▁original ▁guitar ist / s cre amer ▁of ▁post - hard core ▁band ▁From ▁First ▁to ▁Last , ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁every ▁release ▁by ▁the ▁band , ▁both ▁albums ▁and ▁music ▁videos . ▁After ▁being ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁from ▁the ▁beginning , ▁From ▁First ▁to ▁Last ▁announced ▁that ▁Rich ter ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁part ed ▁ways ▁due ▁to ▁art istic ▁differences ; ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁his ▁departure , ▁the ▁band ▁announced ▁their ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus ▁after ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁tour ing ▁and ▁four ▁full - length ▁albums . ▁Upon ▁the ▁bands ▁re formation , ▁Rich ter ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁sc ream ▁vocals . ▁ ▁The ▁Color ▁of ▁Vi ol ence ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 – present ) ▁ ▁Rich ter ▁formed ▁gr ind core ▁band ▁The ▁Color ▁of ▁Vi ol ence ▁with ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁From ▁First ▁to ▁Last , ▁including ▁current ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁Matt ▁Good ▁and ▁drum mer ▁D erek ▁Blo om , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁former ▁bass ist ▁Joe ▁Ant ill ion , ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁Ch ad ▁C rew s ▁on ▁guitar . ▁The ▁band ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁band ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁the ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁members , ▁except ▁for ▁C rew s , ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁From ▁First ▁to ▁Last . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ,