The band joined the Warped Tour for five dates in the summer of 2004, and on one date the band had only performed three songs when the stage collapsed due to the large crowd.
On October 8, 2004, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott gave a speech in the House of Representatives, commending Anti-Flag for their work in encouraging young people to register and vote.
The band’s use of imagery and symbolism (notable the use of Sigils ) took a decided turn after the release of Epics in Minutes, as it was followed by two limited 12-inches, the Looking for Gold 12-inch, and the live Let Likes be Cured by Likes 12-inch. The Looking for…
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The origin of the band’s name was explained, in 2004 by Samson, as having come from “a few places.” One was a line from the 1992 film The Lover : “Go ahead, I’m weaker than you can possibly imagine.” Another was a line from Ralph Chaplin’s union anthem ” Solidarity…
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Following the album’s release, Brand New sold out a headlining tour of the UK in January 2004 supported by Straylight Run
In 2004, the band released their second LP entitled LP II , again on Adeline Records. The band was then noticed by Fat Wreck Chords in San Francisco , California and was shortly after signed with the label. The band released the song “Paranoia! Cha-Cha-Cha” for the compilation album Rock…
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In early 2004 and without a backing label, the band headed to Los Angeles, to begin work on a new album with producer Butch Walker . The album, Hearts on Parade , was released in Japan on July 14, 2004. Around this time, Nolan had quit the band to focus…
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At the end of 2002, Carburetor Dung came back to life briefly rehearsing new songs and appearing at one show before another year of limbo. In December 2003, the band returned, with original members Fendi and Joe joined by drummer Apuk (from Kuchalana ); and a month later a new…
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In a December 2003 interview with Alternative Press , Lacey said, “We did something silly like write something about them on a T-shirt, and they took it so personally, going as far as to call our friends and physically threaten us… We wish Taking Back Sunday the best as a…
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The band went into the album with the assumption that DreamWorks was going to drop them at any moment, so they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity by working with their “dream producer”. They chose Garth Richardson , who was known for his work with heavier sounding bands like…
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