The strange history of A Day To Remember (what REALLY happened?) 

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Grew up with these guys, the whole town is still insanely proud of them.

I was in the army with a dude, Chris Acevedo, got us on stage while they closed warped tour Denver 2011! Was sick! Supposedly he grew up with these guys. So we got in line for their Ernie ball string signing, and he wasn’t lying! Guitarist looked up and immediately knew my army buddy and arranged us to get on stage for their set! Epic memories

Toured with these guys way back in the day when Tom was still in the band and they were touring off of "For Those Who Have Heart", and they were absolutely awesome. Treated us super well even though we were an unsigned band, and the shows were insane.

My wife and I walked down the aisle to have faith in me played on an acoustic guitar. Been following them since the first full album and they always hit!!!

Downfall Of Us All legitimately changed an entire generation. I’m 30, and almost everyone I know credits that song/album as getting them into heavy music as a whole. Their "beef" with Four Year Strong is also hilarious

I've seen them 17 times in 15 years. Still my all time favorite band

They completely changed everything for me as a music fan; I remember listening to for those who have heart for the first time, and I was entrenched; I had to listen to it and homesick on repeat. Every line, every riff, every breakdown was exactly me and what I needed. And when I was in the military, common courtesy came out and it was exactly how I felt. I agree, that 3 album run may never be repeated as far as amazing streak

Common Courtesy is in my opinion peak ADTR. everything that was great about Homesick and WSMFY jammed together in one epic album. i truly believe it was made for the fans as well as for themselves.

I was a sophomore when For Those That Have Heart released. I still remember when my friend showed me The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle and I was hooked. That album is still my personal favorite, but I do think Homesick is objectively their best.

Homesick was hands down the ultimate gateway album for me. That completely shifted my musical tastes from that point onward.

I started listening to them as a teenager, freshman in HS, with And Their Name Was Treason. I’ve listened to every single album up until today, and their music, like me going through HS, College, to early adulthood, has matured and resonated with me every step of the way. Each album, through those periods of life, have really symbolized those milestones in growing up. They are, and always will be, a band that has etched themselves in stone in their own unique way.

For Those Who Have Heart was their BEST album. That album is perfect for anyone who likes punk or heavy music

ADTR was my gateway to metal. Now, 12 years after hearing them for the first time, I realise they are the reason became a metal singer. I will always be thankful 🤘

A Day to Remember's music was the soundtrack for my turning point from being a depressed angsty 7th-10th grader with a couple of friends to a much happier and more positive high school senior with a big group of friends who I still see on a regular basis over a decade later. We even chipped in to put a page in our yearbook dedicated to our friendship with "My Friends Come First, That's The Bottom Line" written in big Varsity font which is simultaneously very cheesy and a really nice memento of a bunch of dorky teenagers finding each other and feeling a lot less alone knowing we had each other to spend time with and support one another.

I clearly remember the first time I ever heard ADTR. I was on our 8th grade class trip from Wisconsin to Washington DC and my friend I sat next to on the bus had a Microsoft Zune. He told me about this great new band he had come across on his Zune Music Pass. We proceeded to share his set of headphones and cue the "da da da dadadadda LETS GO" from A Downfall of Us All and we listened to Homesick and For Those Who Have Heart on repeat for many hours. This was a huge pivotal moment in my music listening experience as it led me to learn about so much new "heavier" to me type of metalcore. Still to this day, Homesick takes me back to a special time in my life. Thank you Finn for providing the flawless content as always.

I was working at guitar center in Wichita Kansas Fall of 2008. A member of a band touring with ADTR stopped by needing some heads and invited me to their show at the Oz Cafe on Douglas Ave. I didn't know who ADTR was, but when they came onto the stage the venue came alive unlike any show I'd experienced and when they played "A Plot to Bomb The Panhandle" everyone rushed the stage and sang with them: "I'll make my stand, right here with my friends!" then jumped back out and went crazy for the breakdown/ending. I have been a fan ever since and was so thankful for being invited to that show!

Dude these guys shows in the mid 00s were FUCKING WILD! They’ll always hold a special place in my heart even if I don’t consider them one of my top bands.

Their first album still is my favorite to this day. It sounds like a local band trying to make it, which it was.

They’ve remained my favorite band along side BMTH & ETF since I was literally 13 & I’m now 30. They’ve also spawned an incredible protege in I Prevail. Have been waiting years for you to make this video Finn. Much love bro. Great work sir!

Homesick came out my sophomore year of college so a lot of really great memories are tied to that album. To this day I can play it and just get hit with a wave of nostalgia.

2004-2013 was such a fun time for this brand of music. I’ll never grow out of it. ADTR reminds me of being 16 and scream singing all over the roads of Kentucky with my best friends.

There is me before Homesick, and me after Homesick. I listened to that album while playing Halo 3, WaW zombies, and Wrath of the Lich King every day from 08 to 2010. That album is literally the sound track of my golden middle school years.

i saw them at wwwy for the first time and Dude when they sang If It Means A Lot To You the whole crowd sang along with them. its a core memory that i will never forget in my life. And i can wait to hear them again next month when they are opening for BMTH!

Solid gateway band. Strive to be relevant and different... And can't beat the nostalgia that comes from the band. Appreciate the history lesson Finn 🤘

They had a nice acoustic tour at the end of 2022 that was a success. Even watching the live stream every seat was packed. They reimagined a lot of their songs and even did this country blend to their songs. I’m definitely excited to see where they go next.

The clip from the lawsuit announcement was in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on the House Party Tour. I was there, and the place was absolutely electric for the rest of the show after that. Top 3 show I have ever been to.

Homesick is legit one of the absolute best albums of the entire decade.

Common Courtesy is my personal favorite by them. Fuck, that album is so good from front to back. Sometimes You're the Hammer, Sometimes You're the Nail may be their best song, in my opinion. Everything they do best seemed to click perfectly on that record. I absolutely love Homesick, but CC is the band at their peak and is a very underrated album.

I really love how you broke down their discography. ADTR has been my favorite band since 2011 and I've seen them live at least 10 times since 2015. A lot of people dislike the direction they took with You're Welcome but I like how the songs seem more personal and they tried to go more towards radio hits, only for them to flip 180 and put out Miracle. I'm excited to see what they put out with their next album.

Victory Records had some great bands on their roster back in the mid 2000s....ADTR, Atreyu, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, Bayside. Good Times.

The reason I got into the genre of music. I heard For Those Who Have Heart and instantly was addicted. Homesick still arguably my favorite album of all time. Great video Finn 🤘🏼🔥

Story Time: The first time I heard A Day To Remember I was in 8th grade. I went to Knotts Berry Farm for my field trip and I was waiting in line for Silver Bullet. I was wearing a Slayer shirt and the a girl in front of me said ‘Hey I like your shirt. Have you heard of A Day To Remember?’ She told me to listen to Homesick. Sadly by the time I asked for her myspace she hoped on the ride and I never saw her again. No name or nothing. Little does she know that she changed my life forever since A Day To Remember is my favorite band and even have a Homesick tattoo now lol. Middle school was a wild time haha

My brother Scott-Anthony said to me once "I'm gonna make a band! We'll be called A Night to Forget and tour with a day to remember "

I'll never forget receiving the issue of Alternative Press that had them on the cover promoting Homesick back in '09 in the mail. Knowing nothing about them at the time, I immediately went to FYE and bought the record after reading their cover story, and I've been a massive fan of the band ever since that day. 🤘

I was just listening to For Those Who Have Heart and Homesick the other day and those albums will forever live in my heart and bring me back to high school. I don't care how many missteps they might take with new albums, ADTR for life

It’s such a bummer to read so many comments about homesick being their introduction to ADTR and never went back to listen to FTWHH, their greatest work

For those who have heart is still my favorite record hands down. Literally from start to finish all bangers

I've been waiting til the weekend to sit down and watch this video. ADTR has been my favorite band forever so I am SO GLAD to see someone doing a docu on them. Thank you! Looking forward to watching more of your content. ❤️😊

Yes Finn! Another video in the style that got me into your vids 3 years ago. 2 in a row now! Hoping this continues!

Been listening since their first album. I still listen and sing along to these guys. Top of their genre. The plot to bomb the panhandle was my first song, never gave up on them after that.

I know I'm SUPPOSED to like Homesick more, but the sheer amount of hype around Common Courtesy was just so insanely overpowering and it was such an unique time in my life and it tugged at all the right heartstrings and it was just so much that when it FINALLY came out and was SO good, it's an automatic #1 favorite album tbh.

These guys have basically been with me through my life, high school was homesick and what seperates me from you, common courtesy in uni.. bad vibrations and you're welcome while working. Man such a big part of my life. Love em

I discovered them right as FTWHH came out and they were my favorite band for so long after that. My first band covered like 5 of their songs and we’d make the joke that we were just an ADTR cover band. We used to hang out and watch the Homesick Sessions on repeat (which I’m sure if I were to watch today it would only be a fraction as funny as it was back then). They’ll also have a huge place in my heart, even though I don’t really listen to them much these days.

Wow, you put them up there with BMTH? Even if just in marketability and trying-new-things-ness, that's high praise. They were the first two bands to pull me back into heavier music, so I guess it makes sense. HEY FINN, I love these history lessons - I want to know as much as possible about the whoooole scene, and it's so nice to not have to do all the research myself. I appreciate you.

I love this band. I got into them in 2010 and I've been a fan ever since.

This is incredible timing. I read about Joshua Woodard today and am now excited to watch the video to see if you talk about it.

i LOVE this kind of videos, Finn always with great storytelling

their live performances are a big reason why they've made it this far too. they put on some of the greatest shows. ive seen them at warped, small venues, big venues etc. its always amazing

One of my friends was at an Emo Night and his Ex was there at the same time. His ex hates A Day To Remember, so he asked the DJ to play a bunch of their songs. The DJ played them and I laughed when he told the story.

I remember discovering them on Fuse when I was in high school. Since then they have been one of my favorite bands

I have been waiting for this exact video... I'm so happy right now!

My favorite band ever. Common Courtesy is the best album I've ever heard and Violence is the best song I've ever heard, I wish I were younger in 2003 and I could have grown up with their music.

My first taste of ADTR was when I got the victory records 2008 sampler from my local skate shop. It featured so many other artists such as funeral for a friend, drive side impact & hawthorne heights. Every time I listen ADTR now it unlocks core memories from middle school & my freshmen year of high school. My taste in music has changed since then but the nostalgia I get from a ADTR song is unreal.

Love it, a dedicated video to my favourite band of all time, amazing work fin

ADTR reminds me of skating as a kid in the late 00s, they were the one band everyone at the park could get down with, no matter what they mainly listened to, good melodies and good times back then

I have so many core memories that relate to these guys. Especially homesick coming out. What me and my friends were doing. What was cool. What life was like. The styles and attitudes of everyone at the time. Girls we were dating. It was a simpler time. People were less angry and technology wasn't as pervasive in everyones lives. Good times. Definitely a bedrock band in shaping who I am today in some small way. For 2022 Spotify wrapped I was top 0.5% for ADTR and I think for me that says alot about how much they mean to me

Pop goes Crunk honorable mention: Devil Wears Prada “still fly” cover 🔊

New Found Glory started easycore which ADTR started on in 1999. An unknown band called Drivethrujedi was trying this genre in 2002-2003. We never went anywhere as we just played a few living room shows and I went to become a promoter.

Man I've been watching a lot of your twitch clips and haven't watch a main video in so long. I forgot how freaking good they are will for sure be watching more often again

What Separates me from You is probably my second favourite album to this day, right behind Three Cheers from Mcr. If I Leave is my favourite song, All I Want, It's Complicated and Lauderdale are No-Brainers, The House that Doubt Built and You'll be Tails are personal favourites and 2nd Sucks was the first ever song I knew from them. Aka 7 out of 10 songs are amazing to me, the remaining three aren't bad either, this band has just a very special place in my heart, as it has in so many other's And also: Miracle gave justified hopes of them making heavier music again. That single slaps hard

dude your descriptions of bands is always spot on. i didnt give these guys a shot too at first cause i was too much of a hardcore kid. then i listened and fell in love. called them my happy hardcore band and went to see them on the homesick tour. great vid as always

Great video as always. Like their music or not, it’s undeniable how influential they were to the scene and how talented they are.

Wow Finn this was so well done and a pleasure to watch. I was the drummer for Jeremy’s first band in high school “All For Nothing” before he started ADTR. We always mixed genres and even had ska songs with trumpet & saxophone that had breakdowns in them. This video brings back a lot of memories! Thanks for the work that you do man, keep rockin!

Should do a rise and fall or history of Blessthefall 🤘

For those who have heart is STILL the best thing they’ve done so far musically. I love that album so much. Top 10 of all time for me

These videos are dope and super informative. I spent hours of my life looking up interviews and stuff and still you show me things I never knew. God bless

I was in the middle of a 4 year stretch of touring when Common Courtesy came out, and right away I just connected with it; I struggle to imagine another album resonating with me the way that one did at that time

I found this band due to this channel, so thanks Finn, and bands should embrace social media if they want new fans.

Thank you Finn for doing another ADTR video. It’s great to get your updated takes on the band as we get further into their career. Great video! Really enjoyed watching it!

Wow, you're latest videos have really improved. Much more focused, personal, and insightful. If you're putting in extra work, it shows. I hope you keep it up!

Great stuff, always fun learning the behind the scenes info (well not always but ya know)

Never forget when I first heard them instantly loved it. For those who have heart will always be a favorite for me

I've actually only ever listened to Homesick and knew nothing about the band, quite an interesting story. Side note, I know you did a video on Epitaph Records awhile back, but have you done one on Victory? Sounds like a wild story to tell on it's own.

Great video. I'm honestly surprised there wasn't already a dedicated video for ADTR but I'm glad there is now

For those Who Have Heart is so fucking good man. I love Homesick and What Separates Me From You, but FTWHH is pure gold. ADTR is Still my favorite band to this day.

Great video Finn! My only gripe is I wish you would have touched a little more on WHY did they go to Fueled by Ramen after releasing two (successful) independent albums? Especially after their hellish experience with Victory it just seemed way too out of left field to not only go with another record label, but one that literally never produced a metal core band before...and I believe "You're Welcome" clearly showed that. Thankfully with the release of "Miracle" I have faith that their next album will try to go back to their homesick sound but for now we can only hope

ADTR was such trip to hear about. In high school I tried to make my modest pop punk band get some heavier suitar tones and my singer could scream and I thought it would be nifty to incluide. Literally no one else in the band wanted to. They were the whole "if it's cool, I'm against it" type so they refused to scream because of the popularity of metalcore and screamo. A couple years after that we no longer played together and I was watching TV when ADTR's cover of Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone came on and I was sold. That was EXACTLY what I wanted to do, but at a much higher skill level than I could ever hope to have achieved with that old band. You always come with banger videos 👊

Former Floridian here And saw them many times in Tampa Greetings from korea 🇰🇷 😊❤

What a great video man, my all time favorite band. Definitely agree that Homesick, WSMFY, and Common Courtesy are such a strong trio of consecutive releases.

I had only heard the odd song from this band and never really paid attention. Then, in 2016, I finally gave Homesick a full listen and was cursing myself for robbing me of 7 years of ADTR.

Common Courtesy will always be my favorite ADTR album. It came out my freshman year of college, the same day I left my long time boyfriend who had cheated. I was alone and upset and had to restart in a new place and meet new people. I've seen them live more times than I can count and I will always cry when they play songs from CC, because it's one of the biggest reasons I made it to where I am. I owe ADTR more than they will ever know.

My all time favorite band! Their music helped me through so many bad times in my life

Spot on analysis as usual - love the topics you're covering, thank you 🍻

As a big ADTR fan, without a doubt my favorite band since discovering them via iTunes in late 2000s. For those who have heart is my favorite album ever (live and recorded parts). Homesick and What Separates are classics! No skips on these 3 albums. The best 3 albums by any band in my life.! The last 3 albums aren’t my favorites. I talk to fans at the shows and anything with common courtesy and after, people seem to be unhappy.

I'm amazed Common Courtesy was recorded in living rooms. It slaps so hard and probably my favorite album from them.

Thanks for this vid, genuinely, glad to have a good reason to dig deeper into a favourite band.

I never miss a chance to share these guys with people who don’t know. Hadn’t heard them before 2013. But don’t go a week without listening to at least one song of theirs now

Been listening to them since high school many years ago and finally got to see them last year! One of the best bands imo of the last 20 or so years. Great video Finn!

Man some of the best memories of my life are tied to these guys. I remember hearing Downfall for the first time and listening to Homesick on loop during my late middle school days. I remember literally shaking with excitement when I spun Common Courtesy for the first time at like 3am on a school night in high school. I remember losing my mind over the whole ADTR 21 tonight back then too. CC will always be one of my favorite records of all time and the most excited I’ve ever been for a record and my music taste would be drastically different without FTWHH and Homesick. Really hope they bounce back next record, cause You’re Welcome was probably the most disappointing record I’ve ever heard. They sounded the best they’ve ever sounded during their recent acoustic tour, and honestly, I’d be cool if they started embracing that kind of sound moving forward. Obviously they’re a pop punk/metalcore band, but as they get older I’d like to see them move on a bit from that. Bands in those genres usually don’t age well. They are country boys after all.

Getting back to your roots with this video. And It’s amazing! Love this content

Sick video! Just getting back into ADTR and I haven't listened to them sick homesick. Really cool to catch up on the bands history! Thank you for this video! 🙏🏽🤘

i haven't been a fan of ADTR or followed them for a very long time so i honestly had *no idea* Josh left the band due to his allegations, but I too have been aware of that about him for a very long time true story: there was actually some thread on Is Anyone Up (remember that siite?) where a copypasta was posted about Josh being a predator in some myspaace messages sent to ADTR, there's no possible way i could ever find that post again, but the nutshell of the conversation shown was basically the person sending the messages said "i'll do everything in my power to let all of florida knows josh is a predator" and ADTR on their end was like "Ok got you he's been warned", and they were like "that's it??" the band did the very bare minimum about the situation. _they knew,_ but it's only in these current times a full decade later that something has actually been done about it.

ADTR has basically been my entire life growing up. They were (still are) my favorite band ever, repping overing 20 shirts to the point where if i didnt wear a ADTR shirt at school then kids would assume i was sad, going to so many concerts alone bc no one was listening to this type of music with me during the time. They got me through a lot and I will always support them! Sucks what happened with Josh but it is what it is.

Being from Florida and a day to remember being my favorite band you nailed it. I think bad vibrations was just full of fear and hostility because of the victory record situation and to be honest it resonates in my soul. But then again I have always found them relatable they’ve been the soundtrack to my life.

First song I ever heard was “I Heard it’s the Softest Thing Ever” on the album before Homesick and it had me hooked on these guys instantly, I love this band

After hearing their Homesick album 20 years ago, I was instantly hooked. A lot of people hate when bands evolve and start to change their sound (me included) but ADTR was different. After growing up and starting a family of my own, you can totally hear how they went from angry and hating the world, to taking life in perspective and finally knowing what the important things are, yet never really losing the sound they had from the very beginning. Plus, every live show of theirs is insane and so much fun!

I became aware of a day to remember from kitty0706 (R.I.P)

That homesick album art is second to none.

i still remember my friend played in a band in high school and his myspace quote was "we got a show with a day to remember" for like 3 years