From First to Last

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From First to Last
From First to Last performing at Emo Nite in 2017
Background information
Also known as	FFTL First too Last (1999–2002)
Origin	Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1]
Genres	Post-hardcore emo alternative rock
Years active	1999–2010 2013–2019 2023–present
Labels	Four Leaf Epitaph Capitol Suretone Interscope Rise Sumerian OWSLA
Members	Matt Good Travis Richter Derek Bloom
Past members	Parker Nelms Scott Oord Steve Pullman Chris Vicious Greg Taylor Phillip Reardon Joey Antillion Jon Weisberg Sonny Moore Chris Lent Wes Borland Blake Steiner Spencer Sotelo Ernie Slenkovich Taylor Larson Matt Manning

From First to Last is an American rock band formed in Tampa, Florida by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999. The current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead vocals and lead guitar), Travis Richter (rhythm guitar and unclean vocals), and Derek Bloom (drums).

The band released their first EP Aesthetic in 2003, which they recorded with founding member and vocalist Phillip Reardon. Reardon left the band in 2004 due to personal and creative differences. After signing with Epitaph Records, the band recruited Sonny Moore as their new vocalist.

The band's first two albums, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) and Heroine (2006), were both underground successes, selling a combined total of 304,000 copies in the United States by 2008 even with a lack of radio airplay.^[2] The band also cultivated a large following on MySpace during this period, with the band's songs receiving over 20 million streams on the platform by March 2008.^[2]

Following the departure of Moore in February 2007 (to pursue electronic music as Skrillex), the band added permanent bassist Matt Manning, and Good moved to lead vocals/guitar. After signing with Suretone Records, the band issued their third, self-titled studio album in 2008. It received mixed reviews, and despite receiving a high-profile marketing campaign from said label,^[2] the album undersold expectations.^[3] The band moved to Rise Records in late 2009, and not long after, Richter left the band. Their fourth studio album, Throne to the Wolves, was released in March 2010. In July of the same year, the band took a break.

In November 2013, the band re-formed, with Periphery vocalist Spencer Sotelo, as the new lead vocalist, and Richter rejoined the band. They released their fifth album Dead Trees in April 2015. Sotelo departed the band in July 2016. Former vocalist Sonny Moore rejoined in January 2017. In May 2020, Matt Good admitted that while there are a few tracks that could be on a new album, he is unsure if it will ever come to fruition.^[4]