The Prom Kings were an American rock band based in

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that formed in 2001. The band released their self-titled debut album on August 2, 2005. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio stations in January 2005. The Prom Kings were signed with the independent record label Three Kings DBC. The record label's website has been taken down as of 2011. The Prom Kings released their second single, "Black Gold," on December 26, 2006. The band consisted of Fredrik Ramberg (guitar),

Renato López Renato López Uhthoff (March 11, 1983 – November 23, 2016) was a Mexican television presenter, actor and musician. Early life He was born in 1983 in Mexico City, but at an early age his family took him to the United States, where he lived in M ...

(guitar), Henry Strauch (drums), Mauricio Jacome (bass), and Chris Carney (vocals). AllMusic reviewed the band's first album by saying "They're no doubt rolling in a nondescript grey Chevy Malibu, because that's about how distinctive this album is..." citing the album's generic blandness. Lead singer Chris Carney was later featured on the show '' twentyfourseven'', which aired on

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from December 2006 to February 2007. Carney died of injuries sustained in a traffic accident on December 4, 2015. He was 35 years old. Renato López was found dead of gunshot wounds in Santa María Mazatla, Mexico in November 2016. He was 33 years old.

''The Prom Kings'' track listing

All songs written by The Prom Kings and Michael Carney except where noted.

Chart performance

;Album ;Singles

Discography

Studio albums

*''The Prom Kings'' (2005, Three Kings DBC)

Singles

*''Alone'' (2005) *''Black Gold'' (2006)

Music videos

Personnel

Performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Appearances

*The song "Birthday" was featured on the

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, 2005. *The song "Blow" was featured in both the movie and on the official soundtrack for '' The Island'' in 2005, a commercial for the DVD release of the film ''

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'' in 2007, and in both the movie and on the official soundtrack for '' TT3D: Closer to the Edge'' in 2011. *The song "Down" was featured on the soundtrack of the

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References

External links

* Entry on allmusic
Three Kings DBC
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