Initially formed as a punk trio going by the name Freeway in 2000, the band consisted of Chris Lambert on guitar and vocals with bassist Josh Hudman and drummer Richie Gregor.
The trio was forced to change their name due to conflict with a rap artist with the same moniker, and Farewell to Freeway was officially born.
[2] With the success of Shadybrook Sessions, the band signed to local label Year of the Sun before releasing their first full-length album, Between Yesterday and Today.
[6] With their second release on Year of the Sun, the band returned to touring, including a cross-Canada journey with Ottawa locals Driving July.
[8] The band's third and final release on Year of the Sun was on April 11, 2006, with In These Wounds,[9] produced by Mike Borkosky at the Vault in Toronto, Ontario.
[14][15] Farewell to Freeway released their album Definitions[16] on Feb 19, 2008, produced by Eric Arena (A Day to Remember, He Is Legend) at ZING Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts.
[20] The sophomore album on Victory came on April 14, 2009[21] with the release of Only Time Will Tell,[22] produced by Paul Leavitt (Darkest Hour, The Bled, Senses Fail) at Valencia Recording Studio, in Baltimore, Maryland.
With Filthy Habits, Farewell to Freeway went for more of a raw stripped down approach creating a faster, riff heavy, and aggressive album.
Shortly after the release, drummer Michael Farina left the band, although he continued to appear in videos and photo shoots, and occasionally filled in on shows.
[30] In 2016, the blogger Ontariorock reported that Farewell to Freeway had "called it quits", and the band stopped posting on Twitter that year.