- I Killed the Prom Queen
Infobox musical artist
Name = I Killed the Prom Queen
Img_capt = From left: Kevin Cameron, Jona Weinhofen, Edward Butcher, Sean Kennedy, JJ Peters
Background = group_or_band
Also Knowns As = IKTPQ
Origin =Adelaide ,Australia
Genre =Metalcore
Years_active =2000 -2007 ,2008 (last tour)
Label =Stomp Records Metal Blade Records
Associated_acts =Eternal Lord Bleeding Through
The Hunt for Ida WaveDeez Nuts
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/ikilledthepromqueen Official MySpace]
Past_members =Jona Weinhofen
Kevin Cameron
Sean Kennedy
Josef PetersEd Butcher Michael Crafter
Mitchell LongLeaton Rose I Killed the Prom Queen was a
metalcore band fromAdelaide ,South Australia . Formed in 2000, the band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured theUSA ,Japan and parts ofEurope several times. The band split up in April 2007 whenguitar istJona Weinhofen joined American bandBleeding Through but played a farewell tour in mid-2008.History
Early
The original line-up of I Killed the Prom Queen consisted of Weinhofen, drummer JJ Peters, vocalist Lee Stacy,
bass guitar ist Ben Engel and guitarist Simon O'Gorman. The following year,Michael Crafter joined to share the vocal duties.Leaton Rose replaced Engel soon afterward. The band then recorded a four track demo titled "Choose to Live, Love or Die". This was later re-released as an EP by Final Prayer Records, who also released a split EP in 2003 featuring two songs by I Killed the Prom Queen ("Homicide Documentaries" and "Death Certificate for a Beauty Queen") and two byParkway Drive .Choose To Live, Love Or DieI Killed The Prom Queen's first release was the only one with Lee Stacey vocals and the then high pitched Crafter vocals. The tracks were the old versions of those heard in "You Past Comes Back To Haunt You"apart from "To Be Sleeping While Still Standing","Your Not Worth Saving" and "Never Never Land". The CD is now very rare.
Track Listing:"Choose To Love, Live Or Die","The Paint Brush Killer","Dream As Hearts Bleed","Upon A Rivers Sky"
After the demo's release, O'Gorman was replaced by Kevin Cameron and Stacy left the band. Leaton Rose departed (to later join
The Hot Lies ) and Sean Kennedy took his place. The now familiar line-up of Crafter, Weinhofen, Peters, Kennedy and Cameron was in place and in September 2003 I Killed the Prom Queen began recording the album "When Goodbye Means Forever... " for Sydney hardcore label Resist Records. The album was subsequently released in the US byEulogy Recordings on30 March , 2004, leading to extensive touring there with bands that included Caliban, Evergreen Terrace,It Dies Today , Lamb Of God, Silverstein and Bleeding Through.EP and changes
The group's next release was the EP "
Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You " on7 March , 2005. The recording included reworked older songs and a track byThe Fall of Troy called "To Be Sleeping While Still Standing". By late that year I Killed the Prom Queen had completed recording a second album but in January 2006 Crafter was fired. Instead of releasing the album as it was, the band decided to hire a new vocalist and replace Crafter's tracks.Ed Butcher from British band The Hunt For Ida Wave was recruited and added his own lyrics, although many of the tracks remained similar. "Music for The Recently Deceased" was produced byFredrik Nordstrom , whose other credits includedDimmu Borgir , Darkest Hour,At the Gates andIn Flames . "Blunt Magazine " reviewer James Cotterell gave the record 10/10. The album was released on31 July , 2006 byStomp Records and became a minor hit. Shortly afterwardMetal Blade released the album in the USA, co-inciding with I Killed the Prom Queen's appearance at theNew England Metal and Hardcore Festival . Returning to Australia, the band toured withThe Haunted and Exodus and in December featured as the headlining act at the Metal for the Brain festival.In the meantime, Crafter had joined Carpathian, and then a year or so later was for a brief time a member of
Bury Your Dead . The original version of "Music for the Recently Deceased" featuring Crafter's lyrics and vocals had since made it onto P2P networks. Four of these tracks were later added to the of the album.Later
On
January 31 2007 Ed Butcher flew back to his home town in the UK. In a statement released later by the band it was announced that he had departed due to homesickness and that he was no longer a part of the group. Butcher has since joined UK bandEternal Lord .Tyrone Ross from
Mourning Tide temporarily filled the vocalist position duringJapan ese tour dates, and Colin Jeffs (ofBendigo band Heavens Lost) filled in on the European tour with Bleeding Through, However, onApril 7 ,2007 I Killed the Prom Queen announced their break up, citing both an inability to find a new vocalist and guitarist following Jona Weinhofen's departure for Orange County metalcore band Bleeding Through. Shortly after the band ended, rumours began of a final Australian tour with the possibility of Michael Crafter returning for the shows.On
19 May 2008, Stomp re-issued "Music for the Recently Deceased" in a limited edition of 5000 hand-numbered copies. The new release included a cardboard slipcase, two live tracks and four tracks with Crafter's vocals taken from the original album recording.The live DVD filmed from the Say Goodbye Tour is planned for a October 25th Release, the DVD is titled the "Sleepless Nights and City Lights Live DVD/CD". It features a full length concert performance, tour pranks and unseen footage from the I Killed The Prom Queen Vault.
ay Goodbye tour
I Killed the Prom Queen's "Say Goodbye" tour took place in May and June 2008, with most shows selling out almost immediately. The supporting acts for the tour were
Bring Me the Horizon ,The Red Shore ,The Ghost Inside and a local act from the city played at. Crafter returned to front the band on the tour, and a live DVD was filmed for later release. I Killed the Prom Queen played their final show in Brisbane on8 June , 2008.The Lineup for the tour was:
*Michael Crafter - Lead Vocals
*Jona Weinhofen - Guitar, Vocals
*Sean Kennedy - Bass
*JJ Peters - Drums
*Kevin Cameron - GuitarThe setlist for the final tour [cite news |url=http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/0/1181/final-i-killed-the-prom-queen-tour/|title=Final I Killed The Prom Queen Tour|publisher=Killyoustereo.com |date=
2008-02-28 |accessdate=2008-03-05] :#Sharks in Your Mouth
#Say Goodbye
#When Goodbye Means Forever
#€666
#To Kill Tomorrow
#Never Never Land
#My Best Wishes
#Homicide Documentaries
#Death Certificate of a Beauty Queen
#The Paint Brush Killer
#Bet it All On Black
#Your Shirt Would Look Better With a Columbian Neck-Tie
#Choose to Live or Die
#Upon a Rivers Sky
#To Be Sleeping While Still Standing
#Pointed to My HeartPost I Killed The Prom Queen
Currently
Michael Crafter is fronting his new band called Confession, Jona Weinhofen is playing with Bleeding Through, Kevin Cameron is playing with In Trenches with legendary Australian hardcore singer Ben Coyte, Sean Kennedy is playing the guitar in a rock band Voices, and JJ Peters is still continuing withDeez Nuts . Also, on the recentDeez Nuts "Back On The Street Tour" Sean Kennedy played bass forDeez Nuts with JJ Peters, and the support band was Confession.Former members
*
Michael Crafter - Vocals (2001 - 2006, 2008) (Now in [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=369407719&MyToken=2d29ce4e-e2ee-4c0e-8097-9245f4ca3012 Confession] )
*Jona Weinhofen - Guitar, Vocals (2000-2008) (Now inBleeding Through )
* Kevin Cameron - Guitar (2002-2008) (Temporary guitarist in The Broderick, Now in [http://www.myspace.com/intrencheshc In Trenches] )
* Sean Kennedy - Bass (2003-2008) (Now in [http://www.myspace.com/fuckvoices Voices] )
* JJ Peters - Drums (2000-2008) (Now inDeez Nuts )
*Ed Butcher - Vocals (2006-2007) (Now inEternal Lord )
* Colin Jeffs - Vocals (2007) (Filled in during the European tour)
* Tyrone Ross - Vocals (2007) (Filled in during the Japanese tour)
*Leaton Rose - Bass (2002-2003) (Now inThe Hot Lies )
* Ben Engel - Bass (2000-2002)
* Simon O'Gorman - Guitar (2000-2002) (Ex-Day Of Contempt )
* Lee Stacy - Vocals (2000-2002) (Did co-vocals alongsideMichael Crafter )Discography
Compilation appearances
*"True Till Death: Australian Hardcore Compilation Volume 2"
*"Get In The Ring [Metal Hammer] "
*"The Trial & Error Hardcore Metal Compilation 7"
*"Taste Of Chaos Annual 2006"
*"Taste Of Chaos Annual 2007"
*"Hardercore Than You"Videography
*Say Goodbye
References
External links
* [http://www.resistrecords.com Resist Records]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:709sa9tgw23g I Killed the Prom Queen] atAllmusic
* [http://www.purevolume.com/ikilledthepromqueen I Killed the Prom Queen] atPure Volume
* [http://www.stomp.com.au/browseproduct.aspx?q=i+killed+the+prom+queen&n=1142&f=All Stomp Entertainment- Label/Distributor]
* [http://www.ikilledthepromqueen.com I Killed the Prom Queen Official website]
* [http://myspace.com/ikilledthepromqueen I Killed The Prom Queen Official MySpace]
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