Love Equals Death
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| Love Equals Death | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Petaluma/Ukiah, California |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Genres | Punk Rock |
| Labels | Fat Wreck Chords |
| Members | Chon Travis Dominic Davi Duffs Tonio Garcia-Romero |
Love Equals Death is a punk rock band from Petaluma, California formed on Halloween, 2003. The band was formed by bassist Dominic Davi after his departure from his band Tsunami Bomb, along with vocalist Chon Travis (best known for his previous band Loose Change which he had founded along with Jade Puget who himself went on to join AFI) and two members from the band 26 MPH; Tonio Garcia-Romero and John Rosser.
Shortly after releasing the bands debut CD EP, 4 Notes On A Dying Scale in early 2004 on PopSmear Records, guitarist John Rosser left the band to form The Helletons. Justin Levine aka Duffs who previously played with Eye Defy and had met Love Equals Death while recording their demos and live shows, took over duties as lead guitarist.
Love Equals Death toured extensively across the United States and released a second CD EP on PopSmear Records in late 2005 entitled, The Hucklebuck EP which was a collection of favorites from their live show as well as releasing a Japanese only full length collection combining unreleased demos and the songs from 4 Notes On A Dying Scale titled The Prelude on Monkey Trick Records based in Tokyo, Japan.
In late 2005, while performing with the Mad Caddies in Northern California, their frantic live show caught the eye of Fat Mike who signed them to his San Francisco, California based label Fat Wreck Chords. In Spring 2006, Love Equals Death released their debut full length album Nightmerica on Fat Wreck Chords.
On August 16, 2006, the United Kingdom newspaper The Daily Mail ran an controversal article titled "EMO Cult Warning For Parents" written by Sarah Sands warning of the rise of an "Emo Cult" in Europe. The article listed warning signs for parents and included Love Equals Death as one of the bands who are popular among the cult's members, and a part of a genre of music called Death Pop which was "popular in Germany" in which she placed partial blame for the rise of children intentionally harming themselves.
Kerrang!, a weekly rock magazine published in the United Kingdom ran a response article in their September 16, 2006 issue (issue # 1125) debunking the article in The Daily Mail, and included an interview with Love Equals Death bassist Dominic Davi who claimed Death Pop was a "ficitious genre" and denied any connection between them or any other musical group mentioned in the The Daily Mail's article, to a cult or the act of self-harm.
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[edit] Members
- Chon Travis (vocals)
- Dominic Davi (bass)
- Tonio Garcia-Romero (drums)
- Justin Levine aka "Duffs" (guitar)
[edit] Discography
- 4 Notes On A Dying Scale (2004)
- The Prelude (Japan Only Release) (2005)
- The Hucklebuck EP (2005)
- Nightmerica (2006)
- Nightmerica (vinyl) (2006)
[edit] Other Releases
- Agent Records Presents The NorCal Compilation 2004 - "Caught In A Trap" (2004)
- Agent Records Presents The NorCal Compilation 2005 - "The Broadcast" (2005)
- Zero Magazine Punk Influenced Compilation - "Bombs Over Brooklyn"
