letlive. formed in Los Angeles in 2002. In 2004, their first album Exhaustion, Saltwater, and Everything in Between was released on At One Records. After a lineup change (with only vocalist/writer Jason Aalon Butler remaining), their second album Speak Like You Talk was released in 2005, also on At One Records. The group gained momentum and after more personnel changes, signed with Tragic Hero Records in 2009.
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Epitaph re-released Fake History in April 2011 with three additional tracks, including two B-sides and one new song produced by Brett Gurewitz. The re-release has been the subject of several favorable reviews from Allmusic, Alternative Press, the BBC and Rock Sound.[9] Starting in June 2011, the band undertook more extensive touring, including appearances at Download Festival and Leeds Festival, supporting Enter Shikari and Your Demise on their mainland European tour, and, in the United States, supporting Underoath and August Burns Red. In February 2012, Letlive. toured again with Enter Shikari and Your Demise for their first time around Australia as part of the 2012 Soundwave Festival.
In October 2012, the band announced they had parted ways with drummer Anthony Rivera. In an interview with the band in late February 2013, vocalist Jason Aalon Butler confirmed they would release a new album in early summer 2013. On April 23, the tracklist for the Warped Tour 2013 compilation album was released, including a new song titled "Banshee (Ghost Fame)". A preview of the song can be heard on iTunes. In late May 2013, Amazon listed on their website a new letlive. album titled "The Blackest Beautiful" to be released on July 9, 2013, which was confirmed on May 25th by Absolutepunk with a full track listing.
On June 4th, the single "Banshee (Ghost Fame)" was released.