Formed in Albany, New York, GREATDAYFORUP is a cross-pollination of bands from the Northeast (NYC”s Greys, Boston”s Ajna Chakra, and Albany”s Stigmata) that has found, tapped, and booted their own particular vein of East Coast Rock-Dope through trial, error, …and the occasional line-up change. GREATDAYFORUP, led by Mike Vitali and Michael Langone, hit the scene in 1999 and finally gelled with the addition of Jared Krak on drums and Brendan Slater (ex-Clay People) on bass. 2002 & ”03 saw a lot of touring and the release of both their debut EP, Ready Rock and their first full-length effort, God Loves A Sinner. ”04 & ”05 continued the upward trend, but with a more grueling touring schedule, leaving only enough time for one release, a split with Solace on Underdogma Records. Over the years, GDFU have shared the stage with bands like Scissorfight, Superjoint Ritual, Dozer, Seemless, Yakuza, (Grammy Winners) Maroon 5 (tee-hee!), Weedeater, Bongzilla, Meatjack, Dove, Solace, Darediablo, and many others.

After spending the past half a decade constantly growing and evolving, GREATDAYFORUP has finally hit their stride. They have found a home at Small
Stone Records. GREATDAYFORUP have established a niche… At the home of Stoner Rock, they have found the room they needed to bridge the twin shores of Stoner and Metal– let”s call it Stoner with brains, Emo with a big spliff and not a hint of whine, a brain washing, photogenic poison with heavy rocking grooves and powerhouse vocals that creeps behind an explosive live performance. With the release of Flores De Sangre and tour dates in the works for 2005, GREATDAYFORUP are prepared to infect the masses with mammoth doses of hard rock.

Additional Details

Label: Small Stone Records

Genre: Metal

Run Time: 60 mins

Release Date: 11/08/05

UPC: 709764105722