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Formation
They started The Parselmouths back in 2004 when they attended their first "Harry and the Potters" concert at the University Bookstore in Seattle, WA. Both being big Harry Potter fans and musicians, the two girls decided to try their hand at wizard rock from the perspective of Slytherin girls.
:"The premise of the band was to create and portray very real Slytherin girls because to them, Pansy Parkinson and Millicent Bullstrode are very two dimensional, and Kristina and Brittany wanted to try to give depth to a house that is usually slammed for just being a bunch of spoiled rich kids. They have put themselves into the Harry Potter world as silly, boycrazy, mean Slytherin girls, but the Parselmouths hope that you’ll see the deeper message in a lot of their songs. Just as Draco showed his weakness in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", Kristina and Brittany of the Parselmouths try to show that Slytherins aren't all just evil." [ [http://theparselmouthsband.wordpress.com/about/ The Parselmouths' Website: About] ]
2008: Expansion
In early 2008, it was announced that Brittany was getting engaged to be married, and she announced she would be leaving the band for a while after her wedding. In the same announcement, Kristina and Brittany announced the addition of 2 new band members: Eia Waltzer and Nick Horner. Eia has been recording with Kristina and Brittany ever since, and on the third album (Pretty in Pink and Green), there's even a song dedicated to her. She sings backups and does keyboard in the majority of the songs on Pretty in Pink (and Green).
Nick is Kristina's younger brother and he took over the part of drummer after the previous drummer, John Platter left in late 2007 after their summer tour. Nick didn't officially take over the part until May, when he was listed as drummer on their MySpace page. He also was the drummer for Pretty in Pink (and Green), although unlike Eia, he was NOT featured on the cover of the album. [ [http://www.myspace.com/theparselmouths The Parselmouths' MySpace page] ]
Members
Kristina Horner, 20 (Lead vocals, bass, flute)
Brittany Vahlberg, 20 (Guitar, backup vocals, violin)
Eia Waltzer, 20 (Backup vocals, keyboard)
Nick Horner, 15 (Drums)
Past Members
John Platter, 18 (Drums) 2006-2007
Other Projects
Both Kristina and Brittany are involved in stock modeling, and Brittany also sings, models, and acts under the stage name Elle Viane. Kristina is on the YouTube channel 5AwesomeGirls and has become a minor internet celebrity for that.
Discography
tudio albums
* "Sssss" (2006)
* "Broken Hearted Slytherins" (2007) (iTunes only release)
* "Pretty in Pink (and Green)" (2008)
Extended Plays
* "Illegal Love Potion" (2007)
Collaborations
*"Snape vs. Snape" (with Ministry of Magic)
Awards
*The 2007 [http://www.wizrocklopedia.com/ Wizrocklopedia] People's Choice Award for Best Folk.
*MTV's 3rd best wizard rock band of 2007.
ee also
* Filk
References
External links
* [http://www.theparselmouths.com The Parselmouths' Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theparselmouths The Parselmouths' MySpace page]
* [http://youtube.com/theparselmouths The Parselmouths' YouTube channel]
