Kill Verona
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Kill Verona is a Philadelphia rock band. The lineup in 2008 includes Wes Lieberher, Paul Butterly, and Rafael Henin.
, Thursday, The Movielife
, Brand New
, Recover
and Grade
.
as producer and released the 2001 Winter Demo tapes. The Kill Verona EP was released later that summer on Livewire Records. They toured supporting the Kill Verona EP with such bands as Orange Island
, Thrice
, and Good Charlotte
, Little League, as they were then still known, were issued a cease and desist from the Little League Baseball Association and were forced to change their name to Kill Verona.
During this time Jimmy Walsh left the band and went on to play with such acts as up up down down left right left right b a start and No Roses
with whom had original bassist Mike Drelling, former member of One Dead Three Wounded (Sam Tropio, Guitar) future Blacklisted guitarist Jon Nean (bean) and former Hate Holiday guitarist Jon Hunt on vocals. He was replaced by Dan Hargenshimer.
, Joe Dufresne from Orange Island
and The Chase Scene, and John Ledoux from the band Garrison
. They played a year of shows in support of the EP and decided to break up.
The beginning
Kill Verona formed in 1999 under the name Little League. They changed their name to Kill Verona in 2001 after the release of the Kill Verona EP on Livewire Records. The Original Lineup included Wes Lieberher, Paul Butterly, George Foster, Mike Drelling (Emo Mike), and Jesse Clark. Soon after forming Jesse Clark left to join the military and was replaced by Jimmy Walsh. Together they recorded the full length Through our Ears, Through our Hearts on Chord/Too Damn Hype Records. Mike Drelling left before the album was released and currently plays bass in the band Restorations. He was replaced by Rafael Henin. Supporting the record they played a multitude of shows supporting bands like Taking Back SundayTaking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
, Thursday, The Movielife
The Movielife
The Movielife was a Long Island Melodic hardcore band, composed of vocalist Vinnie Caruana, bassist Phil Navetta, guitarist Brandon Reilly, drummer Evan Baken, and guitarist Alex Amiruddin, until 2001 when Alex Amiruddin left and was replaced by Dan Navetta....
, Brand New
Brand New
Brand New is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2000, the band currently consists of vocalist/guitarist/lyricist Jesse Lacey, guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Vincent Accardi, bassist Garrett Tierney, drummer Brian Lane, and guitarist/keyboardist Derrick Sherman.In the late...
, Recover
Recover (band)
-History:Recover comprised Dan Keyes , Robert Mann , Ross Tweedy , and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela . The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000...
and Grade
Grade (band)
Grade was a Canadian hardcore/emo group. Grade's first release was the Grade/Believe split which was released in 1994 on a small Canadian label - Workshop Records. And Such Is Progress followed in 1997 and Separate the Magnets was released in 1998, earning them critical praise and high profile...
.
The Kill Verona EP
They promptly set back out into the studio in 2001 with Sean McGrath of Saves the DaySaves the Day
Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1994. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Claudio Rivera....
as producer and released the 2001 Winter Demo tapes. The Kill Verona EP was released later that summer on Livewire Records. They toured supporting the Kill Verona EP with such bands as Orange Island
Orange Island
Orange Island was a rock band based out of the town Clinton, Massachusetts. Orange Island formed in 1996 when cousins Charles Young and Brendan Dickhaut started writing music together and David Chouinard playing bass guitar. After writing songs together they asked their friend David Gorman to sing...
, Thrice
Thrice
Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school....
, and Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...
Name change
Shortly after the release and playing a leg of the Warped TourWarped Tour
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, Little League, as they were then still known, were issued a cease and desist from the Little League Baseball Association and were forced to change their name to Kill Verona.
During this time Jimmy Walsh left the band and went on to play with such acts as up up down down left right left right b a start and No Roses
No Roses
No Roses is an album by Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band. It was recorded at Sound Techniques, and Air Studios in London, in the summer of 1971. It was produced by Sandy Roberton and Ashley Hutchings...
with whom had original bassist Mike Drelling, former member of One Dead Three Wounded (Sam Tropio, Guitar) future Blacklisted guitarist Jon Nean (bean) and former Hate Holiday guitarist Jon Hunt on vocals. He was replaced by Dan Hargenshimer.
Trauma
In 2005 the band released Trauma on Livewire Records. With George Foster and Dan Hargensheimer deciding to pursue different avenues, Kill Verona enlisted a few guitarists to fill in including Steve V from Shai HuludShai Hulud (band)
Shai Hulud is an American hardcore punk band with progressive metal influences, originally formed in Pompano Beach, Florida, the band later moved up to Poughkeepsie, New York....
, Joe Dufresne from Orange Island
Orange Island
Orange Island was a rock band based out of the town Clinton, Massachusetts. Orange Island formed in 1996 when cousins Charles Young and Brendan Dickhaut started writing music together and David Chouinard playing bass guitar. After writing songs together they asked their friend David Gorman to sing...
and The Chase Scene, and John Ledoux from the band Garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
. They played a year of shows in support of the EP and decided to break up.
Discography
- 1999 CD Demo
- 2000 Through our Ears, Through our Hearts
- 2002 The Kill Verona EP
- 2005 Trauma EP
Past members
- Jesse Clark - Drums
- Mike Drelling - Bass
- Jimmy Walsh - Drums
- John LeDoux - Drums
- Joe Dufresne - Guitar
- Steve V - Guitar
- George Foster - Guitar
- Dan Hargensheimer - Drums