Kill Hannah was formed by singer-songwriter Mat Devine in 1994. The band is named after Devine’s ex-girlfriend.[1] At the time, Devine was singing and playing guitar in a band called In a Jar UK. After the fallout with Hannah, Devine printed up stickers to place on In a Jar UK 7» records bearing the name «Kill Hannah.»
Kill Hannah recorded their Atlantic Records debut For Never & Ever in Los Angeles in the winter of 2003 with producer Sean Beavan and mixer Tim Palmer. The album was mostly re-recorded versions of back-catalog songs and numbers that had been performed live for about a year prior. The band shot video for the song «Unwanted,» but did not to release it until 2006, when they released it as an Internet-only clip.
Through much of 2003 through 2007, Kill Hannah perfomed with Chevelle, HIM, Papa Roach, Thousand Foot Krutch, AFI, Dashboard Confessional, Neverendings White Lights and The Sounds, while also opening for bands such as Jane’s Addiction, Everclear, Eve 6 and The All-American Rejects.
The single «Kennedy» received some attention. It was performed on Last Call with Carson Daly and featured on television shows such as Jack & Bobby, One Tree Hill, and North Shore.
Kill Hannah signed with Atlantic Records in late 2002, while being managed by Steve Hutton. Kill Hannah has since parted company with Hutton. The band released their second album, Until There’s Nothing Left of Us, with Atlantic Records, on August 1st 2006. They are now signed with Roadrunner Records and released Until There’s Nothing Left of Us for the UK on March 24.[2]
Kill Hannah just finished their US leg of the Hope for the Hopeless tour with InnerPartySystem, The White Tie Affair, and The Medic Droid and finished the UK leg of the tour with My Passion, Serpico and Gundogs at the end of october.
According to the Kill Hannah myspace, due to some personal matters and outside obligations, Jonny Radtke would not be joining the band on the Europe leg of their fall 2008 Hope For The Hopeless Tour. Tom Schleiter, the guitarist from Powerspace, will be joining them in his place.
On October 21, 2008, during their «Hope For The Hopeless» tour through Europe, Kill Hannah’s tour bus caught fire while driving through Switzerland. Almost all of their personal belongings were burnt so badly that they were no longer usable, including clothing, laptops, passports and all of the gifts from fans they had acquired during the tour. Although no one was hurt, their schedules for Paris and Belgium had to be canceled whilst they waited for a replacement Bus from Manchester, England. [3]
In an interview with Kerrang! magazine in 2008, vocalist Mat Devine stated that the band will begin preparation for the next studio album after the «Hope for the Hopeless tour has ended. However, he stated that this album will be «heavier» and «more aggressive» than the last albums. Commenting on the album he said: «I’m not saying this will be the next Necrophagist or Burzum but its going to be a lot more aggressive and heavier than the others. But I am confident fans will enjoy it as we are 200% prepared so we know what to include and not to include. We’ve always intended to make a heavy album and this is our time.»
Kill Hannah debuted two new songs at their «New Heart For Xmas 6» concert in December»Snowblinded» and «Radio.»
adını solist mat devine’in üniversitedeki kız arkadaşı hannah’yla yaşadığı sarsıntılı ilişkiden alan grup. hatta o kadar ki; kill hannah kurulmadan önce ‘in a jar uk’ adlı grupta olan devine, in a jar uk cdlerinin üzerine yapıştırmak için ‘kill hannah’ stickerları bile hazırlamıştır üşenmeden.
