Honouring their late bassist Sean Kennedy the four founding members of Australian Metalcore institution I Killed The Prom Queen reunited in 2025. This summer, original members Michael Crafter, Jona Weinhofen, Kevin Cameron, JJ Peters as well as Jamie Hope will be in Europe to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They will be joined by a wealth
If like us you were wondering what happened to Australian Metalcore guitarist Jona Weinhofen up until the recent I Killed The Prom Queen announcements then Craig Reynolds has your back. The latest interview in The Downbeat Podcast series finds him chatting to the legend who is also known for his work in both Bleeding Through
In 2014 the return of one of Australia’s most important Metalcore outfits I Killed The Prom Queen for one final album in “Beloved” is one that eight years on today we celebrate. An interesting choice in many respects, it’s a reincarnation of the oldest of Metalcore sounds from a band who only featured one original
Following the tragic news of the passing of ex-I Killed The Prom Queen and Deez Nuts bassist Sean Kennedy at just 35, we have decided to pay tribute to him by sharing this bootleg of Deez Nuts playing a full set in Belgrade Serbia on 8th March 2020, where they shared a stage with Mind
Having already done the rounds at this point, we just feel like we had to have another poke at the hornets nest that has surrounded Bring Me The Horizon since 2015’s “That’s The Spirit“. Why? Because we’re angry bears who were so disheartened by the records that the band released after the departure of I
When it comes to Deez Nuts it seems that JJ Peters had a real fire for Hardcore coming from being the drummer in I Killed The Prom Queen but the key was keeping it heavy. He used more abrasive guitar tones and a more confrontational approach to his lyrics to get things off his chest
The reunion of Melbourne Australian Death Metaller quintet The Red Shore for January’s Invasion Fest was a special moment. Ingrained in the history of the Australian scene coming up in 2004 alongside the likes of I Killed The Prom Queen, here is a full pro-shot full set from them Metro Theatre in Sydney on 18th
If you look at it there are a fair amount of comparisons you could make between Alex Erin and JJ Peters. They both might come from opposite ends of the Globe with Peters hailing from Australia and Erin from Canada but they both have a similar look facially with baseball caps and designer stubble. They
For a decade from their 2004 debut EP “This Is What The Edge Of The Seat Was Made For” to the end of the “Sempiternal” tour cycle in 2014, there is little doubt that vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarists Lee Malia and Curtis Ward (later replaced by Jona Wienhofen of I Killed The Prom Queen and
It looks like it’s going to be a long run before the death defying gravity battling “You’ve Got Me F***ed Up” from Australian Hardcore Kings Deez Nuts. The album will fall from the sky like a airplane crashing into metropolis on 18th October via Century Media before no doubt, the band who feature former members
