"Dearest friends from all corners of the world,
I write to inform you that after nearly 9 years, 5 full-lengths, 2 bass players, hundreds of shows, and numerous other achievements and follies, Andrew, Frank, and I have decided to end our career as The Fall of Troy.
This band has been my life, my love, the air I breathe, the food I eat, and what helps me sleep (and sometimes keeps me up) at night. I love and cherish the music we’ve made, the times we’ve had, and all the great friends we’ve met along the way. Andrew, Frank, and of course Tim, will always and forever have a special place in my heart. But it has come time for us to call it a day. After everything’s said and done, there is no drama, there is no blow out, it’s simply the three members of this band are on three different paths in our lives.
I always hold true to the fact that it’s better to go out in style, to ride off into the sunset, than go down in flames. This tour coming up with Envy On The Coast and Twin Atlantic will be our last go round, and we really hope that all of you will come out and celebrate what has been so unreal and unbelievable – let’s dance one last time!
We would really like to thank everyone that’s ever been involved with the band, managed the band, booked a show for us, let us eat your canned food, sleep on your floor, asked us for a picture, caught me when I’ve almost been dropped, put out a record for us, driven us through a late night drive thru, or anything else any of you could possibly look back on and enjoy what this band was…Fun.
So make sure you come out to “The Marked-Men of 2010 Tour” as it will be our last hurrah! We love you, and will be giving as much love as you’ve given to us at these shows. So that’s that! We love you with all our hearts, thank you from the very bottom of them, and goodbye comrades.
R.I.P.
TFOT
2002-2010
With A Heavy Heart,
Thomas Joseph Erak
PS. I have no intention to stop making music! Quite the opposite actually – but until then see you at the shows!"
This sucks. I feel like my parents are getting a divorce... Thomas is undoubtedly sick of the struggling but highly talented musician route he's been accustomed to these past 8 years and I hate that I have the suspicion he's he's got plans for a new project that might actually allow him some stability, but that's what's wrong with the music industry. I could go on about this for days, but the point is bad artists are getting too much money, while the unique ones are stuck in an overly saturated bin of mostly underachievers. Music shouldn't have to be for the masses, but the industry makes it appear to be. There's not really much else to say other than GO SEE THESE GUYS LIVE ON TOUR WHILE YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE CHANCE.
3/6: DeKalb, IL - House Cafe
3/7: Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
3/9: Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
3/10: Nashville, TN - Rocketown
3/11: Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
3/12: St. Petersburg, FL - Orpheum
3/13: Orlando, FL - The Social
3/14: Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box
3/15: Metairie, LA - High Ground
3/17: Mission, TX - Never Say Never Festival
3/18 - 3/19: Austin, TX - SXSW
3/20: Dallas, TX - The Door
3/21: San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
3/23: Phoenix, AZ - Martini Ranch
3/25: San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew
3/26: San Francisco, CA - Slims
3/27: Anaheim, CA - Bamboozle
3/30: Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
3/31: Seattle, WA - El Corazon (HOME STATE SHOW)
4/1: Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw
4/3: Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theatre
4/4: Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
4/6: Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
4/7: Des Moines, IA - House of Blues
4/8: Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
4/9: Chicago, IL - Subterranean
4/10: Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
4/12: Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
4/13: Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
4/14: Buffalo, NY - Mohawk
4/15: Toronto, ON - Annex Wreck Room
4/16: Montreal, QC - Underworld
4/17: Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
4/18: Albany, NY - Valentines
4/20: Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
4/21: Philadelphia, PA - First Church
4/22: Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
4/24: New York, NY - Irving Plaza
4/25: New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
