Nico Constantine

Nico Constantine
Genres	Alternative metal, alternative rock, heavy metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	guitar
Years active	1996–present
Associated acts	Comes with the Fall Madfly Program the Dead
Website	comeswiththefall.com programthedead.com

Nico Constantine is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the bands Madfly,^[1] Comes with the Fall,^[2] and Program the Dead.^[3]

Biography

Madfly and Comes with the Fall

Main articles: Madfly and Comes with the Fall

In 1996, Constantine joined Madfly in Atlanta, Georgia, along with singer-guitarist William DuVall, drummer Bevan Davies, and bassist Jeffery Blount. After releasing two albums, Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black,^[2] the band became Comes with the Fall in 1999 with Adam Stanger replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.^[2]

The group recorded their self-titled album in Atlanta,^[4] a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles, California,^[2] catching the attention of Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.^[2]

Constantine amicably parted ways with Comes with the Fall during the first leg of the Degradation Trip tour,^[5] however, some of his writing would appear on their next two studio albums The Year is One and Beyond the Last Light. DuVall thanked Constantine along with the rest of the founding members of Comes with the Fall within the liner notes of Alice in Chains' 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue.

Program the Dead

After leaving Comes with the Fall, Constantine would go on to form the band Program the Dead along with vocalist Matt Koruba, drummer Dave Murga, and bassist Johnny McClay (later replaced by Tom Kafafian). So far this band has released two studio albums, Program the Dead and Ginger, and one EP Sticks and Bricks. William DuVall served as a producer on Ginger and Sticks and Bricks.^[6][7]

Discography

Madfly

→ See Madfly discography

Comes With the Fall

• Comes with the Fall (2000)

Program the Dead

• Program the Dead (2005)
• Ginger (2007)
• Sticks and Bricks (2007).

References

1. ^ Band History
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Prato, Greg. "Comes with the Fall Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p568256/biography. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
3. ^ Haught, Lori. "Program the Dead breathes some life into rock n’ roll". Downtown Express. http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_179/programthedead.html. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
4. ^ Rosen, Steven (September 25, 2009). "Alice In Chains: 'We All Have Very High Standards For Ourselves'". Ultimate Guitar Archive. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/alice_in_chains_we_all_have_very_high_standards_for_ourselves.html. 
5. ^ Nico
6. ^ Introducing William DuVall
7. ^ Comes with the Fall News

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