First to Leave
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| First to Leave | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, USA |
| Genres | Pop punk Melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Wednesday Records Lobster Records |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Matt Foster - Guitar, Vocals Ben Hirschfield - Guitar Justin Scoltock - Drums Danny Sperry - Bass |
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| Past members | |
| Mike Stearns - Guitar Tony Torres - Bass Murtaza Sajjad - Drums Erik Till - Guitar Zack Lindenberg - Guitar |
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First to Leave is a band from suburbs of San Francisco. The band originally consisted of Mike Stearns on guitar, Tony Torres on bass, Murtaza Sajjad on drums, and Matt Foster on vocals. They formed in 2002, though having previous line-ups and sounds before Matt Foster joining, First to Leave became official that year. Zack Lindenberg joined later in 2005 and played guitar.
The band recorded a demo 7" in 2004 on their friend's record label Culdesac Records. With that release, they gained a decent following in the San Francisco bay area punk/hardcore scene playing with such bands as This Time Next Year, Fireworks, Daggermouth, Lifetime, Set Your Goals, and many more.
They later recorded a full-length album entitled Change Never Lasts in 2005 on Straight On Records which has a roster of bands such as The Warriors, Set Your Goals, Final Fight, Go It Alone, More To Pride and more.
First to Leave was signed to Lobster Records in 2006 and have finished their Lobster Records debut. It was recorded at Magpie cage studios in Baltimore with producer J. Robbins. Their album, Forging a Future After recording the album the three original members Tony, Murtaza, and Mike parted ways with First to Leave.
After complications with Lobster Records legal troubles with Victory Records, First to Leave signed on with Wednesday Records to finally release their album Forging a Future, which has an official release shelf date of October 9, 2007.
[edit] Discography
- 2004 Demo 7" (Culdesac Records)
- 2006 Change Never Lasts CD (Straight On Records)
- 2007 Forging A Future CD (Lobster Records)
- 2008 "Sometimes, Walnut Creek" Split CD with Valve Drive (Grand Star)
- 2009 "Through The Ice Curtain" CD (Wednesday Records)
