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London, United Kingdom (2003 – present)

Fightstar is a band, formed in 2003, from London, United Kingdom. The band consists of Charlie Simpson on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Alex Westaway on guitar and also providing vocals, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. They have released three studio albums, “Grand Unification” in 2006, “One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours” in 2007 and most recently “Be Human” in April 2009. Before releasing any albums the band released “They Liked You Better When You Were Dead”, a 6 track EP. And in 2008 they released a compilation album consisting of b-sides and covers called “Alternate Endings”. They are currently on their own record label Search And Destroy in the UK and are signed with Trustkill Records in the US.

Fightstar’s debut EP, “They Liked You Better When You Were Dead”, was released on February 28, 2005, following a rapid promotional tour of the United Kingdom. Being an EP and containing in excess of 3 tracks (it in fact contained 6 tracks, one more than shown on the track listing, the 6th being a hidden track) it was ineligible for the singles chart in the UK - whether or not this was a conscious choice on the part of the band, since it effectively negated the possibility of their first release being judged by its placing in the singles chart (and so, almost inevitably, poorly by comparison with Simpson’s former band), is a matter for debate; regardless, the release proved popular enough to warrant a reprinting on March 23, 2005.
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  • SpyKiisMaGiC

    Well they're Charlie's favourite band so obviously there's a lot of influence there.

    Friday morning
  • Jonjonjohny

    If anything they sound more like Deaftones.

    Thursday morning
  • SpyKiisMaGiC

    How do they ever try and sound like FFAF? They're better in every way.

    Wednesday morning
  • Dyomaeth

    I've always been a fan of this band but they should try to sound less like FFAF and more like themselves.

    Monday afternoon
  • f_k_o_s

    Mono is the best track this band has ever done! [2]

    14 days ago
  • ivasheva

    mono the best

    16 days ago
  • spunge666

    Mono is the best track this band has ever done!

    19 days ago
  • Jonjonjohny

    I'm well keen for a follow up to Be Human, hopefully they combine the symphonic stuff with more rage.

    21 days ago
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