Kisses for Kings

Kisses for Kings
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock, indie rock
Years active 2007–present
Associated acts Mest, Hollywood Undead, Avenged Sevenfold
Website myspace.com/kissesforkings
Members Tony Lovato
Mike Longworth
Steve Lovato
Lil Rich Gonzalez

Kisses for Kings, formerly known as A Permanent Holiday, is a Tony Lovato side project. The band went on tour on the 2007 Warped Tour and in 2009 for Hollywood Undeads tour. They released their EP Forget to Remember in 2010. For their release they had a premier show in Anaheim, CA.

History

Formation and Warped Tour 2007

Kisses for kings (At the time a permanent Holiday) was a result of Tony Lovatos former band Mest Breaking up. Tony Recruited Mike Longworth, his brother Steve Lovato, and lil Rich Gonzalez, to play with him. The band premiered on the web show Not MTV with a live performance and an interview. After that Tony and the guys hit the road with other punk and alternative bands and toured on Warped Tour '07. They did not play all the dates though.

Tour with Hollywood Undead

After warped tour they hit the road again, this time with Tony's buddy Johnny 3 Tears and Hollywood Undead. They played all the dates with this tour and co-headlined.

Release of EP

They eventually took a break from touring to record their debut EP Forget to Remember. It was officially released on May 5, 2010.

The band had a release show in Anaheim at the Roxy club on May 25. The album has a lot of praised musicians in the rock community including Tony's good friend Johnny 3 Tears from Hollywood Undead and M Shadow from Avenged Sevenfold. After the EP The band has not released anything new because of Tony's other band Mest forming again.

Members

Current
  • Tony Lovato - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2008–present)
  • Mike Longworth - lead guitar, backing vocals (2008–present)
  • Steve Lovato - bass, backing vocals (2008–present)
  • Lil Rich Gonzalez - drums (2008–present)

Former
  • Dave Aguilera - rhythm guitar (2006–2008)
  • Brian "The Kid" - bass, backing vocals (2006–2008)
  • Tom Breyfogle - drums (2006–2008)