First to Leave
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| First to Leave (band) | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  San Francisco, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Pop punk Melodic hardcore |
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| Years active | 2002–present | |
| Label(s) | Lobster Records | |
First to Leave is a pop-punk/melodic hardcore 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 Killing the Dream, Life Long Tragedy, Daggermouth, Barricade, Final Fight, Dangers, Set It Straight, Gunsmoke, The Starting Point, Changing Face, and many more.
They later recorded a full-length album entitled Change Never Lasts in 2005 on Straight On Records which has an alumni 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 currently finished their Lobster Records debut. It was recorded at Magpie cage studios in Baltimore with producer J. Robbins. The tentative release date is February 27th, 2007, under the title Forging a Future. After recording the album the three orginal members Tony, Murtaza, and Mike parted ways with First to Leave. The current line up is Matt Foster - Vocals Zack Attack - Bass Justin Mellor - Drums Ben Hirschfield - Guitar
