In January 2008, the band headlined their own tour that they called “The Green T Tour” which also featured Capital Lights and Run Kid Run .
Story of the Year released The Black Swan in 2008. For the album, they brought back producer John Feldmann and Elvis Baskette. The album received praise from music critics and achieved decent commercial success, more so than the previous album. The success was led by the first single off album,…
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“It is the first song on the record and the title of our new album,” said vocalist Matt Skiba. “The song takes heroin addiction as a metaphor for love. The whole record is really personal, all three of us have been through quite a bit since our last album [2008’s…
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On June 13, 2008, the band revealed that they would begin work on their seventh album later that year and would also consider, upon the expiration of their contract with Interscope, self-releasing the record. Jimmy Eat World performed a tour in early 2009 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Clarity…
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In support of this album, the band went on many tours in the winter of 2008 and the spring of 2009 with bands such as Shinedown , Framing Hanley , and Tickle Me Pink .
Despite the discourse, the band persevered and by late 2008 the material they had been working on for the last five years was released. First, the band released a teaser of sorts through the three song Red Star EP. Secondly, two albums’ worth of material had been written, but with…
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A Day to Remember toured the UK for the first time in January 2008.
In 2008, while on tour with Canadian band Billy Talent in Europe, Justin Sane and Chris No. 2 joined Billy Talent singer Ben Kowalewicz and guitarist Ian D’Sa , singing their new song ” Turn Your Back ” from their upcoming unreleased album. The two also play on the single…
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They were nominated for Best International Newcomer at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards but lost to Black Tide .
On September 30, 2008, Chris No. 2 started posting on his blog that the band had begun to work on their seventh studio album. On December 2, Anti-Flag began recording the album, starting with “The Economy is Suffering… Let It Die”.