I Killed the Prom Queen

I Killed the Prom Queen

I Killed the Prom Queen are an Australian metalcore band from Adelaide, active from 2001 to 2025. They are associated with metalcore, melodic metalcore and metal, and are listed with Hand of Hope Records.

Career

The band is active in the Australian live music scene and tours internationally, including in the United States, Japan and Europe. Their first studio album, When Goodbye Means Forever..., appears in 2003, followed by Music for the Recently Deceased in 2006 and Beloved in 2014.

Music for the Recently Deceased reaches number 27 on the ARIA Albums Chart, while Beloved reaches number 6. After the band disbands in April 2007 because it has difficulty securing a permanent vocalist, it reunites with Michael Crafter for a farewell tour in mid-2008 and releases the live album and DVD Sleepless Nights and City Lights, which reaches number 48 in Australia.

In May 2011, the group reforms with Jamie Hope on vocals and takes part in the Destroy Music Tour.

Members

The group’s members include Ben Engel, Simon O’Gorman, Lee Stacy, Michael Crafter, JJ Peters, Jona Weinhofen, Leaton Rose, Kevin Cameron, Sean Kennedy, Ed Butcher, Jamie Hope, Ben Coyte and Shane O’Brien.