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Photo Credit - Jimmy Fontaine
There are three things that are certain in this life: Death, taxes, and A Day To Remember dropping certified bangers. One of the most important bands in the history of the alternative music scene is back and better than ever. Riding the high of their most recent LP release ‘Big Ole Album Vol. 1’, the band just dropped a music video for one of their singles from that LP, ‘All My Friends’.
ADTR typically sways one of two ways instrumentally: they either double down on heaviness often jumping between the sounds of metalcore, hardcore, and sometimes easycore. With this approach comes downtuned guitars, filthy scream techniques from vocalist Jeremy McKinnon, and some of the greatest breakdowns the scene has ever heard. The alternative is a more upbeat pop punk approach and whether it’s been overly pop at some points or overly punk at other points, there is no denying that they have provided some of the biggest sing along choruses in the history of the genre. While this song does swing a little bit more in that pop direction, this time around they’ve put another spin on it giving it a subtle southern country twang to it. The undertones of it is an excellent balance of introducing it into their disposal while not going too far where it would displease some of their masses that may not like country music.
The video is loads of fun crammed into three minutes. The vibes are high in a country looking dive bar likely in the swamps of Florida, as the band is getting down with a crowd behind them jamming the new song. About halfway in, Cody from Wage War makes a cameo jamming out to the track. Just as enough time has passed and you think you get the idea, out comes WWE superstar Seth Rollins with a flamethrower. As Jeremy utters the words to burn everything down in the song, pro wrestling fans already know that Seth’s entrance music as well as part of his gimmick has the phrase ‘Burn It Down’ in it. Rollins waves his flame thrower with an evil smile and starts to burn the entire bar down with the rest of the video taking place outside of its remains. Non wrestling fans may shrug at the idea of this cameo, but to put into perspective on how high up the roster he is and the accolades he has received from the WWE, he is a multiple time world champion, the 2019 Royal Rumble winner, current Money In The Bank briefcase holder, and one of three people in the last decade to wrestle The Rock. Despite his stature and platform that he has, he has always waved the scene flag very high anywhere he goes, shouting out ‘Parkway Drive’ as his all time favorite band, occasionally seen hanging out with ‘State Champs’, and yours truly even spotted him at a ‘Wonder Years' show a few years back. The song and video is loads of fun and is a must watch and must listen for longtime fans of them.
Following this release is a much anticipated tour this fall where they’ll be hitting 36 days in North America with fellow Floridian legends ‘Yellowcard’ as main support. In addition to them are hard hitters ‘State Champs’, ‘The Wonder Years’, ‘Dinosaur Pile Up’, and ‘Boundaries’ joining on select dates. You can view tour dates listed below.
A Day To Remember & Yellowcard
Maximum Fun N. American Co-Headline Tour:
Sep 5 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH • Blossom Music Center*
Sep 7 - Toronto, ON • Budweiser Stage*
Sep 10 - Syracuse, NY • Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview*
Sep 11 - Camden, NJ • Freedom Mortgage Pavilion*
Sep 13 - Bristow, VA • Jiffy Lube Live^
Sep 14 - Virginia Beach, VA • Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater*
Sep 16 - Charlotte, NC • PNC Music Pavilion*
Sep 17 - Raleigh, NC • Coastal Credit Union Music Park*
Sep 19 - Noblesville, IN • Ruoff Music Center*
Sep 21 - Rogers, AR • Walmart Amp*
Sep 23 - Houston, TX • The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
Sep 24 - Dallas, TX • Dos Equis Pavilion*
Sep 26 - Atlanta, GA • Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
Sep 27 - Tampa, FL • MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Sep 28 - West Palm Beach, FL • iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre*
Oct 22 - Ontario, CA • Toyota Arena**
Oct 23 - San Diego, CA • Gallagher Square at Petco Park**
Oct 25 - Phoenix, AZ • Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater**
Oct 26 - Albuquerque, NM • Isleta Amphitheater**
Oct 28 - Colorado Springs, CO • Broadmoor World Arena**
Oct 29 - Independence, MO • Cable Dahmer Arena**
Oct 31 - Lincoln, NE • Pinnacle Bank Arena**
Nov 1 - Bloomington, IL • Grossinger Motors Arena**
Nov 2 - Minneapolis, MN • The Armory**
Nov 4 - Grand Rapids, MI • Van Andel Arena**
Nov 5 - Pittsburgh, PA • PPG Paints Arena**
Nov 6 - Lexington, KY • Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center**
Nov 8 - Manchester, NH • SNHU Arena**
Nov 9 - Bridgeport, CT • Total Mortgage Arena**
Nov 11 - North Charleston, SC • North Charleston Coliseum**
Nov 13 - Biloxi, MS • Mississippi Coast Coliseum**
Nov 14 - Tallahassee, FL • Donald L. Tucker Civic Center**
Nov 18 - Huntsville, AL • Von Braun Center Arena**
Nov 20 - Tulsa, OK • BOK Center**
Nov 21 - Austin, TX • Moody Center**
Nov 22 - Corpus Christi, TX • AmericanBank Center**
* w/ State Champs & Boundaries
^ w/ The Wonder Years & Boundaries
** w/ The Wonder Years & Dinosaur Pile Up
