Story of the Year (a.k.a. Story or SOTY) is a band that was originally formed in St. Louis in 1995. It currently consists of Dan Marsala (vocals), Ryan Phillips (lead guitar), Philip Sneed (rhythm guitar, vocals), Adam Russell (bass), and Josh Wills (drums). Initially named Big Blue Monkey, they changed their name to Story of the Year in 2001 because a blues group of the same name had already existed.

It would not be until eight years after forming that Story of the Year saw its first piece of commercial success in its major label debut, Page Avenue, containing the popular singles "Until the Day I Die" and "Anthem of Our Dying Day". A second album, In the Wake of Determination, followed in 2005, but did not achieve the success of its predecessor. The band will return with their third album The Black Swan, their first on Epitaph Records, which is due to be released on April 22, 2008.

Story of the Year is a post-hardcore band from Saint Louis, Missouri. The band recorded a few demos before releasing their debut album in 2003 entitled Page Avenue. The first single to come off Page Avenue was called “Until the Day I Die”, and was written by the singer Dan Marsala. The single first received airplay in June of 2003, before selling thousands of copies worldwide. To date, Page Avenue has sold 500,000 copies worldwide. The band toured with Linkin Park on the Meteora World Tour i