WELCOME TO THE STORY SO FAR. Since 1997, New Found Glory has delivered brilliant punk power pop. Angst fueled by jangly guitars. And they delivered on the only way a self-respecting punk band would: on singles and EPs. UMe is proud to present NFG’s first-ever greatest hits collection, chronicling the band’s best-loved singles, album cuts and a couple of rare gems, “Constant Static” (previously available as a Japanese album bonus cut) and “Situations” (not commercially available, only streamed on Warped Tour website for a one-month period).

New Found Glory is a band that needs no introduction. After five full-length albums with the Universal Records family, the band has risen from an obscure group of five guys from South Florida to an international powerhouse with millions of CDs & tickets sold. Back in the late 90s, the concept of “hardcore kids playing in a pop punk band” was something that got a snicker from the hardcore scene and a decade after starting, New Found Glory finds themselves in the unique position to control their destiny-and if accepting an offer to do an EP with Boston-based hardcore label Bridge Nine Records is something they want to do-then that’s what will happen.

New Found Glory’s Tip Of The Iceberg & The International Superheroes Of Hardcore Takin It Ova is a two-disc CD set that is the band’s second post-major label studio release since the release of 2006’s Coming Home. New Found Glory have never been a band content with staying put and as Chad Gilbert, former Shai Hulud vocalist, current International Superheroes of Hardcore vocalist & current guitarist for NFG, stated, “Now that we’ve got a break in between contracts, it’s been fulfilling to take this time and do whatever we want and write and record music with no pressure on us except writing songs for ourselves and our fans.” 

Tip Of The Iceberg is the first out this two-disc set. Featuring three original New Found Glory songs and three covers of Gorilla Biscuits, Shelter & Lifetime, Gilbert said about the covers, “There are some who might not know the bands that influenced us to start in the first place, so it’s a great chance to show where we came from.” Recorded in just two days in November with Paul Miner (engineer for Coming Home and From The Screen To your Stereo II), it’s an energetic, powerful collection that shows New Found Glory is putting out something that sounds inspired, heavy, & fast- all the while having melodies that won’t leave your head.

Disc 2 is the full-length album by the International Superheroes Of Hardcore titled Takin It Ova. Featuring all five members of New Found Glory with Jordan & Chad swapping vocal & guitar duties, this is what happens when New York hardcore influences, the New Found Glory’s trademark off-key sense of humor, and some time off from touring come crashing together. The result is a 12-song album that takes on the hardcore scene ills of talking shit, genres they find offensive, eBay, save driving & their open appreciation for NYHC stalwarts Madball set to a hardcore soundtrack which, if you were unaware, you’d NEVER guess was played by the members of New Found Glory. Fitting alongside bands like Crucial Youth & Grudge, it’s one more example of New Found Glory deciding that they wanted to do something- and then doing it. Takin It Ova shows a side of the band people might not have known and after a self-released 7-song, limited edition CD of only 1000 copies, this is the first official North American release of the ISHC full-length album.

The Tip Of The Iceberg/Takin It Ova’ 2xCD set is in stores April 29th.

Sep 25 2008 6:00P Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York

Sep 26 2008 6:30P Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey

Sep 28 2008 6:00P Lupo’s Providence, Rhode Island

Sep 30 2008 6:00P Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland

Oct 1 2008 6:00P Toad’s Place Richmond, Virginia

Oct 2 2008 5:30P Greene Street Greensboro, North Carolina

Oct 3 2008 7:00P Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina

Oct 4 2008 7:00P Fuel Coffeehouse Jacksonville, Florida

Oct 5 2008 6:00P Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida

Oct 7 2008 5:30P Matthew’s Bar & Grill Birmingham, Alabama

Oct 8 2008 6:00P Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee

Oct 9 2008 6:00P The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri

Oct 10 2008 6:30P The Otherside Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oct 12 2008 5:00P House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

Nov 20 2008 7:00P University of East Anglia Norwich, England

Nov 21 2008 7:00P Manchester Academy Manchester, England

Nov 22 2008 7:00P Carling Academy Birmingham, England

Nov 23 2008 7:00P Barrowlands Scotland, Scotland

Nov 25 2008 7:00P Carling Academy Newcastle, England

Nov 26 2008 7:00P Guidhall Southampton, England

Nov 27 2008 7:00P Carling Academy Bristol, England

Nov 28 2008 7:00P Brixton Carling Academy London, England

Nov 29 2008 7:00P Rock City Nottingham, England