Formation, A Tragedy in Progress and Collapse (2001–2007) The band released its first album,
A Tragedy in Progress, in May 2003 on Indianola Records. Following the success of this release, they played shows with bands such as
Underoath,
My Chemical Romance,
Norma Jean,
Haste the Day,
Atreyu and
It Dies Today. Not long after the release, original guitarist Jason Fields departed the band. After some member changes, the band wrote and recorded their second release on Indianola, an EP entitled
Living in the Moment. The EP is the band's last release with founding members Taylor and Barry, and is the first release with guitarist Jarrod Smith who replaced Jason Fields, who departed the band in 2003 after the release of their debut album
A Tragedy in Progress. Like their first album, the EP was also recorded at XadeX Studios with producer John Taylor. In reviews of the EP, the band has been compared to many diverse bands, such as
Atreyu,
Thrice,
Scatter the Ashes,
Coalesce Break up (2008) On September 22, 2008, Across Five Aprils announced that they would be breaking up. They had a very short farewell tour in October and had their final farewell show in Chattanooga, TN on November 1, 2008.
Reunion and A Tragedy in Progress (2010) On October 14, 2010, the original line-up of Across Five Aprils announced two reunion shows in
Chattanooga, Tennessee and
Marietta, Georgia. The band used the moniker A Tragedy in Progress as an homage from the debut album out of respect to the members that came after them, and decided not to use the original band name. They released a four-song EP titled
Going Down with the Ship on January 25, 2011, on their original label Indianola Records. The EP included a re-recording of the song "Around the World in a Radio Flyer" (titled only "Radio Flyer") from their debut album. On September 9, 2011, the band announced that they would be entering the studio in December 2011 to record an album to be released on Indianola Records in early 2012. On September 15, 2011, it was confirmed that the album would be recorded at Echelon Studios where the band recorded their latest EP along with producer Joseph McQueen. Guitarist Jason Fields has also commented on the upcoming album: "The new record I think will be deeper, both lyrically and musically". On May 11, 2012, the first single off the new album, "The Human Condition", was released for free streaming. The album
Mechanical Weather was announced for release on August 28, 2012, on Indianola Records.
Reunions (2012, 2021) On March 31, 2012, the band played a one-off reunion show in
Pensacola, Florida. The first reunion show of the band under that name, as the 2010 shows were performed by the band under A Tragedy in Progress, which became a new band. The band members performing were not the original line-up but instead the line-up of the band's second album
Collapse, unlike the 2010 reunion which focused on the
Tragedy in Progress line-up. The line-up included Drew Miller and Zak Towe (from A Tragedy in Progress), Brandon Mullins, Jarrod Smith and Josh Dycus. In 2021, Across Five Aprils reunited once again to play at that year's
Furnace Fest. They ended up still continue to play shows together. ==Band members==