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Four Letter Lie

Built on the foundation of the independent local scene from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Four Letter Lie was formed in 2004 by long-time friends Brian Nagan (Vocals), John Waltmann (bass/guitar), and Connor Kelly (guitar). After self-releasing an EP in 2005 and hitting the road to increase exposure in the melodic hardcore scene across the Midwest, the band joined up with guitarist Kevin Skaff and drummer Derek Smith to begin writing off the back of this regional success.

Shortly after bringing on new members, the band signed with Victory Records and recorded their first full-length album, Let Your Body Take Over, with producers Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner (Coheed and Cambria). The album, out October 2006, would go on to gain the band national recognition accompanied by a stacked touring schedule including appearances on Taste of Chaos, Warped Tour, and dates with Bless the Fall. At that point, the band knew it was time to take the music to the next level. So, that’s exactly what they set out to do: raise the bar, trump their critics and improve their live show.

Producer Matt Goldman (Underoath, Anberlin, As Cities Burn) welcomed the band into his Atlanta recording studio in November 2007. Four weeks later, What A Terrible Thing To Say was complete; a darker, harder, more intimate recording that was released in February of 2008. The album was placed on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and Four Letter Lie promoted the album heavily including tours with bands such as Memphis Mayfire, Pierce the Veil, Emarosa, A Skylit Drive and Dance Gavin Dance.

In early 2009, the band announced that Kevin Skaff would be leaving the band to pursue personal ventures and later joining A Day to Remember. A month later, Derek Smith announced he would be leaving the band to pursue a solo rap career now Mod Sun. After these announcements, the band scrapped an entire album of songs written for their third Victory release and left the band in an exceptional position to reinvent their sound with the original founding members.

At this point, the band returned to Atlanta, GA again to start a new full length album with producer, Matt Goldman. The band called upon Timothy Java (Dead to Fall, Darkest Hour) to come on board as their new drummer. This reinvention of the band’s sound featured no clean vocals and put Brian front and center of the powerful lyrics that completed the new full length album, A New Day. A New Day was released in October of 2009 and was supported through USA and Canada tours with Sleeping With Sirens and We Came As Romans. The band featured several touring musicians over this time including Tai Wright (Slaves, DRUGS) on drums.

Four Letter Lie released Let Your Body Take Over (2006), What a Terrible Thing to Say (2008), and A New Day (2009) with Victory Records.

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