fordirelifesake is a post-hardcore band from Detroit, Michigan. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement Formed in 1999, the band self-released their first EP in 2000. During this time, they began playing shows with bands such as Poison the Well, Walls of Jericho, and New Found Glory. Walls of Jericho is a Metalcore band formed in 1998 from Detroit Michigan. New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida
In 2002, fordirelifesake signed to Cloud Over Head Records and released their first full-length album, Breathing In Is Only Half the Function. The band toured extensively with Boys Night Out in support of the album. Boys Night Out (sometimes written as boysnightout) is a Rock band from Burlington Ontario, Canada. After signing to Forge Again Records, the band released a remastered version of this album. During this time, they continued with their rigorous tour schedule, playing with bands such as Thursday. Thursday is a Post-hardcore band from New Brunswick New Jersey that has released four full-length albums.
Their first split was with a fellow Michigan band, Wafflehouse*. During a brief European tour, the band was approached by Skipworth Records to release their album in Europe and Asia. In 2003, Skipworth released the split with Deluge, a band from the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
Currently, the band is on Thorp Records. In 2004, fordirelifesake released their second full-length, Dance. Pretend. Forget. Defend. After the release of the album, guitarist Brian Southall left the band to join Boys Night Out, and eventually The Receiving End of Sirens. Boys Night Out (sometimes written as boysnightout) is a Rock band from Burlington Ontario, Canada. The Receiving End of Sirens (often abbreviated TREOS) was a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2003 Another member of Boys Night Out, Kara Dupuy has performed guest vocals in several fordirelifesake songs.
During the summer of 2005, the band re-released their self-titled EP and a collection of tracks from split releases as A Daydream Disaster.
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Members
- Eric Kempa - Guitar, Vocals
- Justin Malek - Drums, Vocals
- Ryan Monaghan - Guitar, Vocals
- Matthew Wedge - Vocals
- David Wisbiski - Bass, Vocals
Discography
Main Albums
- Breathing In Is Only Half the Function (Cloud Over Head, 2002) - LP
- Breathing In Is Only Half the Function (Skipworth, 2002) - LP
- Breathing In Is Only Half the Function [Remastered] (Forge Again, 2002) - LP
- Dance. Pretend. Forget. Defend (Thorp, 2004) - LP
- Dance. Pretend. Forget. Defend (Skipworth, 2004) - LP
EPs and Singles
- fordirelifesake (self-released, 2000) - EP
- fordirelifesake (Forge Again, 2001) - EP
- A Daydream Disaster (Thorp, 2005) - EP
Splits and Compilations
- Split (/w Wafflehouse*) (Forge Again, 2001)
- Split (/w Deluge) (Skipworth, 2003)
- Split (/w Hewhocorrupts) (Forge Again, 2002)
DVD
- Live in the D - Live DVD (February 9th, 2006)