1997–1999: Formation and Nothing Gold Can Stay The origins of New Found Glory date back to 1997 when
Jordan Pundik (vocals) and
Ian Grushka (bass) played together in the bands Inner City Kids and Flip 60. After disbanding Flip 60, they recruited
Stephen Klein (guitar), who Pundik met at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and had previously played with him in the band Fallview. The three began to jam together. Practicing in Grushka's garage, they later invited Joe "Taco Joe" Marino to play drums. Shortly thereafter, Chad Gilbert (lead guitar), former vocalist of
Shai Hulud, joined to complete the quintet. Pundik later stated the band name was created while he and Klein were working at
Red Lobster together; "We came up with A New Found Glory, we wrote it on a napkin. I think we pulled some of it from "
A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts" by the
Get Up Kids". The band recorded their debut EP, ''
It's All About the Girls'' (1997) in a friend's apartment, and the EP was distributed by local
independent label Fiddler Records. Soon after, Marino was replaced by current drummer Cyrus Bolooki after two rehearsal sessions. The band's
underground success soon caught the attention of
Eulogy Recordings and the quintet subsequently signed shortly afterwards in order to increase distribution of their music.
Richard Reines, co-founder of
Drive-Thru Records had also noted their devout following and held talks with the band. Drive-Thru subsequently signed the five-piece and paid Eulogy $5,000 to license
Nothing Gold Can Stay, which went on to sell more than 300,000 copies. and released an EP of
cover songs from film soundtracks entitled
From the Screen to Your Stereo in 2000. Drive-Thru's relationship with
MCA Records ensured that the smaller label's more popular bands would be picked up by the major. Later that year, debut single "
Hit or Miss" peaked at No. 15 on the
US Modern Rock Chart, which helped propel the band to a mainstream audience. Subsequently, their self-titled second album and major label debut
New Found Glory (2000) reached number one on the
Billboard Heatseekers chart, and spent 21 weeks on the
Billboard 200 chart. In a
Kerrang! magazine article years later, they referred to the album as the band's
Essential Purchase. They wrote, "marking one of the biggest and quickest improvements in
alternative music, the major label debut hurled them to the forefront of the
punk scene barely 12 months after its predecessor. Packed with infectious melodies and sing-along anthems, it would see them jostling with the likes of
Blink-182 for the genre's crown." In 2001 the band performed at EdgeFest Calgary. Between 2002 and 2004, the band experienced the height of their popularity with headline slots on the
Warped Tour with Blink-182 and a supporting tour with
Green Day. Third album
Sticks and Stones was released on June 11, 2002, and peaked at number four on the
Billboard 200 chart. The heavier style of the record, which included some
metal and
new wave influences, was due to the comparisons that magazines and other media outlets would make between New Found Glory and other popular bands. Chad Gilbert stated: "Well, when
Sticks and Stones came out and we were doing that Honda Civic Tour, we were getting compared to bands like
Good Charlotte and
Simple Plan we were angry with that. At that point, we were getting compared to more pop bands and we aren't a pop band." The band promoted the album with a supporting tour with Green Day during the
fall of 2004 on the
American Idiot Tour. The song "This Disaster" was featured in
EA Sports'
Madden NFL 2005, and "At Least I'm Known for Something" was featured in EA's
Burnout 3: Takedown. This became the band's third record to be certified gold by the RIAA. Unlike their previous releases, Gilbert and Pundik also worked on lyrics alongside primary lyricist
Steve Klein for the first time. Their fifth album titled
Coming Home was released on September 19, 2006, with first single, "
It's Not Your Fault" in July 2006. The release proved popular with many critics giving the album positive reviews. It was acclaimed for its "matured and nuanced songwriting", and was generally recognised as being the band's most mature work.
From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II, the band's follow-up to
From the Screen to Your Stereo – a full-length album, containing 11 songs plus one
bonus track for the
Japanese edition and
iTunes – was released on September 18, 2007, via
Drive-Thru Records. The first and only single from the album was "
Kiss Me", which would become the band's last charting single. The music video can be viewed on
MySpace. In March 2008, a
compilation named
Hits was released. Two previously unreleased songs, "Situations" and "Constant Static", are also featured on the album. This was their last release on
Drive-Thru/
Geffen before signing with independent labels,
Bridge Nine Records and
Epitaph Records. In April 2008, the band released a new EP
Tip of the Iceberg on CD, 7-inch and through digital music outlets on
Bridge 9 Records containing both new material that paid homage to their
melodic hardcore influences. The CD also included an extra disc from the band's side project, the International Superheroes of Hardcore, named ''Takin' It Ova!''. Their seventh studio album,
Not Without a Fight, was released on March 10, 2009, and was produced by
Mark Hoppus. It was released through the band's new label, Epitaph Records. Hoppus has said that during recording, they had felt like a different band altogether. The lead single from the album was called "
Listen to Your Friends". The music video for the song was filmed in
Los Angeles. The single was released December 23, 2008, in the US & a day earlier in the
UK, both via
iTunes & AmazonMP3. Following the album's release, the quintet set out on the "Not Without a Fight Tour" with support from
Set Your Goals,
Bayside and
Shai Hulud. The video for second single "
Don't Let Her Pull You Down" premiered on October 15, and was released on October 20 via limited orange and sky blue
vinyl prints. On October 17 the band played a free show for around 120 fans packed into the studio where the band played a setlist made up of fan requests. on September 11, 2010
2010–2013: Radiosurgery and Klein's departure A special edition
re-release to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their
self-titled album was released on January 26, 2010, through
Geffen Records. The additional material included new liner notes,
demos,
b-sides,
The Story So Far DVD and a
remix of debut single "
Hit or Miss" by the late
Jerry Finn. The surgery was a success. Later that year, the band headlined the
Slam Dunk Festival along with
Alkaline Trio and
Capdown. New Found Glory began the new year by participating in the 2011
Soundwave Festival, and were later confirmed for the
Reading and Leeds Festivals in August. The band also played a full tribute set to
The Ramones with
Marky Ramone on drums at
The Bamboozle 2011 Festival. They returned to the studio in April to record their eighth album, titled
Radiosurgery with Neal Avron the producer having also produced their second, third and fourth albums.
Chad Gilbert has said that
Radiosurgery "is the most upbeat, fun record we've ever recorded. Catchy but not in a fake pop sounding way. I wanted to go back to more of the roots of
punk rock and
pop punk and put a whole new NFG spin on it. The record goes from song to song never letting up the energy." The
lead single and title track, "Radiosurgery" was released on August 2. In March 2012, New Found Glory had announced via their website that they would be a part of the Vans Warped Tour lineup. New Found Glory will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Sticks And Stones by going on a small club tour in the fall, all around the country. In November Pundik said that the band will take a break and won't release a new album until 2014.
AbsolutePunk confirmed that the band would be releasing
A Very New Found Glory Christmas via
cassette tape on December 1, as well as a
live album some time in 2013. The band recorded three new songs which are on their upcoming live album
Kill It Live released on October 7. Also announced in this period was the departure of founding member and rhythm guitarist Steve Klein, due to him being charged with multiple counts of inappropriate contact with a minor. On their Facebook page the band noted that there had been some disparity in the intended direction progressing forward, and that Steve and the remaining members had experienced insurmountable differences "over the years." On March 2, 2021, it was reported that Steve Klein was convicted of indecent exposure.
2014–2021: Resurrection, Makes Me Sick and Forever + Ever x Infinity On February 25, 2014, the band announced an 11 date UK tour with main support by The Story So Far, stopping in cities around the country including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Leeds. On May 18, the band announced on their Facebook page that they would release a new album in the fall of 2014. They also mentioned that it would be released by
Hopeless Records. On May 27, the band announced that they had left
Epitaph Records and would be signing to
Hopeless Records, where their new album will be released in the fall of 2014. On August 5, they released a new single "Selfless" from the upcoming album
Resurrection. The band also filmed a music video to release with the single. On September 9, they released a new single "Ready and Willing" from the upcoming album
Resurrection. The band also filmed a music video to release with the single. On October 7, 2014, they released
Resurrection. On July 22, 2015, the band announced they would reissue the album on October 8, retitled
Resurrection: Ascension. It features two brand new studio tracks, two reworked songs and three acoustic tracks. On the day of announcement, they also rereleased "Vicious Love" featuring
Hayley Williams on vocals. On September 28, 2016, New Found Glory announced via Facebook that pre-production had officially began for a new album and have since been posting pictures showing the progress of the writing process. On January 25, 2017, the band's next album,
Makes Me Sick was announced for release on April 28. The first single "Happy Being Miserable", along with its music video, was released on February 15, 2017. The influence for the music video came from the pie eating scene from the movie
Stand By Me. In January 2019, New Found Glory announced the third instalment of their cover series, the
From the Screen to Your Stereo 3 EP, for release in May. On February 20, 2019, the band released the first song/video off their new cover series EP
From The Screen To Your Stereo 3. They covered "
The Power Of Love" by
Huey Lewis and the News, which comes from the
Back To The Future movies. It was also revealed they'll be covering songs from
Frozen,
Rocky and
Twilight on the new release. On February 10, 2020, the band announced their eleventh studio album
Forever + Ever x Infinity, slated for release for May 29, 2020. The album features 15 songs, as the band did not want to cut any of the recorded material for the album. The first single, "Greatest of All Time", released the same day. In December 2021, the band released ''December's Here'', a collection of 10 original Christmas songs through Hopeless Records. Shortly after this, guitarist Chad Gilbert shared that he had been diagnosed with
metastatic pheochromocytoma, a rare form of gland cancer. After two weeks in hospital, surgeons were able to remove the cancer. In January 2022, he was officially cancer free.
2022–present: Make the Most of It and Listen Up! In 2022, the band embarked on a full US tour with Four Year Strong and Be Well, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Sticks and Stones. Stickers were distributed at the merch table announcing their next album: "New Found Glory -
Make the Most of It. A new 14 song acoustic LP by New Found Glory. Featuring 7 brand new songs and 7 classics reimagined. Mixed by
Mark Trombino. Coming Soon on
Revelation Records." Gilbert had to leave the tour abruptly due to back pains, only to discover that the cancer had regrown in certain parts of his body, including a spine vertebrae which was ultimately removed, and that he would be unable to perform with the band for the rest of the year as a result. On April 30, 2025, the band signed to
Pure Noise Records, while releasing the single "100%". The band's eleventh studio album,
Listen Up!, was released on February 20, 2026. The album was recorded amidst a time of personal struggle for the band, with guitarist
Chad Gilbert battling cancer during the writing and recording process. The band will make an appearance on the 2026
Vans Warped Tour. ==Side projects and collaborations==