The Prom Kings Explained

The Prom Kings
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Prom Kings
Cover:	Prom Kings self titled.jpg
Released:	August 2, 2005
Length:	40:39
Label:	Three Kings DBC
Producer:	Andrew Duncan, Michael Carney

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. 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).

AllMusic reviewed the band's first 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

The Prom Kings track listing

All songs written by The Prom Kings and Michael Carney except where noted.

Chart performance

Album

Singles

Discography

Artist:	The Prom Kings
Studio:	1
Music Videos:	1
Singles:	2

Studio albums

• The Prom Kings (2005, Three Kings DBC)

Singles

• Alone (2005)
• Black Gold (2006)

Music videos

Personnel

Performance and production credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

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The Prom Kings Joey Hullearn - guitars Mauricio Brandao - bass Luke Pickerill - drums Chris Carney - vocals

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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 ESPN SportsCenter 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 in 2011.
• The song "Down" was featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports game Arena Football.

External links

• [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r786926|pure_url=yes}} Entry on allmusic]
• Three Kings DBC

Notes and References

1. Web site: MTV reality show personality dies in crash on Highway 70 in Hot Springs. 4 December 2015 .
2. Web site: Detienen a otro implicado en caso Renato López. 20 December 2016.