![]() ![]() The Near Future was released publicly on December 9, 2014, and hit #5 on the Billboard Vinyl Album Charts the week of its release. ![]() On August 28, 2014, the band announced that, due to manufacturing issues with the albums, the release date would be pushed further back. On June 13, 2014, the band announced that the release date for The Near Future would be September 16, 2014, and released the track "No Strings". In April 2013, the band launched "Project Atma", a Kickstarter project to fund their new album, The Near Future. On June 21, 2013, "Move" was released as a single from DEMOlition and the music video features the four heroines of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds. The band also released an Internet-only album composed of demos from 20 that were in various stages of development, but for various reasons never made it on KABOOM! titled DEMOlition: Songs That Didn't Make It On KABOOM!. The band was in the studio recording new music for an EP to be released in 2013. On Janu"cRaZie$" was released as the third and final single from KABOOM!. Kickstarter album and The Near Future (2013–2014) Its third single Save World Get Girl was released and was featured on Nintendo Video in late 2012. They indicated that this EP consisted of songs written for their Photo Finish / Atlantic Records debut album, but which ended up not having a place on the album and so were released as an EP instead. On November 27, 2010, I Fight Dragons released their second EP, Welcome to the Breakdown. Cool Is Just a Number would be used as the theme song for the inaugural Money In The Bank Pay Per View, which helped to boost the band's popularity. In his June, 2010, concert review, Rick Florino described the band as "one of the most unique, uplifting and unforgettable new acts on the scene." World Wrestling Entertainment announced that their song "Money" from their 2009 E.P. I Fight Dragons signed with Photo Finish / Atlantic Records in early 2010, and went on to appear on the MTV "Too Fast For Love" tour, opening for 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, and Travie McCoy from April–June 2010. They played 45 US shows from 1 October to 24 November. I Fight Dragons went on their first National Tour with punk group Whole Wheat Bread and nerdcore rapper MC Chris in October of that same year. in September 2009, signing their first major label contract. Italiano and with booking agent Gabriel Apodaca of The Agency Group. ![]() Chad Van Dahm was brought in as the new drummer. In August 2009, Dave Midell left the band to pursue humanitarian causes. This show was captured as a Live DVD, and a limited run of 500 numbered and signed copies of the DVD, entitled "Dragon Fight!", were released in January 2010. On July 25, 2009, I Fight Dragons headlined the Metro in Chicago for the first time. In June, 2009, Mike Mentzer left the band to pursue his own solo career and was replaced by Packy Lundholm, who had played drums on the band's first EP, and has since played lead guitar in the band. Their first EP, Cool Is Just a Number, was self-released in 2009. I Fight Dragons was formed in 2008, with all five members hailing from Chicago. History Cool Is Just a Number (2009–2010) Frontman Brian Mazzaferri attended Glenbrook South High School with Fall Out Boy lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump. Since 2014, they have toured sporadically as well as playing annual headlining shows at Chicago's Lincoln Hall. From 2010 until 2012 they were signed to Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, but in fall 2012 they won their release from the label. They went on their first national headlining tour, "The War of Cyborg Liberation Tour", with openers MC Lars and Skyfox in 2012. They have toured the US with MC Chris and Whole Wheat Bread in 2009, 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, and Travie McCoy in 2010, The Protomen in 2011, and they were on the entire 20 Vans Warped Tours. Their music has been featured on Nintendo Video as well as on the WWE, and they wrote and performed the theme song for ABC's The Goldbergs. They have also released two EPs, 2009's Cool Is Just a Number and 2010's Welcome to the Breakdown. ![]() To date they have released four full-length albums: 2011's KABOOM!, which came out on Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, 2014's The Near Future, which they self-released after raising over $100,000 on Kickstarter through their "Project Atma" project, 2019's Canon Eyes, and 2021's Side Quests: B-Sides and Rarities. Their music is a combination of rock with chiptune, featuring electronic sounds made using Nintendo Game Boys and Nintendo Entertainment Systems, a genre also known as Nintendocore. I Fight Dragons is an American chiptune-based rock band from Chicago. ![]()
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