ott ▁( 1 8 8 8 – 1 9 6 1 ), ▁lawyer <0x0A> </s> ▁So ▁Long , ▁Ast oria ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁At aris , ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁song ▁all udes ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁film ▁The ▁Go on ies , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Ast oria , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁The ▁At aris ▁released ▁their ▁third ▁album ▁End ▁Is ▁Fore ver ▁through ▁independent ▁label ▁K ung ▁Fu ▁Records . ▁In ▁May , ▁vocal ist / gu itar ist ▁K ris ▁Ro e ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁would ▁start ▁writing ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁June , ▁guitar ist ▁Marco ▁Pe ña ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁due ▁to ▁cre ative ▁and ▁personal ▁differences . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁their ▁guitar ▁te ch ▁John ▁Coll ura , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Be ef ca ke . ▁Ro e ▁said ▁Coll ura ▁" def initely ▁brought ▁us ▁back ▁to ▁[ be ing ▁the ] ▁best ▁of ▁friends ", ▁as ▁well ▁making ▁them ▁" real ize ▁that ▁this ▁band ▁has ▁got ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁it ". ▁Also ▁in ▁June , ▁the ▁group ▁contributed ▁a ▁new ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁War ped ▁Tour ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁compilation , ▁" Look ing ▁Back ▁on ▁Today ". ▁The ▁band ▁signed ▁with ▁major ▁label ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁in ▁July .