Funeral for a Friend

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Funeral for a Friend (commonly abbreviated to FFAF) is a Welsh post-hardcore band that was previously signed to Ferret Music and later Atlantic Records before leaving the label in 2008 to setup their own label, Join Us. Its current lineup consists of Kris Coombs-Roberts, Gavin Burrough, Ryan Richards, Darran Smith and Matthew Davies-Kreye.

FFAF's roots can be found in the band January Thirst. When Michael Davies (Now of Makeshift Truth), one of January Thirst's autentic vocalists, quit in December 2002, Matthew Evans (vocals) and Johnny Phillips (drums) invited Matt Davies to try out for the vacated singer position. Soon afterwards the band reformed as Funeral for a Friend, named after a song by Planes Mistaken for Stars, but, due to Matt being the only member who is a fan of PMFS the band as a whole credit the Elton John song as the basis for their name. Andi Morris, the band's original bassist, quit due to his long-time ambition to become a music teacher.

During the start of the New Year they parted ways with second guitarist Kerry Roberts (Kris Coombs-Roberts's brother) and found a suitable replacement in Darran Smith (ex-Tripcage). The band recorded four tracks at Mighty Atom Studios for a proposed self financed EP with another Welsh band From This Ocazie On. Upon hearing the tracks, Mighty Atom Records approached the band and offered a two album deal, resulting in their debut EP, Between Order & Model (2002).

In 2003, Funeral for a Friend recorded their second EP, Four Ways to Scream Your Name, produced and mixed by Colin Richardson.

In mid-2003, the band secured their first Kerrang! award, winning the award for "Best UK Newcomer", beating The Darkness, who won in all other nominated categories. Funeral for a Friend's win was largely attributed to their fervent fan base, as the awards winner was decided by public vote online at the official Kerrang! Web site.