List of From First to Last members

From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band formed by Matt Good (vocals, guitar), Scott Oord (bass), and Parker Nelms (drums) in November 1999, under the name First Too Last.^[1] The band currently consists of Good alongside guitarist and unclean vocalist Travis Richter and drummer Derek Bloom (both of whom first joined in 2002).

Two line-ups of From First to Last performing in 2007 and 2017.

History

Nelms was soon replaced by Steve Pullman after he was too young to travel with the band. This line-up played small shows around Florida for the next three years. The band were joined by Travis Richter on second guitar and vocals in 2002, while Joey Antillion replaced Oord on bass.^[1]

In 2002, Good, Richter and Antillion joined The Color of Violence, although that band soon disbanded and the three members as well as Derek Bloom (drums) formed From First to Last with lead singer Phillip Reardon. After releasing EP Aesthetic in 2003, the band parted ways with Antillion on September 5, 2003, he was replaced by Jon Weisberg.^[2] Reardon also left. Matt Good was initially going to move to lead vocals and Sonny Moore was going to join on guitar, although Moore ended up taking lead vocals.^[3]

Before recording their second album in 2005, Weisberg was asked to leave. He was briefly replaced by Alicia Simmons,^[4] and Mikey Way,^[5] before Wes Borland joined on a more permanent basis.^[6][7] The band were also joined by touring keyboardist Chris Lent,^[8] who had previously been drum tech.^[9]

Borland left in mid 2006 due to other commitments. Moore also left in February 2007 to pursue a solo career.^[10] Good moved onto lead vocals, the band were also joined by Matt Manning as permanent bassist.^[6] This new line-up released a self titled album in 2008. In late 2009, the band parted ways with Richter.^[11] Richer was replaced by Blake Steiner,^[12] who played on Throne to the Wolves. Following its release the band went on hiatus.^[13]

In November 2013, Good, Bloom, Manning and Richter reunited to record, but by the time they came to recorded the line-up had changed to include vocalist Spencer Sotelo of Periphery, drummer Ernie Slenkovich and third guitarist Taylor Larson.^[14][15][16] The band released Dead Trees in 2015, and after other activities Sotelo left the band in August 2016.^[17]

The band reunited with Moore in January 2017,^[18] alongside new drummer Travis Barker,^[19] Larson and Slenkovich were absent, Bloom also returned later in 2017.^[20] Good returned to lead vocals in September 2023 after a period of inactivity since 2019.^[21] Moore's status in the band is unconfirmed.

Band members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Matt Good	1999–2010 2013–present	lead guitar keyboards programming vocals lead vocals (1999–2002, 2007–2010, 2023–present) rhythm guitar (1999–2002)	all releases
	Derek Bloom	2002–2010 2013–2014 2017–present	drums percussion additional guitar and backing vocals (2010)	all releases, except early demos, Dead Trees (2015) and "Make War" (2017)
	Travis Richter	2002–2009 2013–present	rhythm guitar backing and unclean vocals	all releases, except early demos and Throne to the Wolves (2010)

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Scott Oord	1999–2002	bass backing vocals	early demos
	Parker Nelms	1999	drums percussion
	Steve Pullman	1999–2002	drums percussion keyboards
	Phillip Reardon	2002–2004	lead and unclean vocals keyboards synthesizers	Aesthetic (2003)
	Joey Antillion	2002–2003	bass
	Jon Weisberg	2003–2005	bass unclean vocals	Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004)
	Sonny Moore	2004–2007 2017–2019	lead vocals keyboards guitar	Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) Heroine (2006) "Make War" (2017) "Surrender" (2018)
	Matt Manning	2007–2010 2013–2017	bass unclean vocals	From First to Last (2007) Throne to the Wolves (2010) Dead Trees (2015)
	Blake Steiner	2009–2010	rhythm guitar unclean vocals	Throne to the Wolves (2010)
	Spencer Sotelo	2014–2016	lead vocals	Dead Trees (2015)
	Taylor Larson		lead and rhythm guitar
	Ernie Slenkovich		drums percussion

Touring and session musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Alicia Simmons	2005	bass	none
	Mikey Way
	Wes Borland	2005–2006	bass backing vocals	Heroine (2006)
	Chris Lent	2006–2009	keyboards synthesizers auxiliary percussion	none
	Travis Barker	2017	drums percussion	"Make War" (2017)

Timeline

Line-ups

Period	Members	Releases
November – late 1999 (as "First Too Last")	Matt Good – lead vocals, guitar Scott Oord – bass, backing vocals Parker Nelms – drums	none
late 1999 – 2002 (as "First Too Last")	Matt Good – lead vocals, guitar Scott Oord – bass, backing vocals Steve Pullman – drums, percussion, keyboards
2000 (as "From First to Last" from now on)	Matt Good – lead guitar, vocals Steve Pullman – drums, percussion, keyboards Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, vocals Joey Antillion – bass
2002 – September 2003	Matt Good – lead guitar, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, vocals Philip Reardon – lead and unclean vocals, keyboards Joey Antillion – bass Derek Bloom – drums, percussion	Aesthetic (2003)
September – late 2003	Matt Good – lead guitar, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, vocals Philip Reardon – lead and unclean vocals, keyboards Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Jon Weisberg – bass	none
late 2003 – late 2005	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Jon Weisberg – bass, unclean vocals Sonny Moore – lead vocals	Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004)
late 2005	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Sonny Moore – lead vocals Alicia Simmons – bass (touring)
late 2005 – early 2006	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Sonny Moore – lead vocals Wes Borland – bass, backing vocals (touring)	Heroine (2006)
February 2007 – late 2009	Matt Good – lead guitar, lead vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Matt Manning – bass, backing vocals	From First to Last (2008)
early – July 2010	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, lead vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion, guitar, backing vocals Matt Manning – bass, backing vocals Blake Steiner – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals	Throne to the Wolves (2010)
Band inactive 2010 – 2013
November 2013 – early 2014	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion Matt Manning – bass, backing vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals	none
early 2014 – August 2016	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Matt Manning – bass, backing vocals Spencer Sotelo – lead vocals Taylor Larson – lead and rhythm guitar Ernie Slenkovich – drums, percussion	Dead Trees (2015)
January – November 2017	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Matt Manning – bass, backing vocals Sonny Moore – lead vocals, guitar Travis Barker – drums, percussion (touring)	"Make War" (2017)
late 2017 – March 2019	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Sonny Moore – lead vocals, guitar Derek Bloom – drums, percussion	"Surrender" (2018)
September 2023 – present	Matt Good – lead guitar, keyboards, lead vocals Travis Richter – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals Derek Bloom – drums, percussion	"Genesis" (2024)

References

1. Mitchell Pavao, Brett Woitunski. "First Too Last - FFTL on PureVolume". PureVolume. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
2. "main | from.first.to.last". www.fourleafrecordings.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
3. "From First to Last Biography". Epitaph Records. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
4. "From First to Last - Alicia by kRazYgloo on DeviantArt". www.deviantart.com. December 3, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
5. mia1887 (December 28, 2005). from first to last with mikey way. Retrieved June 5, 2024 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. Apar, Corey. "Biography". All Music. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
7. Harris, Chris (December 13, 2005). "From First To Last Are Done With Wes Borland, Target Rob Zombie". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
8. McInnis, Jillian (January 2, 2007), Chris Lent, retrieved June 5, 2024
9. "Chris Lent | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
10. "Sonny Quits From First To Last". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
11. "From First To Last speak out on departure of Travis Richter". Alternative Press Magazine. January 20, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
12. Minic, Ryan (March 23, 2010). "From First To Last Interview - Matt Manning, Blake Steiner - 'Throne to the Wolves'". Ryan's Rock Show. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
13. Karan, Tim (July 28, 2010). "From First To Last going on hiatus". AlternativePress. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
14. Crane, Matt (April 7, 2014). "Exclusive: From First To Last recruit Periphery's Spencer Sotelo as new vocalist". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
15. Tate, Jason (March 27, 2014). "Taylor Larson Joins From First to Last". AbsolutePunk. Spin Media. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
16. Vogel, Matt (May 15, 2014). "From First To Last re-make 2004 hit 'Note To Self'". idobi Radio. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
17. Kennelty, Greg (August 5, 2016). "FROM FIRST TO LAST Lets PERIPHERY Frontman Go, Rumored To Have SKRILLEX Back". Metal Injection. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
18. Trendell, Andrew (January 16, 2017). "Skrillex reunites with old emo band From First To Last to release new song". NME. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
19. "LISTEN: Skrillex re-unites with From First To Last on new song featuring Travis Barker!". planetradio. January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
20. RENSHAW, DAVID (July 24, 2018). "Skrillex and From First To Last share new song "Surrender"". The FADER. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
21. Good, Matt [@mattg00d] (September 25, 2023). "@FFTLAST is coming back soon and I'm singing again" (Tweet). Retrieved June 6, 2024 – via Twitter.