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Thursday Back On Victory Records

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Thursday has announced that they will be releasing their new album on Victory Records, the bands previous home. You can read a message form the band below.

We have some exciting news!!! We know that everyone is wondering what is next for us (New Label? New Record? Touring? Breaking up?). We’re proud to announce that we will be releasing a DVD/CD on our former label, Victory Records. Surprise! A lot of the footage from this DVD was taken during the time we spent on Victory and we thought it was appropriate to release it with them. On a more personal note, many of you know that our parting with Victory was bitter on both sides and we’re taking this chance to put that behind us. That label really helped us get to where we are and we helped them to establish themselves as well… “coming full circle” and “making amends” are some of the phrases that we could throw around here but we think you get the picture already. Tony’s passion for this project and his continued support of the band after all these years has helped to make this an easy decision.

We’re really looking forward to this release. The DVD will be a retrospective of our band’s career so far(footage from the last nine years) with a ton of live stuff. Everyone always says we’re much better live than on record– now you can decide. The CD will have several new tracks(!) and some alternate versions and demos of older songs.

Once the DVD and CD are complete, we will be starting work on a new album soon after and the home for that has yet to be determined.

– THURSDAY

The DVD/Album package will be in stores October 30, 2007.

iPhone Day; Special DFO Contest: Updated 2x

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Today is the day that the iPhone will be hitting shelves (probably not for long as they will be flying off them). I’m guessing many of you want one but even fewer will be getting one. So as a little gift to any of our readers out there picking one up, I’ll send you some cool prizes if you take a picture or some video of your iPhone (and you if you would like) browsing DrivenFarOff.com on it. Send me an e-mail bryce(at)drivenfaroff.com and I’ll post your pictures on the site so we can all be jealous of you and your new iPhone.

Update:

The first photo of Driven Far Off on an iPhone comes from Tim. I’ll be sending him some cool stuff, remember to send in your photos by the 6th to get in on the prizes!

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Here is another photo of DFO on an iPhone!
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Brand New, Thrice, mewithoutYou Tour Dates

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Brand New has announced their upcoming tour dates with Thrice and mewithoutYou. More dates will be announced shortly. Pre-sale tickets can be found here.

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OCT 18 Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
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OCT 19 Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
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OCT 21 Pageant St Louis, MO
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OCT 23 Myth Maplewood, MN
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OCT 25 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO
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NOV 12 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK
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NOV 14 House of Blues – Dallas Dallas, TX
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NOV 15 Sunset Station San Antonio, TX
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NOV 16 Stubb’s BBQ Austin, TX
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NOV 17 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
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NOV 18 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
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NOV 20 House of Blues – New Orleans New Orleans, LA
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OCT 26 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
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OCT 27 The Great SaltAir Magna, UT
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OCT 29 Fenix Underground Seattle, WA
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OCT 30 Fenix Underground Seattle, WA
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OCT 31 Salem Armory Portland, OR
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NOV 2 San Jose Event Center San Jose, CA
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NOV 3 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
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NOV 4 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
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NOV 5 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
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NOV 9 Pearl Concert Theatre Las Vegas, NV
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NOV 10 Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ
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Colin Leaves Hit The Lights

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Colin (vocalist) has decided to leave Hit The Lights. You can read a message from the band and Colin below.

FROM NICK, NATE, DAVE and OMAR:

Hey guys and gals. Greetings from Lima, Ohio. As you all know we have been home writing so that we may bring you a brand new record with high hopes that 1 You’re actually looking forward to it, and 2. You’re going to absolutely love it!

With that being said, we have an unfortunate announcement to make. Our vocalist, Colin Ross, has decided to leave Hit The Lights. We know that this probably will bum a lot of you out, as it breaks our hearts to see someone we care so deeply about decide that he doesn’t share the same aspirations that we do. This spans back to almost a year ago with Colin having doubts about life on the road compared to a “normal” life. We managed to convince him to stay in the band for some time, however, over that period we saw the love of the band slowly fade from his eyes. This probably comes as a shock to many, but to us it was just something that we knew would eventually happen. We don’t want Colin to leave. We believe that he has a gift and he was put on this earth for something great, but what really matters is what makes him happy.

After much thought and deliberation we have decided that we just can’t throw in the towel. We’ve had to push our way through this scene from the very start and everything that we have we believe, we’ve earned. We’ve done it without major label backing, we’ve done it without band cliques and fads, and we’ve done it without gimmicks and marketing. We’ve just begun to see this band’s potential and in the past two years of straight touring, we’re finally feeling that our efforts are paying off. It’s all due to you, the kids coming out to the shows, actually BUYING our cd’s, and even leaving comments on our myspace page. You guys are the ONLY reason why we’ve made it even this far, and this far is pretty impressive for a few pop-punk ohio kids who just wanted to get out of Lima.

With all this being said, we are writing the best songs we’ve ever written, and we feel confident that we will get through this. A new singer isn’t something that can just be “done” and we understand that in order to come back from this we will need better songs, a better live show, and most importantly, an amazing vocalist.

To wrap it up, not the best news to hear, but certainly not the worst thing that can happen to us. It’s a new ball game for us now, the search is on and we’re not going anywhere. We’ve had your backs for years, now show us that you guys have ours.

Sincerely,
HTL

FROM COLIN:

HTL fans,

I have come to the decision to leave Hit The Lights. It’s been a great time being in this band and I have a lot of amazing memories from it. After a long thought out process I have decided I would like to take a different direction with my life and not live this lifestyle any longer. There are no hard feelings between the band and I. We sat down and discussed this and we felt like it might just be the best thing. I really hate to say this, and writing this letter is even harder but it just wouldn’t be right for me to stay in the band if my heart wasn’t in it 100%. I do want to thank everyone for their support. I also want you to know that this is not the end of Hit The Lights. These guys are still on schedule and planning on recording a new record in the fall. I want to wish these guys the best of luck because they deserve it. They are working very hard right now for this next record, and I know that you all are going to be very happy with the outcome. Thanks again everyone.

Colin

Sum 41 Sessions Under Cover

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Sum 41 recently performed three acoustic songs on AOL’s Sessions Under Cover. Go here to check out ‘Mother’s Little Helper’ (Rolling Stones cover) , ‘March of the Dogs’ and ‘Pieces.’ Also, watch guitarist/vocalist Deryck explain two different ways to play ‘March of the Dogs!’

Contests Update

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We have a new contest for the upcoming “The Show Must Go On Tour” featuring Hawthorne Heights, From First To Last, Secondhand Serenade, Brighten and Powerspace. One lucky winner will receive t-shirts from all the bands and CD’s from Secondhand Serenade, Powerspace, and From First To Last. Enter on the contests page here.