IKTPQ CALL IT A DAY To Our beloved fans and friends, We regret to announce that I Killed The Prom Queen will no longer continue as a band. The final nail in the coffin came when Jona was asked to join USA Metal group Bleeding Through as second guitarist. This, coupled with our inability to find a replacement vocalist, aided the decision to end the band. We would all like to sincerely thank all our friends and family and our label?s Stomp, Metal Blade, Golf and Howling Bull records for their ongoing support of IKTPQ and most of all we would like to thank all the fans that made the last 7 years the most amazing years of our lives. We feel that we made a good impact on the Australian and world wide music scenes. We also apologise for the cancellation of our upcoming USA tour-dates. The band will announce a final farewell Australian tour in the coming months. Each member issued the following personal statements: Jona?s statement For anyone who doesn?t know, IKTPQ has been my life for the last 7 years. I was a co-founding member, active songwriter and the band?s manager for the past 2 years. A lot has happened in those 7 years mostly good, some bad, but I would not trade any of it for anything in the world. Thanks to IKTPQ I got to live out not just one, but many of my dreams and aspirations. Everything from playing to fans who love our music to meeting and supporting my heroes? band?s on tour and seeing parts of the world I thought I would never see. Best of all was having the chance to meet new and awesome people all over the world who I am proud to call my friends. JJ Peters, Kevin Cameron and Sean Kennedy are my 3 closest friends. I have lived in a room, studio, van, bus, car, aeroplane with these guys for 5 years now and I know them better then I know myself. These guys continue to surprise me every day. They are all amazing people, incredible musicians and songwriters and the best friends anyone could ever hope for. I couldn?t have asked for a better team. This causes me a great deal of pain, making my decision to leave the band so difficult. I wish my friends, JJ, Sean and Kev the best of luck in their future endeavours and I have no doubt that they will be 1000 times as successful than we ever were with IKTPQ and I want everyone to know that I will always be their number one supporter. A huge thanks to everyone who ever supported us in anyway and lastly please never forget I Killed The Prom Queen Sean?s statement I?d like to thank every single person who has supported i killed the prom queen over the many years, it has been the most amazing time in my entire life and i am so appreciative that ive had the opportunity to share the stage with my brothers and share all the same experiences... thank you. JJ?s statement In the past 7 years playing with IKTPQ I have seen the world many times over, met some life long friends, experienced things I would never have dreamed of, shared the stage, van, hotel, bed, floor, bus with some of the best friends ill ever have and played to the greatest fans any band could ever ask for. As sad as I am to see it end, I am more great full for all these things then anything else. I would like to say thank you to everyone and anyone who has supported us through all these years and made IKTPQ what it is. I sincerely thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Peace. JJKTPQ. Kevin?s statement It?s so hard to compress every feeling about this into a short statement, and as anyone who knows me would know I?ve never been one to say a lot. As much as this is a disappointing end, I?m glad we haven?t carved a malicious eulogy to a reasonably successful career, one which I feel as though exceeded any expectations the four of us ever had, when years ago going interstate for more than a week was a big deal to now when most our years were spent away from home, playing our music to thousands of appreciative fans the world over. I feel we made quite an impact on the Australian music scene, paving the way for countless new bands over the years, and whether they admit it or not I feel we introduced a lot of people to this type of music which may now be a huge part of their lives, and I think that?s something to be proud of. Just as I didn?t think I would be writing this so soon, I honestly never thought by age 20 I would have been to basically every part of the globe, and especially just from standing behind a guitar. In retrospect I wish I had appreciated this far more: doing things most people only dream about and meeting some amazing people along the way who I hope will still remain my friends, band or no band. I?m grateful for all the experiences along the way. It?s been a great ride! Thanks Darren Cherry from the bands label Stomp Entertainment commented: This is a HUGE blow for Australian heavy music and the tens of thousands of IKTPQ fans around the world. The band were just beginning to hit their stride and I feel that the best was yet to come. Having said that it was a pleasure to work with such an enthusiastic and dedicated band and their achievements speak for themselves. I?m sure it?s not the last we have heard from these guys either as a collective or as individuals. EUROPE/UK/USA TOURS Hey Prom Fans, We have put up dates of our Europe Tour with Bleeding Through, Caliban and All Shall Perish, our UK Tour with Bring Me The Horizon and our USA Tour with Walls Of Jericho and All Shall Perish. So if we are playing in your area come to a show, check us out and say g'day!! STAY METAL!!! IKTPQ THANKS Thank you to everyone who came and put in the fun at the Halloween show on Tuesday 31st at Fowlers in Adelaide! it was amazing and I had a ball. Thanks to all the bands for playing and all the people who dressed up...you all looked great!!! From MJ & Iktpq BORDERTOWN AND NARACOORTE SHOWS CANCELLED Hey all, We regret that we have had to cancel out Bordertown and Naracoorte shows that were to take place this weekend. The shows were cancelled due to lack of advertising and promotion by the promoter who was looking after the shows. iktpq apologise to anyone who intended on attending these two gigs and we promise that we'll do our best to visit these places on the next tour. sincerely, iktpq IKTPQ sign with METAL BLADE!!! HI ALL, GREAT NEWS TO ALL OUR FANS FROM USA!!... WE HAVE JUST RECENTLY SIGNED A DEAL WITH METAL BLADE RECORDS FOR THE USA/CANADA RELEASE OF 'MUSIC FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED'. THIS IS A GREAT HONOUR FOR IKTPQ AS MB HOUSE SOME OF THE WORLDS FINEST METAL. MFTRD WILL BE IN STORES ALLOVER USA AND CANADA ON NOVEMBER 17TH WE WILL BE TOURING USA HEAVILY ALL NEXT YEAR SO KEEP AN EYE ON OUR TOURDATES SECTION. IKTPQ CHANGES TO TOUR Due to unanticipated reasons Carpathian have had to drop off our current Australian tour. We will be announcing the replacement support bands ASAP so keep an eye on this space...See you all at a show soon!! iktpq MORE TOUR DATES POSTED We have posted all of our upcoming tour dates for our Monster Tour for the release of our album 'MUSIC FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED'. Check out our tour section for all dates and info...and come down to a show!! KILLSWITCH ENGAGE TOUR!! Hey all, We are proud to announce that IKTPQ have been added as the support for the east coast Killswitch Engage Australian Tour! Accompanying these metal legends are Lamb of God and Unearth. This is one tour you really cant miss out on! check the tourdates section for more info. U.S. and Europe cd release dates coming soon... NEW WEBSITE UP NOW!!! Hey everyone, well its been a long time coming but we finally have a new look website up. Hope you all enjoy it!!! We have some more BIG news to announce in the coming weeks...so stay tuned to the new ikilledthepromqueen.com. Check out 'Music For The Recently Deceased' out now (in Australia) through Stomp Entertainment.