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I Killed The Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band from Adelaide, formed in 2001. They were prominent in the Australian live music scene and toured the US, Japan and Europe several times. They issued three studio albums: '' When Goodbye Means Forever...'' (2003), '' Music for the Recently Deceased'' (2006) and '' Beloved'' (2014). The latter two albums peaked at #27 and #6 on the ARIA Albums Chart respectively. The band initially split up in April 2007 due to the inability to find a permanent vocalist. They reformed with vocalist Michael Crafter to play a farewell tour in mid-2008 and released a live album and DVD, '' Sleepless Nights and City Lights'', which peaked at #48 in Australia. In May 2011 the band reformed with new vocalist Jamie Hope and performed on the Destroy Music Tour. They subsequently released their third studio album '' Beloved'' in February 2014. History Formation and ''Choose to Love, Live or Die'', Stacy's departure (2001–2002) I Killed the Prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jona Weinhofen
Jona Weinhofen (born 1 January 1983) is an Australian musician. He is the lead guitarist for metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, and was the rhythm guitarist for British band Bring Me the Horizon, from 2009 to 2013 and the guitarist for Californian band Bleeding Through from 2007 to 2009. In September 2021, he joined Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows alongside Craig Owens. Musical career Jona Weinhofen formed metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen in Adelaide in 2000 with drummer JJ Peters. The band released two LPs, one EP, a split EP, a demo and a live CD/DVD before their first split in 2007, with Weinhofen acting as manager from 2004 to 2007. After the departure of vocalist Ed Butcher from I Killed the Prom Queen, Weinhofen was invited to join American band Bleeding Through after the departure of Scott Danough. He played on their release '' Declaration'' and can be seen in their videos for "Death Anxiety" and "Germany". His new spot in Bleeding Through was one of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confession (band)
Confession are an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne. The band was formed in 2008 by frontman Michael Crafter, who is best known as the former lead vocalist of metalcore bands I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. They have released one EP titled '' Can't Live, Can't Breathe'' and three albums: ''Cancer'', '' The Long Way Home'' and ''Life and Death''. History Formation and ''Can't Live, Can't Breathe'' (2008–2009) Confession was started by Michael Crafter in 2008, following his Australian farewell tour with I Killed the Prom Queen. The first member that Crafter enlisted for his new band was guitarist Dan Brown, who previously played in Byron Bay based hardcore punk band 50 Lions and now plays in The Amity Affliction On 11 October 2008, the band released their first EP on Resist Records entitled '' Can't Live, Can't Breathe''. The EP featured a cover of the Frenzal Rhomb song "Ship of Beers", as well as 7 original songs, one of which was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Guitar
The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer neck (music), neck and scale length (string instruments), scale length. The electric bass guitar most commonly has four strings, though five- and six-stringed models are also built. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has replaced the double bass in popular music due to its lighter weight, smaller size, most models' inclusion of Fret, frets for easier Intonation_(music), intonation, and electromagnetic pickups for amplification. Another reason the bass guitar replaced the double bass is because the double bass is "acoustically imperfect" like the viola. For a double bass to be acoustically perfect, its body size would have to be twice as that of a cello rendering it unplayable, so the double bass is made smaller to make it playable. The elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepless Nights And City Lights
''Sleepless Nights and City Lights'' is a live compilation album and DVD by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, released through Stomp Entertainment on 22 November 2008. The album featured the first live tracks released by I Killed the Prom Queen, excluding the bonus tracks available on the tour edition of '' Music for the Recently Deceased''. The DVD features the band in front of their hometown crowd at the HQ's in Adelaide, during their final tour, the 2008 Say Goodbye Tour. They performed songs from all of their releases, with the tour bringing the return of former vocalist Michael Crafter. The DVD contains interviews with each band member, discussing their experiences within I Killed the Prom Queen and the possibility of a return. The initial pressing of the DVD came with a live CD recorded at the Hifi Bar in Melbourne and a tour laminate. The original release of the DVD was set for a September release, but was delayed, then was set for an 8 November release, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent (historian), David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved (I Killed The Prom Queen Album)
''Beloved'' is the third and final full-length studio album by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen. It was released in Australia on 14 February 2014 and in US on 18 February 2014. The album was streamed on Alternative Press's website on 5 February 2014. This is the first album from the band since its reformation along with three new members, Jamie Hope (vocals), Shane O'Brien (drums) and Benjamin Coyte (bass). Three music videos were released for "Bright Enough", "Thirty One & Sevens" and "Calvert Street" Critical reception At ''Alternative Press'', Dan Slessor rated the album four stars out of five stars, stating that "the finished product more than justifies the wait." Andrew Kapper of About.com concluded that "Beloved is without doubt a strong comeback for the band, but it does have a couple of weak points in the armor, both of which fall into the same category. The lack of big anthems will probably make the album uneventful for casual fans, while the heavie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music For The Recently Deceased
''Music for the Recently Deceased'' is the second studio album by Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen that was released on 14 November 2006. In August 2005, I Killed the Prom Queen flew to Sweden to record their follow-up album, Music for the Recently Deceased. By late 2005, they had completed recording the album but in January 2006 vocalist Michael Crafter was fired. Instead of releasing the album as it was, they decided to hire a new vocalist and replace Crafter's tracks. Ed Butcher, from United Kingdom band The Hunt for Ida Wave was recruited. New lyrics were written by Cameron and Butcher, while some lyrics that the whole band had contributed during the Crafter sessions were retained. Music for the Recently Deceased was produced by Fredrik Nordström, whose other credits included Dimmu Borgir, Darkest Hour, At the Gates and In Flames, and by Patrik J. Sten. The album was released on 31 July 2006 by Stomp Entertainment and peaked at #27 on the Australian ARIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Goodbye Means Forever
''When Goodbye Means Forever...'' is the debut studio album by Australian metalcore band, I Killed the Prom Queen, which was released in 2003 by Resist Records. The US version was released in March 2004 by Eulogy Recordings. Track listing Personnel I Killed the Prom Queen members * Michael Crafter – vocals * Jona Weinhofen Jona Weinhofen (born 1 January 1983) is an Australian musician. He is the lead guitarist for metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, and was the rhythm guitarist for British band Bring Me the Horizon, from 2009 to 2013 and the guitarist for Ca ... – guitar, vocals * Kevin Cameron – guitar * Sean Kennedy – bass guitar * J. J. Peters – drums Production details * Dan Jones – producer Charts References External links * {{Authority control 2003 debut albums I Killed the Prom Queen albums Resist Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalcore
Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined with Breakdown (music), breakdowns – which are slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining traits are low-tuned, percussive guitar riffs, double bass drumming, and polished production. Vocalists typically switch between roaring or Screaming (music), screaming and clean, melodic, emotional singing. Lyrics are often personal, introspective and emotive. In the late 1980s to early 1990s, pioneering bands were founded such as Integrity (band), Integrity, Earth Crisis and Converge (band), Converge, whose hardcore punk-leaning style is sometimes referred to as metallic hardcore. These bands took influence from a range of styles and genres such as hardcore punk, thrash metal and death metal. During the decade, the genre diversifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaton Rose
Leaton John Rose is an Australian musician who has played bass guitar for Adelaide-based Metalcore band, I Killed the Prom Queen (20022003) and alternative rock band, the Hot Lies (20042010). Note: n-lineversion established aWhite Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. Biography Leaton John Rose grew up in Adelaide and was the bass guitarist for local group, Cur, in 2000. Fellow members were JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on lead guitar – the group disbanded in early 2000. Metalcore, deathcore band I Killed the Prom Queen was founded later in 2000 by bass guitarist Ben Engel, guitarist Simon O'Gorman, drummer Peters, vocalist Lee Stacy and guitarist Weinhofen. The next year, Michael Crafter joined to share lead vocals; soon after Rose replaced Engel on bass guitar. The band recorded a four track demo, '' Choose to Love, Live or Die'', which was re-released in 2002 as an extended by Final Prayer Records. They also release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Crafter
Michael Crafter is an Australian singer, songwriter and entertainment manager. His music career began as lead vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen. Crafter is the vocalist of Confession, and formerly fronted Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. He also founded the Mistake clothing label, tattoo shops and a printing business. Biography Crafter is a vocalist and music manager in the Australian metalcore scene and lives a straight edge lifestyle. Crafter made a brief appearance on ''Big Brother Australia'' after being voted in by the public through an online voting process via the Big Brother website. He was evicted after three days, claiming his eviction was planned due to I Killed the Prom Queen's Say Goodbye Tour.Michaeenters BB house on day 7an/ref> Crafter appeared in the 2009 documentary ''Parkway Drive: The DVD'', providing commentary on the metal act Parkway Drive. He provides background on the band and explains their beginnings in Byron Bay. Crafter is also seen performing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathian (band)
Carpathian were an Australian hardcore band formed in Melbourne in 2003. The band disbanded in 2011, with its final line-up comprising vocalist Martin Kirby, guitarists Josh Manitta and Lloyd Carroll, bass guitarist Ed Redcliff and drummer David "Skan" Bichard. Carpathian was made up of both straight edge and non-straight edge members. The band started out as a metalcore band, but by the time of their second album ''Isolation'', moved into melodic hardcore territory. ''Isolation'' was their highest-charting release, reaching No. 19 on the ARIA Charts. Legendary UK post-punk band Joy Division influenced their late career work, as evidenced by the band using two Joy Division songs as track titles on ''Isolation'' ("Isolation" and "Ceremony"), and the band's cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay" on the ''Wanderlust'' 7". The name of Kirby's label, Dead Souls Records, also references the title of another Joy Division song. Carpathian's line-up changed numerous times over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
