R.I.P. The Fall of Troy 2002-2010

**SeaMoney** · Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 750 Location: East Lansing, MI

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**OpenYourEyes** · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject:

Holy crap, they're coming to Portland.

I may have to buy a ticket. This might be a cool show (coming from only a moderate fan).
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**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:38 am Post subject:

The joy of the fall of troy will be no... moy =(

Ahhh, this sucks bigtime. Of course I respect their decisions, but It's a pity I won't see them live ever. I wonder what Thom meant by "PS. I have no intention to stop making music! Quite the opposite actually – but until then see you at the shows!". Especially the "until then"-part. Maybe he'll join another band?

Who knows. Still, I'm happy they didn't quit earlier. It could've been worse.
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**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:06 am Post subject:

Yeah, I knew he is a drummer. Maybe he'll try to sing in his next band while drumming XD

That would be so epic.
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**NovaXD** · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 884

But they only JUST got the symphony goin'!

**JimmyHero33** · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 1635 Location: MY HOUSE OMG!! :)

fall of troy was never a real big fan btu I respect there music and it is a shame that theya re breaing up but it also may bring greater things for the members and of the music they make. We will always have previous releases to listen to so good luck to them and hope to hear some more good if not great quality music.
R.I.P FOT a fair good band!
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**BlueTornado** · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 2175

I also have a :/ face. They had some pretty neat stuff going, and now they're breaking up? It just left me shocked, but blank. I felt a little emptier on the inside. Well, RIP TFOT.
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**Abomstar** · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 994 Location: Utica, NY

Sucks. Admittedly, I know very little about how this band operated behind the scenes, but I can't help but feel that the tepid (arguably worse than tepid) response to In the Unlikely Event contributed big time to this. I like the album a lot, but it seems like Erak tried to take it in too many different directions and had no filter for his less-than-stellar ideas. He seemed so enthusiastic about his vocal improvements and the "timelessness" of the songs, and to have the album get critically eviscerated like that must hurt a lot. Empty the Clip, in my opinion, is the best example of where the album missed the mark, and why I don't really understand Erak's "death to sellouts" attitude he carried throughout the whole project -- not typical The Fall of Troy, and not necessarily in a good way. Practically musical devolution by their own standards. On the other hand, Transference, Pillow Talk, People and Their Lives, among others, were unique high points that I believe would be more warmly remembered if the band went on to do bigger and better things. Just doesn't seem right for this to be their final album, you know?

But, I'll still follow the band members' future endeavors on the basis of how amazing everything else was. Really, not a bad song in the bunch between self-titled and Phantom. They were my first exposure to the scream-infused, super-heavy, intricately melodic, maddeningly catchy style of songwriting and still my favorite contributors to the genre, as they did it with a one-of-a-kind mix of personality, intelligence, and class, not to mention mesmerizing instrumental skill.

It was a good run.

**Carungi** · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 2216 Location: Phoenix, AZ

This year sucks so much. First #12, and now Fall of Troy

Bought my ticket for Martini Ranch already. I'm sad to see them go, they put on the best shows.
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**Cabanon** · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 6464 Location: Quebec, Canada

**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject:

^Take him with you. Fun for the whole family!
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**RLKDragon** · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 2253 Location: Chicago, IL

I noticed the first tour date:

3/6/10 DeKalb, IL @ House Cafe

As an NIU student, holy hell this is AWESOME! I don't understand why they wouldn't play at Otto's (bigger bar/music venue right down the street, which would suit them better), but I might as well go see them anyway!