The Prom Kings were an American rock band based in Los Angeles, California that formed in 2001. The band released their self-titled debut album on August 2, 2005. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio stations in January 2005. "Alone" reached #24 on the Billboard 200 by May 2005 and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks.[2] The Prom Kings were signed with the independent record label Three Kings DBC. The record label's website has been taken down as of 2011. The Prom Kings released their second single, "Black Gold," on December 26, 2006. The band consisted of Fredrik Ramberg (guitar), Renato López (guitar), Henry Strauch (drums), Mauricio Jacome (bass), and Chris Carney (vocals).
The band's debut album reached #30 on the Heatseekers Albums chart in August 2005.[3] AllMusic reviewed the album by saying "They're no doubt rolling in a nondescript grey Chevy Malibu, because that's about how distinctive this album is..." citing the album's generic blandness.
Lead singer Chris Carney was later featured on the show twentyfourseven, which aired on MTV from December 2006 to February 2007. Carney died of injuries sustained in a traffic accident on December 4, 2015.[4] He was 35 years old. Renato López was found dead of gunshot wounds in Santa María Mazatla, Mexico in November 2016. He was 33 years old.[5]
The Prom Kings track listing
All songs written by The Prom Kings and Michael Carney except where noted.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Angels" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Josh Baker)
3:49
2.
"Birthday" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan)
3:53
3.
"Fade" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan)
5:13
4.
"Better Man" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Josh Baker)
3:41
5.
"Alone"
3:39
6.
"Lines" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Josh Baker)
3:26
7.
"Down" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan, The Game)
3:36
8.
"Blow" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan)
5:14
9.
"Bleeding" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Josh Baker)
4:17
10.
"The One" (The Prom Kings, Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan, David Cooper)
Performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
The Prom Kings
Joey Hullearn - guitars
Mauricio Brandao - bass
Luke Pickerill - drums
Chris Carney - vocals
Production
Produced by Andrew Duncan & Michael Carney at The Castle
Engineered by Csaba Petocz & Aldo Ruggiero
Assistant engineers: Seth Paulus, Curt Kroeger & Dave Fleming
Programming by Andrew Duncan
Strings arranged by David Campbell
Mixed by Mike Plotnikoff at Royaltone Studios
A&R - Michael Carney, Alex Cortez & Jared Levine
Executive producer - Michael Carney, Andrew Duncan, & Zane Stoddard
Management - Focus 3 Entertainment
Layout - Greg Patterson
Photography - Jeff Gros & TJ Bode
Appearances
The song "Birthday" was featured on the ESPNSportsCenter television program on July 4, 2005.
The song "Blow" was featured in both the movie and on the official soundtrack for The Island in 2005, a commercial for the DVD release of the film Ghost Rider in 2007, and in both the movie and on the official soundtrack for TT3D: Closer to the Edge in 2011.
