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BREAKING: Chiodos Guitarist Thomas Erak Hospitalized; Band Still Performing Warped Party

Chiodos just announced via Twitter that guitarist Thomas Erak will be missing the group’s scheduled performance at the Warped Tour kickoff party in Los Angeles tonight due to hospitalization. The group is still planning to perform tonight, but will be playing acoustic. You can view a series of tweets detailing the situation below:


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Thomas Erak (ex. The Fall Of Troy) Performs With Chiodos In Hollywood

Ex. The Fall Of Troy frontman Thomas Erak took the reigns as lead guitarist for Michigan hardcore outfit Chiodos the other night in Hollywood. The group recently lost Jason Hale to pursue other endeavors and the group are looking to fill his position.

Chiodos were filmed performing four songs from their catalogue, including “Baby You Wouldn’t Last A Minute On The Creek,” “The Words Best Friend Become Redefined” and more. UTG realizes the sound and picture quality is not the best for these videos but the point is that Erak tears up the stage. Would you all like to see …

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THE OUTRO: The Fall Of Troy

The Outro is a new column here on Under the Gun Review to honor our favorite bands from the past decade that made their mark in their respective genres but have since come to the unanimous decision to move on from their confluence and pursue alternative enterprises.

Providing an in depth look at the featured band’s career as well as interviews with the bands themselves regarding their departure, The Outro is sure to have you feeling a spell of nostalgia as you reconnect with your favorite acts that we’ve lost in recent years.

THE INTRO

We are gathered here today …

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Just Like Vinyl

Thomas Erak’s (Ex-The Fall of Troy) new project is called Just Like Vinyl.

R.I.P. to The Fall Of Troy


Courest of Alt.Press:

Progressive Washington State trio the Fall Of Troy have announced that they are bringing the band to a close. In a post on the band’s website, vocalist/guitarist Thomas Erak wrote, “Andrew [Forsman, drums], Frank [Ene, bass] and I have decided to end our career as the Fall Of Troy.” Erak says there was no contention among the members and that the decision was due to the trio being “on three different paths in our lives.”

The Fall Of Troy released four full-lengths beginning with their self-titled 2003 effort and ending with In The Unlikely Event which dropped