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Thomas Erak Leaves Chiodos to Focus on the Fall of Troy’s New Record

This time last year, it was difficult to not be excited for Chiodos’ new record, Devil. Craig had returned, and the addition of Thomas Erak seemed to ensure that the group’s forthcoming effort would likely be their most diverse outing to date. Unfortunately, this hope was never realized, as the band’s latest attempt found them […]

Chiodos Discuss Thomas Erak In New Video

GuitarWorld has premiered a video from Chiodos, in which the band discusses its newest member, Fall of Troy front-man Thomas Erak. The video features commentary from all band members, and highlights on the rewards of adding Thomas to their roster. Their highly anticipated new album, Devil, is due out April 1. Speaking on the record, […]

Thomas Erak (Chiodos, ex-The Fall Of Troy) Teases Big Announcement

Thomas Erak is currently the guitarist in Chiodos, and used to be the vocalist/guitarist of The Fall Of Troy. Thomas took to Twitter and hinted that an announcement would be coming up in the next couple of days, and his tweet has fans everywhere falling over themselves trying to figure out what the announcement might […]

Chiodos’ Thomas Erak Comments On Touché Amoré’s Warped Tour Discussion

To add to the list of people commenting on what Jeremy Bolm of Touché Amoré had to say about his band never playing Warped Tour, we have a statement made by Thomas Erak. He’s currently in Chiodos, and used to be in The Fall Of Troy. He (Thomas) basically congratulates Jeremy on taking a stance […]

BREAKING: Chiodos Guitarist Thomas Erak Hospitalized; Band Still Performing Warped Party

Chiodos just announced via Twitter that guitarist Thomas Erak will be missing the group’s scheduled performance at the Warped Tour kickoff party in Los Angeles tonight due to hospitalization. The group is still planning to perform tonight, but will be playing acoustic. You can view a series of tweets detailing the situation below: Prayers for […]

Thomas Erak (Ex-Fall Of Troy) Joins Chiodos

Michigan’s hard rock act Chiodos has officially announced Thomas Erak (ex-Fall Of Troy) as their new guitarist. The decision comes two months after Jason Hale parted ways with the group. In an announcement video released this morning, Erak introduces himself to fans, gives some insight into his musical background, and hints at a small change […]

Thomas Erak (ex. The Fall Of Troy) Performs With Chiodos In Hollywood

Ex. The Fall Of Troy frontman Thomas Erak took the reigns as lead guitarist for Michigan hardcore outfit Chiodos the other night in Hollywood. The group recently lost Jason Hale to pursue other endeavors and the group are looking to fill his position. Chiodos were filmed performing four songs from their catalogue, including “Baby You […]

Just Like Vinyl

Thomas Erak’s (Ex-The Fall of Troy) new project is called Just Like Vinyl.

REVIEW: The Fall Of Troy rip and shred through ‘OK’ with purpose

Artist: The Fall Of Troy Album: OK Genre: Screamo/Hardcore Label: Self-Released I know it’s cliche, but ignorance is bliss. Truthfully. Especially when it comes to music. Ignorance from hype and expectation. Without both of those mindsets, you’re allowed to listen to a new song or record in the most pure form. Now, obviously this is […]

Chiodos Lose Two Members, Recruit Replacements From RX Bandits, The Mars Volta

Recently, Michigan post-hardcore heavyweights, Chiodos, have undergone an unexpected lineup change as they prepare to embark on this fall’s ‘Parks and Devastation Tour’ with A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. If you recall, the band recently brought on guitarist extraordinaire, Thomas Erak, former frontman for The Fall of Troy, before recording Chiodos’ […]

Chiodos Release Music Video for “3 AM”

Chiodos has been busy since the release of their latest record Devil, which came out last March. This effort included the return of original vocalist Craig Owens and the inclusion of The Fall Of Troy guitar aficionado Thomas Erak. The band put a lot of time and creativity to provide a versatile number of songs […]

REVIEW: Chiodos – ‘Devil’

Artist: Chiodos Album: Devil Genre: Post-hardcore Label: Razor & Tie It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since the last time Chiodos released an album with Craig Owens at the helm. It’s been four years since the band released any new music for that matter. It’s been a long time coming, and fans […]