Five strapping young men started their journey into pop punk history in the middle of 1997. Jordan Pundik, Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, Ian Grushka and Joe Moreno became New Found Glory. The band recorded their first EP called It's All About The Girls under Fiddler Records in June 1997. Soon after they signed to major label MCA.The band's profile would grow in 2001 with a support slot to Blink-182. Sticks and Stones proved to be their breakthrough record debuting at number 4 on the Billboard album charts and also reaching the top ten of the UK album charts.