It began in 2007 the way it should, a gang of friends sharing their musical talent to form something unique; picture a mad scientist mixing a strange concoction of elements in an undisclosed lab. The following year, Fighting the Villain had climbed a step up the ladder by releasing their debut EP, Turn to the Ruins. The success of their first single, ‘What’s Left’, provided an enormous boost in their career, and the transformation began to take place. Coffee shop gigs turned into performing at Bay Area’s BFD 2009 and DIY promotions turned into rotations on major radio stations around the US. Steadily peaking on the ‘buzz meter’, Fighting the Villain signed with Popsmear to record First Impression, and embark on a Northwestern tour. Though they have accomplished a fair amount since jumping on the metaphorical ‘band wagon’, Fighting the Villain proves to exist as a relentless machine. ‘Last Goodbye’ is the most recent and polished single, mixed and mastered by none other than Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, VersaEmerge). 2011 will undoubtedly be a hectic year for these guys. You can count on a southern California tour as well as a brand new EP as soon as summer rolls around; yet another step up the ladder. Fighting the Villain is about striving for the impossible, and they’re anything from falling short. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fighting+The+Villain">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.