- The High Court
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Origin =Mount Holly, New Jersey
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Genre =Pop punk
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Years_active = 2005–2008
Label =I Surrender Records
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URL = [http://www.thehighcourtrock.com thehighcourtrock.com]
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Notable_instruments =The High Court was an American
pop punk band fromMount Holly, New Jersey .History
The High Court's name is an alternate
acronym forTHC , thepsychoactive substance found inmarijuana . [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:g9fwxqurldfe~T1 The High Court] atAllmusic ] The group formed in 2005 from the ashes of several local metal acts. Members Lou Cuello, Kyle Shellhammer, and Danny Carvell placed an ad for a singer onCraigslist , and formed The High Court after John Brown answered the ad. They signed toI Surrender Records and released their debut album, "Puppet Strings", in mid-2007. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gnfuxzq5ldse Review of "Puppet Strings"] ,Allmusic ] [ [http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/07/TheHighCourt.shtml Review of "Puppet Strings"] . Antimusic.com. Accessed March 9, 2008.] [Review of "Puppet Strings". Alternative Press, October 2007.] [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=264946 Review of "Puppet Strings"] .Absolutepunk.net . Accessed March 9, 2008.] [ [http://www.ink19.com/issues/september2007/eventReviews/highCourt.html CD Release Show Review] . Ink 19. Accessed March 9, 2008.] The group played theWarped Tour to support the album. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=LBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11B3967BD4076160&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Article] , "Bucks County Courier Times ", August 22, 2007. Accessed March 9, 2008.] Lou Cuello left the group in September 2007. Late in 2007 they toured with2*Sweet and Fireworks [ [http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/12/19/entertainment/music/doccadc7b45346b73f4862573af00746761.txt High Court Convenes for Caffeinated Rockers] . "The Times" (Munster, Indiana ), December 19, 2007.] and are currently touring withBedlight for Blue Eyes and Asteria.The High Court disbanded in June 2008.
Members
*Ben Roth - Guitar
*Kyle Shellhammer (Shell) - bass
*Denny Carvell - drums
*John Brown (JB) - vocals
*Mike Matranga - guitarPrevious Members
*Lou Cuello - guitar
Discography
*"Puppet Strings" (
I Surrender Records , July 2007)References
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