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Video Shoot Extras!

2008-06-25T22:00:25Z

FOUR YEAR STRONG VIDEO SHOOT SUNDAY - WE NEED YOU!!

Hello all!

We're shooting a video for Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe! this SUNDAY in WORCESTER, MASS and we need you, our best fans to step forward and be a part of it with us.

Please e-mail fys@maneaterproductions.com and we'll hit you back with the location so make sure to free up your Sunday if you're in the Massachusetts area!!

See you Sunday,
Four Year Strong

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FYS on Sounds of Summer 2

2008-06-22T21:05:02Z

Four Year Strong's Bada Bing! Wit A Pipe! is appearing as the lead track on Sleepless Entertainment's Sounds of Summer, Volume 2 collection.

You can download the complete mix here.

The full tracklisting is as follows:

1. Four Year Strong - Bada Bing! Wit a Pipe!
2. You, Me, And Everyone We Know - Livin' The Dream
3. The Thief - Backslide
4. Powerspace - Sleep, Everyone
5. Honor Bright - Home Is A Heartache
6. The High Court - In Bambi's Eyes
7. There For Tomorrow - Waiting (re-mastered)
8. Thee Armada - Rock, Shock & Load
9. National Product - Medicated
10. Sexy Is My Middle Name - Palm Trees
11. 2*Sweet - Rested Eyes Tell No Lies
12. Holiday Parade - Never Enough
13. Automatic Loveletter - Parker
14. Robot Love Story - North By Northwest
15. Breathe Electric - A Certain Kind of Touch
16. Eye Alaska - Roll Right Over
17. The Morning Light - Clouds
18. The Lives of Famous Men - Annie Taylor
19. VitalLight - Level of Doubt
20. Every Avenue - Where Were You?

FYS On MTV Buzzworthy

2008-06-21T18:16:32Z

We’ve finally found the only thing more hardcore than “heavy-punk-pop” band Four Year Strong’s music: their ability to walk onto a grueling photo shoot after a full day’s work and still manage to take pictures so fierce they would make Tyra Banks proud. What’s their secret? We’re not sure, although we’re thinking it may have something to do with all five members sporting the patented Teen Wolf look. Meanwhile, we’re just thrown by the balls-to-the-walls intensity of some of these shots. (If we’d known they had this kind of pent-up aggression, we never would have sat so close to them during our recent video interview!)

Anyhow, check out these exclusive MTV photos of Four Year Strong and revel in the band’s ability to go from happy-go-lucky to serial-killer-insane in the span of a single frame.

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Charity Auction

2008-06-14T00:07:43Z

Rise Or Die Trying Vinyl Test Pressing For Sale - A Good Cause!

Four Year Strong and I Surrender Records are teaming up with AMP Magazine to auction off an autographed test pressing of "Rise or Die Trying" on eBay.

All proceeds from the auction will go towards the Cal Robbins Charity.

It will help cover the extensive medical bills incurred for treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a debilitating disease that currently has no cure.

For more information about the cause and to bid on this special pressing of "Rise or Die Trying", head over to eBay and help out.

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MTV Buzzworthy's Video Interview with FYS

2008-06-04T04:15:37Z

With emo pioneers The Get Up Kids and hardcore heavyweights Blood For Blood as their influences, it’d be impossible for Four Year Strong to not have an ineffable, hybridized sound.

But whatever you want to call their music (they say “heavier pop-punk” to make it easier for the label-obsessed), the five-piece band’s debut disc Rise or Die Trying incorporates the heavier aspects of their hardcore roots, while embracing upbeat tempos and soaring, sing-along choruses that puts them in line with like-minded peers New Found Glory and I Am The Avalanche.

In this exclusive interview, the band sheds light on what their band name means, leaking their own music, and what they’re up to next.

Click here to see the interview, which is unfortunately not available to all regions.

More Snaps from the Tour

2008-06-03T23:17:35Z

alan on top of the castle of new castle

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Us with Cardiff Castle

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josh at stonehedge

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warwick castle

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The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas

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Alan at Stonehedge

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josh at the temple of the goddess of good fortune - japan

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fuck you boulevard japan

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alan at the sensoji temple in japan

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alan at the nagoya castle in japan

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the band at nagoya castle in japan

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doing karate in nagoya

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- there is also an extra picture of Dan and a koala added to the last post.

The Obligatory Decaydance Band In Oz Wildlife Pics

2008-06-03T16:32:05Z

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New Pics

2008-06-01T03:01:43Z

Organised-Sound has just posted some awesome pics from the recent Give It A Name Presents... Tour.

Head over and check them out, and watch this space for the interview we conducted at the London show.

Another Bamboozle Video

2008-05-30T17:17:56Z

better late than never

bamboozle '08 - "heroes get remembered, legends never die" - pay attention to the breakdown, the crowd goes NUTS!

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New Tour Dates

2008-05-28T16:11:57Z

NEW SHOWS ADDED IN THE U.S. AND U.K.!!!

U.S. we've added some shows in between Warped Tour:

w/ Forever the Sickest Kids and Mayday Parade
7/21 @ The Station - Portland, ME

w/ The Bouncing Souls
7/22 @ Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY

w/ Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship
8/7 @ Wilma Theater - Missoula, MT
8/11 @ McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR

U.K. We're Coming Back!!!!

w/ New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, and Crime In Stereo
11/20 - UEA - Norwich
11/21 - Manchester Academy - Manchester
11/22 - Carling Academy - Birmingham
11/23 - Barrowlands - Scotland
11/25 - Carling Academy - Newcastle
11/26 - Guidhall - Southampton
11/27 - Carling Academy - Bristol
11/28 - Brixton Carling Academy - London
11/29 - Rock City - Nottingham

Get your tickets here before they sell out!

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Questions for Four Year Strong

2008-05-20T00:00:43Z

This Thursday, UK webzine Organised Sound will be interviewing the band at their London show.

If you would like to submit any questions drop us a comment or send us an email. We'll happily credit you for your question if you submit one that is used in the interview.

Dan's Favourite Things

2008-05-15T16:10:27Z

Dan from Four Year Strong's Favourite Shit!

Dan from Four Year Strong's Favourite Shit!

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Beard Contest

2008-05-13T01:11:49Z

Four Year Strong - Beard Contest!

Read our journal for more info!

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Competition for the Boys

2008-05-13T01:10:00Z

Four Year Strong Beard Contest! Win Amazing Prizes!

On their recent tour with the Starting Line (RIP-we'll miss you!) Dan from Four Year Strong won the tour superlative for Best Beard! You can check out the video to see Dan's acceptance speech, as well as his ultimate challenge to all you tough guys out there: grow a better beard than the award winner.

Think you have what it takes?? Just send a "Before" picture to contest@fouryearstrongmusic. com by this Friday, May 16 and then start growing! You'll have until our nation's Independence Day to work on your facial hair masterpiece, and then just send us your "After" picture by 5 PM EST on July 4.

One 1st place winner will recieve a beard comb signed by Dan, a copy of Rise Or Die Trying on vinyl signed by the entire band, 2 free tickets to any Four Year Strong show this fall, and your winning beard will be on display in Four Year Strong's top friends on their Myspace page. As if that wasn't enough incentive to grow one, it's a well known fact that chicks dig a dude with a beard (Ladies, am I right or am I right?).

Not only that, but one runner-up/B>< will also receive a signed copy of Rise Or Die Trying on CD, as well as a spot in the band's top friends.

Now, we know that the ladies out there can't win this one, but we promise the next big contest we have will be right up your alley. However, if any of you girls want to get creative with some fake beards in your Myspace default pictures, we'll will put you in the band's top friends while the contest is going on.

If you think you're man enough to out-beard Dan and the best beard on tour, then show us what you got! Send us those "Before" pictures, and let the beard growing begin!

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Dan & Alan and a Naked Cowboy

2008-05-13T00:36:32Z

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Videos from Bamboozle

2008-05-07T12:25:10Z

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More Pics from Bamboozle

2008-05-07T12:23:21Z

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Virtual MTV Pics

2008-05-06T23:37:31Z

Mtv virtual world

Fys cd exists

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Virtual dan

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Virtual MTV

2008-05-06T23:14:26Z

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Guy love...

2008-05-05T20:45:10Z

Yea they are holding hands!

In new york city

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Videos from MTV

2008-05-05T19:55:41Z

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More from MTV

2008-05-05T19:07:15Z

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Josh at MTV

2008-05-05T19:05:09Z

Do it

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MTV!

2008-05-05T18:26:50Z

At mtv today

In nyc

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FYS in Rock Sound

2008-05-05T16:18:35Z

Four Year Strong On The Rise.

Hard-Touring hardcore heroes Four Year Strong are about to become big news. But they’re not rock stars just yet…

Whilst Shep and Kenny may sound like contestants on One Man And His Dog you should not be fooled dear reader, these two American producers have crafted hits for respected, talented and credible (ahem) artists like Brooke Hogan (daughter of the Hulkster), Mandy Moore and the one, the only Aaron Carter (‘Crush On You’ is editor Darren Taylor’s favourite song honest). But, we hear your cries, why is Rock Sound discussing the back catalogue of these two individuals in an article that is supposed to be about popcore band Four Year Strong? The answer is simple, Shep and Kenny secretly co-wrote the band’s album ‘Rise Or Die Trying’. Well, that is not quite the answer, but it is definitely the rumour that has dogged the band since they joined Bayside, Punchline, Head Automatica and more who recorded with the duo. “We tried them out, our old management thought it would be a good idea,” admits guitarist and co-vocalist Alan Day warily. “A couple of things we did with Shep and Kenny made it out of those sessions onto our record. They did help us out with how songs work structurally, taking parts out and adding new things in here and there. Things they did like that were actually really good for us.”

But apart from a couple of b-sides and some help reworking unrealised material into new songs the dynamic duo contributed no more to ‘Rise Or Die Trying’, the band's second official release. With that rumour cleared up we have the duty to start a new one. The band recently signed a deal with Monsieur Wentz and his Decaydance label, so they must be millionaires now. Right?

“Not at all, we are far from comfortable,” admits Day, laughing. “For the most part we all sleep in the van, which is not that much fun. Four of us sleep in the van, two sleep in the trailer. Really glamorous. We have not got our million dollar paycheck.” Oh okay then, “it happened just because of friends," he clarifies. “We knew Pete, he wanted to help us out and we wanted to have that name to help us. We knew that everyone at Decaydance had the same intentions as we did, why should we have to trust some guy in a suit with our future when we can trust our friend who has the same ideas as us about were this band is going.”

And where are Four Year Strong going? On tour, playing their hardcore dependent pop punk for anyone who likes choruses and melodies as much as blastbeats and gang vocals. Unlike a lot of bands, they cannot wait. “We love it on the road,” continues Day. “We have been touring for three or four years but never as heavily as we are now. Last year we suddenly got offered one tour after another, we decided it would be foolish to pass stuff up so we have been touring hard ever since then. But we love it, it has been doing well for us.”

Know It All.
Line-Up: Dan O’Connor (guitar, vocals), Alan Day (guitar, vocals), Joe Weiss (bass), Jackson Massucco (drums) , Josh Lyford (synth)
From: Worcester, Massachusetts
Sounds Like: A hardcore band rewriting ‘Take This To Your Grave’.
Current Release: ‘Rise Or Die Trying’ (album, Full Time Hobby. Out April 28)
Website: www.fucktheguywhoownsfouryearstrong.com
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