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Page Avenue is the debut studio album by American rock band Story of the Year. Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann, who served as a talent scout for Maverick Records, began working on demos with the band, and eventually for their debut album. Sessions took place at Feldmann's home studio, Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California; the group tracked three songs before guitarist Greg Haupt left in November 2002. Guitarist Philip Sneed was drafted in and sessions recommenced in early 2003. The album's release through Maverick Records was pushed back several times to September 16, 2003. The band toured as part of the Warped Tour before "Until the Day I Die" was released as a radio single. In early 2004, the band supported Linkin Park on their US arena tour; they subsequently worked with Linkin Park's Joe Hahn on a music video for "Anthem of Our Dying Day". The track was released as a single in April 2004, and the group embarked on a headlining US tour. A second stint on the Warped Tour followed, taking a month long break, and headlining the Nintendo Fusion Tour. A music video was released for "Sidewalks"; the track was released as a single in October. Critics drew comparisons between the group and Thrice, Finch, and the Used, the lattermost being another act that Feldmann had produced. Page Avenue peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in April 2004, then platinum in March 2021, serving as one of the first post hardcore albums to achieve either status. "Until the Day I Die", "Anthem of Our Dying Day" and "Sidewalks" all charted on the Alternative Songs chart, with the first two reaching the chart's top 20. "Until the Day I Die" also reached the top 75 in the UK. An acoustic version of the album was released in October 2013, which coincided with an anniversary tour.

Prior to the formation of Story of the Year, its members had played in local bands as early as 1995: Dan Marsala and Ryan Phillips in 67 North, Phillips and Josh Wills in Means Well, and Phillips and Adam Russell in Locash. With Marsala on drums and Phillips on guitar, the pair formed Bigbluemonkey. Soon afterwards, John Taylor and Perry West joined the band on vocals and bass, respectively. After performing in St. Louis, Missouri, and touring the Midwest, the group released two EPs: Three Days Broken in 1998 and Truth in Separation in 1999. Following high school graduation, the members were able to focus on the band. Shortly afterwards, Taylor and West left the group resulting in Marsala shifting from drums to vocals. Wills and Russell joined the group on drums and bass, respectively. and released the Story of the Year EP. The group sneaked into Goldfinger's tour bus while the band was playing and left copies of a home video to Orange County, California, and built their own practice space. Two weeks later, they were contacted by Goldfinger's manager John Reese, who informed them the band wanted to take them on tour. and tracked demos of "Until the Day I Die" and "Anthem of Our Dying Day" in the process. and at the urging of Feldmann, who disliked the name. Recording took place at Feldmann's home studio, Foxy Studios in Marina del Rey, California. Feldmann said the group, who were influenced by bands ranging from Pantera to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, wanted to sound heavier than the album's ultimate sound. He intended for the album to be highly vocal driven. Marsala wanted it to be a metal record. Feldmann said people would not connect with that sound the same way they would if the band focused on the melodies and vocals. pop punk and screamo. Finch Feldmann tried to separate Marsala, who was more of a trained singer, from the Used frontman Bert McCracken, who had a unique voice. He added that the band's riffs leaned to a more progressive sound than the Used, who were more chaotic. Marsala came up with the guitar riff for "And the Hero Will Drown" and proceeded to show Phillips, who immediately suggested jamming. Wills wrote the first verse of "Anthem of Our Dying Day", before jamming out the rest of it with the band. Working on the lyrics, Russell had Saves the Day and Glassjaw in mind; and bongos. "Divide and Conquer" came about during a period where the band wrote several heavy songs in a row. "Razorblades" was one of the first tracks written by the group's new lineup.

AllMusic reviewer Stephen Cramer singled out Marsala's unwavering vocals as a highlight of the album. Johan Wippsson of Melodic wrote that the band had made a refreshing take on punk, noting that they had the possibility to be as big as the Used. It reached number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart. By January 2004, it had sold close to 150,000 copies. By April, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), It also charted in the UK at number 62. "Anthem of Our Dying Day" charted at number 10 on the Alternative Songs chart. Cleveland. com ranked "Until the Day I Die" at number 79 on their list of the top 100 pop punk songs. In February 2011, the group performed Page Avenue in its entirety for a one off hometown show. An acoustic re make of the album was released in October 2013 to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary. The band decided to do this instead of simply re recording, remixing or remastering the original. Most of the album focused around piano and string arrangements, instead of acoustic guitars as Marsala felt the piano gave a more dramatic vibe that fit better with the songs. They also headlined the Scream It Like You Mean It tour in the US playing Page Avenue in its entirety. During this tour, a limited number of copies of the anniversary release were made available. In November 2017, the album was released on vinyl by SRC Vinyl.