the New Year they parted ways with second guitarist Kerry Roberts and found a suitable replacement in Darran Smith (ex-Tripcage) and the band entered Mighty Atom Studios to record four tracks for a proposed self financed EP with another Welsh band From This Moment On…, upon hearing these tracks, Mighty Atom approached the band and offered a two album deal. Since then they have been on the road throughout the UK promoting the EP including supports with the likes of The Lost Prophets, ThisGirl and Movielife.