Funeral for a Friend (Commonly abbreviated to FFAF) are a Welsh post-hardcore band, signed to Atlantic Records.

Funeral For A Friend are a post-hardcore band from Wales, more recently releasing music with a more alternative rock sound. They formed in 2001 as a sextet called January Thirst . This did not last long, and in 2002 Funeral for a Friend recorded their debut EP Between Order and Model with their original 6-piece line up. After having been together for just a few months, the band changed their line up and subsequently signed a deal with Warner Brothers records for whom they recorded their second E