Four Year Strongare an Americanrockband fromWorcester, Massachusetts, formed in 2001. The group consists of vocalists and guitarists Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jackson Massucco. They have released four studio albums with the latest,Enemy of the World, released on March 9, 2010.The band's sound can be described as popcore a blend ofpop punk,hardcore punk, andpower pop. This genre is popularly referred to as "easycore" or "happycore"[citation needed]. The band simply developed their sound off the idea of playing 'exactly what they want to hear' or music that they would listen to, but no one else was playing at the time.The band has cited their influences as beingLifetime,Saves the Day,Gorilla Biscuits,Blink-182, andNew Found Glory, to name a few. Though the band would primarily start out as apost-hardcore, the release of their demo in 2004 would mark a shift frompost-hardcoreto moresynthesizer-heavy tracks, where the band would begin to embrace the styles ofpower popand generalhardcore punk. Prior to the release of and at times withinRise or Die Trying, the band also incorporates more facets of modernhardcore, such asdouble bassdrums, and breakdowns. For their 3rd studio album,Enemy of the World, the band decided to expand upon their hardcore influences. They are also sometimes compared toA Day To RememberandSet Your Goals