Early years
Hit the Lights formed in 2003, taking their name from an 80's skate flick called
Gleaming the Cube according to their Warped Tour interview, not the previously believed
Metallica song on the album
Kill 'Em All.
[1] Band members Colin Ross and Omar Zehery performed first as Headliner, then The Goodbye Session with then-drummer Reymundo Ortiz Jr. Nick Thompson was in a group called The Summer Departure.
[1] Nate Van Dame had worked for
Hawthorne Heights as a drum tech.
[1] They quickly found a devoted following with their energetic live performances.
[1]
[edit] Commercial success
They have taken part in numerous national tours, including the spring 2006 Sub City Take Action tour with
Matchbook Romance and the 2005 and 2006
Vans Warped Tours.
[2] They were named
SPIN Band of the Day on April 11, 2006.
[3] They also toured with
Paramore,
Cute Is What We Aim For, and
This Providence in the summer of 2006. After the Paramore tour, they started on tour with
New Found Glory,
Cartel, and
The Early November. They toured in the
UK during December 2006. The band ventured on its first headlining tour in March and April 2007, with supporting acts
Valencia,
All Time Low,
Just Surrender,
Forgive Durden, and
Love Arcade. In late 2008, they supported major acts
Motion City Soundtrack and
Chiodos, then went to the UK, co-headlining with Bayside. After the headlining tour, the band took the summer off to write and record for their second album (Skip School, Start Fights), which was recorded with
Rob Freeman at the Pilot Studios in
Boonton,
New Jersey. Hit the Lights was one of five featured bands in the 2009
Alternative Press Tour.
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