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Hawthorne Heights — Fragile Future

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) August 6, 2008 12:42 pm
No one would have begrudged Hawthorne Heights if they'd called it quits after last year's accidental death of guitarist/lead singer Casey Calvert. Rather than replace him, the now-foursome are trudging on with the missing parts of their soundscape replaced with beefier guitars and a few gang vocals. Both the disc's title track and mid-album...
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Edgefest 2's Smaller Acts Upstage The Headliners

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 18, 2006 3:30 pm
If Edgefest 1 brought the rock, Edgefest 2 definitely brought the punk. Or pop-punk, anyway. Focusing on one genre instead of a mixed bag like previous years produced uneven results, but young punks flocked to the Molson Amphitheatre to see a wide array of mainstream and underground punk talent. One of the great things about going with the...
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Hawthorne Heights — If Only You Were Lonely

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) February 28, 2006 11:24 am
If you were to look at this album as an emo playbook, it would seem like a must-have for any teenager with the sideways mullet. It has everything bands like Further Seems Forever have in spades, including faux-metal guitar harmonies, screamy back-up vocals, unbearably bad, whiny melodies, depressing album art and a lame title. If you're sick of...
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Hawthorne Heights @ CMW 2010

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) March 15, 2010 2:08 pm
Background/Composition: Dayton, Ohio's Hawthorne Heights formed in 2001 and were originally called A Day In The Life. The band are set to release their fourth album, Skeletons, on June 1 through Wind-up Records. Grade: 80 Comment: Hawthorne Heights played a tight, though serious, set. The former five-piece act — guitarist Casey Calvert passed...
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Hawthorne Heights Sign With Wind-Up

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 2, 2009 4:00 pm
Ohio emocore band Hawthorne Heights have signed a comprehensive deal with Wind-Up Records. Wind-Up will release all the band's future recordings and will also handle sales of the band's music and merchandise on tour and online. It will also publish the band's music and work with the band on upcoming tours and appearances. They will release their...
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Hawthorne Heights Without Casey

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By Trevor Morelli (CHARTattack) October 23, 2008 10:36 am
Fragile Future is Hawthorne Heights' third LP in the last four years, but making the album has been anything but a cakewalk. Imagine living your worst nightmare and you'll get an idea of the misery the band have gone through to get this record out. After splitting with Victory Records, Hawthorne Heights sued the label for fraud, faced a...
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Hawthorne Heights Without Calvert

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By Trevor Morelli (CHARTattack) September 12, 2008 1:41 pm
Things are finally starting to look up for Hawthorne Heights, the Dayton, Ohio quartet who recently released their third Victory Records album, Fragile Future. The band's on-again, off-again battle with Victory has been well-documented, and drummer Eron Bucciarelli says the title is a reflection of the group's state of mind at the time the album...
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Hawthorne Heights And Victory Bury The Hatchet

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By CHARTattack Staff June 6, 2008 2:30 pm
Hawthorne Heights have dropped their August 2006 lawsuit against Victory Records, which will now release the emo/punk group's Fragile Future on Aug. 5. Victory issued Hawthorne Heights' first two albums: 2004's The Silence In Black And White and 2006's If Only You Were Lonely. While both were successful, the Dayton, Ohio band were unhappy with...
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Hawthorne Heights Guitarist Died From Accidentally Mixing Prescription Drugs

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By CHARTattack Staff December 18, 2007 5:30 pm
Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert died on Nov. 24 as a result of accidentally mixing medications, according to an autopsy report released on Monday. Calvert, 26, was found dead in the group's tour bus outside the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. as a result of the "acute combined effects of opiate, citalopram and clonazepam...
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Hawthorne Heights Guitarist Passes Away

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By Moya Dillon (CHARTattack) November 26, 2007 5:00 pm
Casey Calvert, guitarist for post-hardcore band Hawthorne Heights, passed away Saturday on the band's tour bus outside Washington, D.C. The band were gearing up for the second show of Wintour 2007, which kicked off Friday night in Detroit, when the 26-year-old Calvert apparently passed away in his sleep. Police are still awaiting autopsy...
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Hawthorne Heights Still Have Legal Issues To Sort Out Before Making New Album

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By CHARTattack Staff November 23, 2007 4:30 pm
Hawthorne Heights have written two dozen songs and have a producer ready to hit the studio to start recording them, but the Dayton, Ohio band have to get out of legal limbo before they can move forward. The emo/punk quintet have done some pre-production work for their third album with producer Howard Benson (Daughtry, Hoobastank) and are hoping...
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Hawthorne Heights And Victory Records Continue Legal Battle

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By CHARTattack Staff March 7, 2007 6:30 pm
Emo/punk band Hawthorne Heights are a bit higher this week after a Chicago judge ruled that Victory Records doesn't have their exclusive rights and that they're free to record for any label. Hawthorne Heights filed a lawsuit against Victory last August, citing fraudulent accounting practices among their accusations. At the same time, the group...
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Hawthorne Heights Lawsuit Against Victory Hurt By Judge's Ruling

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By CHARTattack Staff October 23, 2006 5:00 pm
A U.S. District Court judge in Chicago has dismissed two of the claims in Hawthorne Heights' lawsuit against their record label, Victory Records. Judge Milton Shadur ruled that the emo-punk band's view that their contract with Victory was "terminable at will" and that they could get out of it without notice or reason was "absurd...
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Tit For Tat In Hawthorne Heights-Victory Records Legal Dispute

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By CHARTattack Staff September 14, 2006 7:30 pm
Victory Records has filed a countersuit against Hawthorne Heights in relation to the lawsuit launched against the label last month by the unhappy emo-punk band. The group accused Victory of fraudulent accounting practices that have denied them royalty payments and said that bullying tactics used by label CEO Tony Brummel had damaged their...
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Hawthorne Heights Suing (And Maybe Leaving) Victory Records

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By Max Hayman (CHARTattack) August 8, 2006 6:00 pm
Emo-punk band Hawthorne Heights say that they're parting ways with Victory Records and have filed a lawsuit against the label, citing fraudulent accounting practices among their accusations. Hawthorne Heights released a statement on their website regarding the departure, and claim that the split is "anything but amicable." The band...
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Early Main Stage At 2006 Edgefest II

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 16, 2006
Hawthorne Heights

Early Main Stage At 2006 Edgefest II

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 16, 2006
Hawthorne Heights

Early Main Stage At 2006 Edgefest II

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Photographer: 
Rachel Verbin
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
July 16, 2006
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Hawthorne Heights Paid Their Dues On The Road, Not MySpace

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 14, 2006 5:00 pm
Looking at Hawthorne Heights' somewhat rapid rise to fame, you would think that they've come out of nowhere. But their success is due largely to their dedication to their fans. As drummer Eron Bucciarelli says, they've paid their dues. "I don't really take offence to anybody saying we don't pay our dues or anything like that, and if they'...
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