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Hawthorne Heights，2001年成立于俄亥俄州西南部城市Dayton，最早乐队叫A Day In The Life，成立之初还是在简单的模仿Greenday,Blink182,戏剧性的先后换掉当初所有5名成员后更名为Hawthorne Heights，新乐队改变了原有的风格并且开始了高速的创作，他们在音乐融里入Melodic Punk（旋律punk）和hxc（硬核）/emo，乐队独特的气质把这些时髦的元素交融的不温不火，同时不落俗套。之后乐队自费Descendents, From Autumn To Ashes，Coheed游历了五个国家并且开始了他们的巡演生涯。2003年11月的一个周六，Victory Records的总裁Tony Brummel在例行公事般的听了乐队毛遂自荐的Demo CD后立即决定要签下了这个名不见经传的年轻乐队，后来乐队的表现证明了Tony Brummel的眼光独而并非是一时的冲动。随即五个年轻人奔赴芝加哥开始了第一支单曲《Ohio is for lovers》录制工作，从此成为了一支真正的职业乐队。《Ohio is for lovers》推出后便在网络和电台得到了极高的支持率，以至很多人都开始对俄亥俄充满向往，他们打电话到电台和乐队的公司，想知道这群家伙究竟是什么乐队。《Ohio is for lovers》的大受欢迎让公司对乐队充满信心，他们请来制作人Sean O'Keefe（曾经制作过FallOut Boy, Spitalfield）开始为乐队录制处女专辑《The Silence In Black And White》。
The post-hardcore/emo-pop quintet Hawthorne Heights came to life in the summer of 2001. Originally called A Day in the Life, the Dayton, Ohio-based collective saw numerous lineup changes and shifting music styles before settling on a permanent formation. Composed of drummer Eron Bucciarelli, bassist Matt Ridenour, vocalist/guitar player J.T. Woodruff, and guitarists Casey Calvert and Micah Carli, Hawthorne Heights built their fan base on a solid demo recording and a series of self-booked national tours that saw them sharing the stage with the likes of From Autumn to Ashes and the Descendents. In 2003, they signed with Chicago label Victory Records, resulting in the 2004 release of their powerful full-length debut, The Silence in Black and White. As the bandmates relentlessly toured behind it, the album became Victory's highest-selling debut, while its lead single, "Ohio Is for Lovers," slowly invaded rock radio, MTV, and teenage hearts across the country.
Hawthorne Heights' follow-up effort, If Only You Were Lonely arrived in 2006 alongside the This Is Who We Are DVD. Leading up to the album's release, Victory urged street team members to help it chart above urban singer Ne-Yo, whose own album was slated to be released the same day. Questionable promotional tactics included rearranging store displays to hide Ne-Yo's record and make Hawthorne Heights' more prominent. Lonely debuted at number three on the charts, though, unsurprisingly, more than a few eyebrows were raised in the band and label's direction. Regardless, the album continued to sell well, as its first single, "Saying Sorry," garnered airplay on many a modern rock radio station.
However, controversy came to a head in early August when Hawthorne Heights suddenly announced that they were leaving Victory Records (despite a contractual obligation of two more albums for the label) and suing the company over various issues, including unpaid royalties and tarnishing their name and relationship with fans over the aforementioned incident (the band claimed to have no knowledge of the street team letter that was issued as though personally from them). In a statement issued online, the band compared their time at the label to being in an "abusive relationship" and directly attacked "greed driven" label head Tony Brummel. As issues were sorted out behind the scenes (and Victory counter-sued the band, claiming they just wanted to jump to a major), Hawthorne Heights continued touring nationwide and served as headliners on the fall 2006 version of the popular Nintendo Fusion Tour with openers Relient K, the Sleeping, and more.
Following several court dates with their label, Hawthorne Heights returned to the road in late 2007. However, guitarist Casey Calvert died in his sleep just several hours into the tour, the victim of a lethal combination of antidepressant medications and Vicodin (Calvert had reportedly undergone a root canal prior to the band's departure, hence his need for painkillers). Soldiering on as a quartet, the bandmates resolved their issues with Victory Records and issued a third album, Fragile Future, in August 2008.
Hawthorne Heights，2001年成立于俄亥俄州西南部城市Dayton，最早乐队叫A Day In The Life，成立之初还是在简单的模仿Greenday,Blink182,戏剧性的先后换掉当初所有5名成员后更名为Hawthorne Heights，新乐队改变了原有的风格并且开始了高速的创作，他们在音乐融里入Melodic Punk（旋律punk）和hxc（硬核）/emo，乐队独特的气质把这些时髦的元素交融的不温不火，同时不落俗套。之后乐队自费Descendents, From Autumn To Ashes，Coheed游历了五个国家并且开始了他们的巡演生涯。2003年11月的一个周六，Victory Records的总裁Tony Brummel在例行公事般的听了乐队毛遂自荐的Demo CD后立即决定要签下了这个名不见经传的年轻乐队，后来乐队的表现证明了Tony Brummel的眼光独而并非是一时的冲动。随即五个年轻人奔赴芝加哥开始了第一支单曲《Ohio is for lovers》录制工作，从此成为了一支真正的职业乐队。《Ohio is for lovers》推出后便在网络和电台得到了极高的支持率，以至很多人都开始对俄亥俄充满向往，他们打电话到电台和乐队的公司，想知道这群家伙究竟是什么乐队。《Ohio is for lovers》的大受欢迎让公司对乐队充满信心，他们请来制作人Sean O'Keefe（曾经制作过FallOut Boy, Spitalfield）开始为乐队录制处女专辑《The Silence In Black And White》。
The post-hardcore/emo-pop quintet Hawthorne Heights came to life in the summer of 2001. Originally called A Day in the Life, the Dayton, Ohio-based collective saw numerous lineup changes and shifting music styles before settling on a permanent formation. Composed of drummer Eron Bucciarelli, bassist Matt Ridenour, vocalist/guitar player J.T. Woodruff, and guitarists Casey Calvert and Micah Carli, Hawthorne Heights built their fan base on a solid demo recording and a series of self-booked national tours that saw them sharing the stage with the likes of From Autumn to Ashes and the Descendents. In 2003, they signed with Chicago label Victory Records, resulting in the 2004 release of their powerful full-length debut, The Silence in Black and White. As the bandmates relentlessly toured behind it, the album became Victory's highest-selling debut, while its lead single, "Ohio Is for Lovers," slowly invaded rock radio, MTV, and teenage hearts across the country.
Hawthorne Heights' follow-up effort, If Only You Were Lonely arrived in 2006 alongside the This Is Who We Are DVD. Leading up to the album's release, Victory urged street team members to help it chart above urban singer Ne-Yo, whose own album was slated to be released the same day. Questionable promotional tactics included rearranging store displays to hide Ne-Yo's record and make Hawthorne Heights' more prominent. Lonely debuted at number three on the charts, though, unsurprisingly, more than a few eyebrows were raised in the band and label's direction. Regardless, the album continued to sell well, as its first single, "Saying Sorry," garnered airplay on many a modern rock radio station.
However, controversy came to a head in early August when Hawthorne Heights suddenly announced that they were leaving Victory Records (despite a contractual obligation of two more albums for the label) and suing the company over various issues, including unpaid royalties and tarnishing their name and relationship with fans over the aforementioned incident (the band claimed to have no knowledge of the street team letter that was issued as though personally from them). In a statement issued online, the band compared their time at the label to being in an "abusive relationship" and directly attacked "greed driven" label head Tony Brummel. As issues were sorted out behind the scenes (and Victory counter-sued the band, claiming they just wanted to jump to a major), Hawthorne Heights continued touring nationwide and served as headliners on the fall 2006 version of the popular Nintendo Fusion Tour with openers Relient K, the Sleeping, and more.
Following several court dates with their label, Hawthorne Heights returned to the road in late 2007. However, guitarist Casey Calvert died in his sleep just several hours into the tour, the victim of a lethal combination of antidepressant medications and Vicodin (Calvert had reportedly undergone a root canal prior to the band's departure, hence his need for painkillers). Soldiering on as a quartet, the bandmates resolved their issues with Victory Records and issued a third album, Fragile Future, in August 2008.
