Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.. Funeral for a Friend have shown a progression and maturity with each record. Although their music has developed around post-hardcore, emo and melodic hardcore. Their musical style has also been cited as alternative rock, heavy metal and screamo. Deftones, Iron Maiden, The Misfits and The Get Up Kids has been said to be their primary influences. The band has commented on the uses of the tag emo, drummer Ryan Richards stated: "I have no more problem with being called emo than with being called metal or hardcore, I just don't think any one term or label does justice to the music we do.". Their earlier EPs and their debut album Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation were considered their heaviest work for some time, as their subsequent material used less aggressive vocals and instrumentation; however, recent years have seen a resurgence of such elements and a higher number of 'heavy' songs. Their second album Hours is seen as being a part of the new wave of emo that occurred during the mid 2000's....
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