All photos at Bowery Ballroom 9-20-09
Mukilteo, Washington based band The Fall of Troy have announced that their upcoming tour in March with Long Island's Envy on the Coast and U.K.'s Twin Atlantic will be the band's last. The post-hardcore trio were known for combining technical guitar sounds, driving beats, and melody that made for a fun and wild live show. Their last cd, In the Unlikely Event was released October 6, 2009.
Vocalist and guitarist Thomas Erak said:
I write to inform you that after nearly 9 years, 5 full-lengths, 2 bass players, hundreds of shows, and numerous other achievements and follies, Andrew, Frank, and I have decided to end our career as The Fall of Troy.
The band's previous albums were The Fall of Troy, Doppelgänger, Manipulator, and Phantom of the Horizon. Their last three releases were all on Equal Vision Records.
We caught the band when they performed at Bowery Ballroom in NYC with Thursday, Moving Mountains, Kiss Kiss, and Young Widows in September 20, 2009.The band got the crowd going and played a good mixture of new songs and older songs. From 2009's "Panic Attack" to 2005's "F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X." they zipped through a bunch of favorites. They even performed one of their lightest songs "Webs" from their latest release, which showcases the band's ability to tone it down. Thomas went into the crowd a few times and the fans pushed him back. His interaction with the audience and sincerity was nice to see. After the set a few people up front were excited to talk to bassist Frank and said something along the lines of great job. The crowd exploded during the set and it was pretty fun.
The break-up was just announced on Feb. 26 and already comments are flooding in. If you take a look at the band's MySpace, Twitter, or Facebook comments you'll see how deeply this band has left their mark. Some of the comments almost put me to tears, I can only imagine how the band feels.
This band has been my life, my love, the air I breathe, the food I eat, and what helps me sleep (and sometimes keeps me up) at night. I love and cherish the music we've made, the times we've had, and all the great friends we've met along the way. Andrew, Frank, and of course Tim, will always and forever have a special place in my heart. But it has come time for us to call it a day. After everything's said and done, there is no drama, there is no blow out, it's simply the three members of this band are on three different paths in our lives.
I always hold true to the fact that it's better to go out in style, to ride off into the sunset, than go down in flames. This tour coming up with Envy On The Coast and Twin Atlantic will be our last go round, and we really hope that all of you will come out and celebrate what has been so unreal and unbelievable – let's dance one last time! [...read the rest here]
The band start tour on March 6 in Illinois and close April 25 in Connecticut that'll take them across the U.S with stops at Austin's SXSW. They perform at Irving Plaza in NYC on April 24. Ticket are available here for $16 or at the Irving Plaza box office. For those upstate, they have a Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany date schedule in April. Those in PA can see the band in Pittsburgh, Allentown and Philadelphia. Erak also mentioned that he has "no intention to stop making music!"
The Fall of Troy (2002-2010)
Thomas Erak, vocals, guitars, keyboards
Frank Ene, bass
Andrew Forsma, drums (ex-bassit Tim War 2002-10)
The Fall of Troy- Final U.S. Tour Dates
Mar 6 2010 @ House Cafe DeKalb, Illinois
Mar 7 2010 @ Emerson Theatre Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 9 2010 @ Mad Hatter Covington, Kentucky
Mar 10 2010 @ Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 11 2010 @ Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 12 2010 @ Orpheum St. Petersburg, Florida
Mar 13 2010 @ The Social Orlando, Florida
Mar 14 2010 @ Alabama Music Box Mobile, Alabama
Mar 15 2010 @ High Ground Metairie, Louisiana
Mar 17 2010 @ Never Say Never Festival Mission, Texas
Mar 18 2010 @ SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2010 @ SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2010 @ The Door Dallas, Texas
Mar 21 2010 @ White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Mar 23 2010 @ Martini Ranch Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 25 2010 @ Downtown Brew San Luis Obispo, California
Mar 26 2010 @ Slims San Francisco, California
Mar 27 2010 @ Bamboozle Anaheim, California
Mar 30 2010 @ Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon
Mar 31 2010 @ El Corazon Seattle, Washington
Apr 1 2010 @ Rickshaw Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 3 2010 @ Murray Theatre Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 4 2010 @ Marquis Theatre Denver, Colorado
Apr 6 2010 @ Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Apr 7 2010 @ House of Bricks Des Moines, Iowa
Apr 8 2010 @ Triple Rock Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 9 2010 @ Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Apr 10 2010 @ Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 11 2010 @ Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Apr 13 2010 @ Diesel Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 14 2010 @ Mohawk Buffalo, New York
Apr 15 2010 @ Annex Wreck Room Toronto, Ontario
Apr 16 2010 @ Underworld Montreal, Quebec
Apr 17 2010 @ Lost Horizon Syracuse, New York
Apr 18 2010 @ Valentines Albany, New York
Apr 20 2010 @ Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pennsylvania
Apr 21 2010 @ First Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 22 2010 @ Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 24 2010 @ Irving Plaza New York, New York
Apr 25 2010 @ Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut
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