Killing The Dream

The Profile

American hardcore band formed in Sacramento in 2002. Released In Place Apart (2005), Fractures (2008), and Lucky Me (2010) on Deathwish Inc., then disbanded after a final show in July 2011.

Vocalist Elijah Horner; members include Chris Chase (bass), Issac Fratini (drums), Joel Adams, Bart Mullis, Pat Guild, and DJ Rogers (guitars). Signed to Deathwish Inc. in 2004. In Place Apart was produced by Kurt Ballou; multiple artworks were by Jacob Bannon. Final show took place July 2011 at 924 Gilman Street, Berkeley.

Reviews celebrate the Sacramento hardcore band’s run on Deathwish Inc., from In Place Apart (2005) through Fractures (2008) to Lucky Me (2010). Themes of despair, resignation, and cathartic intensity recur. Jacob Bannon handled artwork; Kurt Ballou produced In Place Apart. The group formed in 2002 and bowed out after a final show in July 2011 at 924 Gilman Street.