THE POLLS ARE NOW CLOSED

Killing Kings is voted the "best retired band" in Denver Hardcore. If you didn't get to see them when they were around, then you missed out big time. All the other bands on the poll were very memorable, but Killing Kings obviously made there mark. In Second was "As We Speak", and in third was "In The Crosshairs".. Thanks for adding so much to the scene, and laying the ground for others in the scene.

Here is a little somethin' somethin' about Killing Kings...

"Killing Kings was formed in the fall of 2004 with one small goal in mind, change everything and challenge everyone. In a society and government that is so corrupt and obsessed with greed and power there are a few of us that stand out, That stand up with a menacing look and our fists in the air screaming “Kill All Kings!” General Discontent would be a light way to put it. We believe that Hardcore and punk should be dangerous ,daring, courageous, brave, intelligent, compassionate, humble and modest all while saying. “NO! we are NOT going to do what you tell us” and if you try to make us we will fight to our last breath for what we believe in. We think hardcore and punk have become so “dumbed down” for the masses and “pimped out” for fashion and music videos that we are losing a part of our culture, a part of history that we made as individuals who were fed up with the expectations and shallow goals of mainstream and pop culture. We don’t care how we are looked at by the “cool crowd”. We came to get away from the cool crowd, to find our own path and hopefully encourage people to realize that it doesn’t matter what your clothes or your hair look like and that it doesn’t matter if you don’t fit a certain tax bracket or social class. What matters is that you made your decisions for yourself and not based on what others think of you. Killing Kings’ music is a byproduct of that anger and discontent, but also the passion and drive to be so much more than just a name on a t-shirt or logo on a CD. But to have the perseverance and fortitude to look the world in the face and say “bring it on”."