Story of the Year
Story of the Year is a
rock/
punk/
alternative band originally formed in
St. Louis in
1996. Initially named
Big Blue Monkey, in
2002 they changed their name to
Story of the Year because a
blues group had already taken the name
Blue Monkey.
The band recorded a few demos after its formation and might have recorded some EPs. However, they didn't release their first album,
Page Avenue, until September of
2003. Their first single from that album was "Until The Day I Die" written by singer
Dan Marsala. It first received radio airplay around July/August
2003 on stations like
KROQ and sold thousands of copies worldwide. The second single "Anthem of Our Dying Day" featured a music video directed by
Mr. Hahn of
Linkin Park.
Page Avenue has now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. The single "And the Hero Will Drown" was featured on the soundtrack to the multi-format game
Need for Speed: Underground.
The band toured with
Linkin Park on the
Meteora World Tour in
2004 along with
P.O.D. and
Hoobastank. They were also on the
Van's Warped Tour, and featured in the Vans Warped Tour documentary,
Wake Up Screaming, and at
KROQ's
Weenie Roast on
June 12th that same year.
Mtv News reported on their website that during a radio show in May of 2004, the band members of Story of the Year got into a losing fight with the roadies of Godsmack, a heavy metal band. The reason for the fight was unclear, but the ruckus afterward was well publicized on Mtv's website and Story of the Year's website. Pictures of the band member's bruised faces were posted to their homepage as well as a blistering rant of the event. The members of Godsmack were not involved in the fight, but they were targeted by the rant as well. It went on to talk about being detained by the local police. There were no arrests from the incident, and the Noblesville Police Department had no record of anything having taken place. Story of the Year's account of the fight has been removed and replaced with a note reading: "I took the Godsmack post down because we are going to ask them to go get some ice cream with us."
Live in the Lou/Bassassins (a CD/DVD combo of live performances and touring video) was released on
May 10,
2005. It was a hit amongst Story of the Year fans and was
certified Gold by the
RIAA in late 2005.
On
October 12, 2005 Story of the Year released
In the Wake of Determination, and it too was certified
Gold (500,000 units sold) by December 2005.
They have recently completed filming for their second single off the new album entitled "Take Me Back".
The band recently finishd a tour of Australia with support bands
Emery and
Flogging Molly.
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Dan Marsala –
Vocalist
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Ryan Phillips –
Guitarist #1 (
Lead)
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Philip Sneed – Guitarist #2 (
Rhythm & Melody)
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Adam Russell –
Bass guitarist
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Josh Wills –
Drummer*
Greg Haupt – Guitarist (Left band due to personal reasons before the name change)
Albums
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Page Avenue (
September 16, 2003)
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In the Wake of Determination (
October 11,
2005)
Live
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Live in the Lou/Bassassins (
May 10, 2005)
EPs
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Story Of The Year (
2002)
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Truth In Separation (
1999)
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Three Days Broken* "And The Hero Will Drown"(from the album
Page Avenue) - 2003
* "Until the Day I Die" (from the album
Page Avenue) -
2004 - #12 US Modern Rock; #16 US Mainstream Rock
* "Anthem of Our Dying Day" (from the album
Page Avenue) - 2004
* "Sidewalks" (from the album
Page Avenue) - 2004 - #46 Mainstream Rock
* "We Don't Care Anymore" (from the album
In the Wake of Determination) - 2005 - #28 US Modern Rock; #38 US Mainstream Rock
* "Take Me Back" (from the album
In the Wake of Determination) -
2006*
Official Band Site*
Story of the Year's MySpace.com Profile*
Story Of The Year Biography, Discography and Songs*
Story of the Year Lyrics*
Storyoftheyear.info Fansite*
Taste the Poison Fansite*
Story of the Year Lyrics Archive - RockLyricsDB.com
