Gym Class Heroes
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Touring nonstop, they recorded The Papercut Chronicles in 2003, which caught the attention of Fall Out Boys Pete Wentz before it was even finished. The Heroes were officially signed to his Fueled by Ramen imprint, Decaydance, by September 2004. The four-song teaser The Papercut EP preceded the eventual February 2005 release of The Papercut Chronicles. The quartet hit the road hard, spending spring on dates with Midtown, Fall Out Boy, and the Academy Is..., along with hitting the years ~SXSW, ~Bamboozle, and ~Warped Tour festivals. They also spent part of the summer opening for ska-punks Streetlight Manifesto. A Red Hot Chili Peppers cover song was donated to Fearless Punk Goes 90s compilation before their follow-up was issued in July 2006. As Cruel as School Children was produced by S*A*M (Method Man, the Sounds) and Sluggo (aka session bassist Dave Katz), and co-produced by Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump. The album included various guest appearances, including William Beckett (The Academy Is...) and Arrested Developments Speech. They spent that summer supporting the record on ~the Warped Tour.
