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Kerosene 454 was a punk rock band
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 from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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. They formed in 1992. The core of the group, brothers John and Jim Wall along with Erik Denno, went through a number of drummers before hooking up with Darren Zentek in time to record their 1st LP, Situation At Hand. This line up continued to tour and record for 5 years, releasing the LPs Came By To Kill Me in 1996 and At Zero in 1998, both of which appeared on the Slowdime Record
Slowdime Records
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 label (in conjunction with Dischord Records
Dischord Records
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), which John Wall co-ran. The group split up soon after the release of At Zero. Darren Zentek is currently drumming in Office of Future Plans
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.

Members

  • Erik Denno (guitar/vocals)
  • Jim Wall (guitar/vocals)
  • John Wall (bass)
  • Darren Zentek (drums)

Albums

  • Situation at Hand (Art Monk Construction
    Art Monk Construction
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     LP/CD, 1995)
  • Came By To Kill Me (Slowdime/Dischord LP/CD, 1996)
  • Race (Polyvinyl CD, 1997) - compilation of early releases
  • At Zero (Slowdime/Dischord LP/CD, 1998)
  • Touring Japan (Time Bomb LP/CD, 1998) - split with Naht, Sweetbelly Freakdown and Bluetip
    Bluetip
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Singles

  • "Two For Flinching" (Art Monk Construction 7", 1993)
  • "Down in Three" (Strict Records 7", 1993)
  • "Blown Clean" (Firepower Products 7", 1994)
  • "Some Walk" b/w "Kisses" (Strict Records 7", 1995) - split with Angel Hair
  • "T-Minus 100" (Maggadee Records 7", 1996) - split with Bluetip
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