Bela Kiss (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bela Kiss


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Origin = Long Island, New York USA Flagicon|USA
Genre = Post-hardcore
Years_active = 2004 – Present
Label = Audio Deprived Records (2004–2006)
Hotfoot Records (2007–present)
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/belakiss Official website]
Current_members = Nick Prainito

Past_members = Ross Munro
Kyle Cadilino
James "Hulk" Morgan
Constantine "Dean" Chutis
Scott
Alex Lehneis
Mike Furey
Steve Sanchez
Mike Abrusci
Kyle George
Dan Salvaggio
Tim Arnold
Matt Mcnally
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Bela Kiss is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2004 By Nick Prainito, in Long Island, New York. Named after the Hungarian serial killer Béla Kiss, the band quickly gained popularity and a reputation for an intense live show. The band was even showcased on Hungarian television during a special about the serial killer of the same name. Bela Kiss' reputation for an intense live show came to a head on October 22nd 2004, where a sold out Bela Kiss show was shut down after one song, but Bela Kiss continued to play until the venue shut off all power to the stage. This resulted in a small riot, forcing the venue, then named 'Sports Plus', to stop hosting hardcore shows. Bela Kiss recorded and released a 5-song demo in the summer of 2004, and shortly after released an 8-song demo with the first 5 songs plus 3 new tracks. The demos have been seen for sale on the popular auction website eBay, going for triple the price of what the band originally sold them for.

In late 2004 they were signed by Massachusetts-based label Audio Deprived Records where they released their first official album, "For Those Who Don't Believe", on October 4th 2005. Before the album was recorded, drummer Ross Monroe left the band due to personal reasons. He was replaced on drums by Alex Lehneis. According to sources close to Audio Deprived Records, the album "For Those Who Don't Believe" is officially out of print as of 01/01/08.

The album was well received by the hardcore community behind the popularity of the song "T-1000". Shortly after the album released in stores bassist James Morgan left to help start the band DIVIDER. He was replaced for a few months by Scott of the California-based band Broken Front. Shortly after Alex Lehneis then left the band due to personal issues, and Mike Furey began to play drums. Things continued to unravel when new bass player Scott unexpectedly left the band. So in December 2005 original bassist James Morgan was asked to return to the band to fill in until a permanent bassist was found. He returned and after a few small tours, James left the band for the final time in April 2006 due to touring conflicts with his other band. Bela found their way back to the studio to record a 3 song EP. Bela toured off that EP for a few months, then Mike Furey and Kyle Cadolino left the band.

They then underwent many lineup changes, including Constantine (Dean) leaving the band after being their guitar player, then returning for a short while to fill in on bass after going though 2 other bass players (Mike Abrusci and Steve Sanchez). Daniel Salvaggio took the reins as lead guitar player. Later on, Robert Corsetti hopped on drums and the band regained new focus and is now tighter than ever. Currently signed to Hotfoot Records, they released their second album to hit stores called "The Horde" on June 12 2007. It was announced in August that guitarist Tim Arnold would leave the band. Constantine later parted ways with the band and now plays guitar and synth for the band The Huntress. Matt McNally (formerly of DIVIDER) took over on bass.

In December 2007 it was announced that singer Nick Pranito was sick which forced the band to cancel all upcoming shows including their winter 2008 tour. January 2008 announced the departure of guitarist Dan Salvaggio, and shortly after Matt Mcnally announced he would be playing bass for the band Crime In Stereo.Nick who is the only member left in Bela Kiss has announced that despite all this the band will continue on. In June 2008 It was announced on Bela Kiss' Myspace page that the band was in pre production for a new album with no world on who would be filling in the empty spots in the band.

Bela Kiss recently toured the United States with The Banner, Across Five Aprils, Grace Gale, Endwell, Glory of This, Recon, Palehorse, Phantom Communique and more. They also performed at Jekyll & Hyde Fest in Massachusetts and Saints and Sinners Festival in New Jersey on November 3rd 2007.

Over the years Bela Kiss has shared the stage and has done small tour runs with well known acts such as The Red Chord, From a Second Story Window, Glassjaw, Remembering Never, The Sleeping, The #12 Looks Like You, The Bled, Roses are Red, Anterrabae, 100 Demons, If Hope Dies, Protest The Hero, The Fall Of Troy, From First To Last, and many more.

Members

*†Nick Prainito - 2004-Present

Former Members

*†Ross Munroe - Drums - 2004-2005
*†Kyle Cadolino - Guitar - 2004-2006
*†James "Hulk" Morgan - Bass - 2004-2006
*†Constantine "Dean" Chutis - Guitar - 2004-2006,2007, Bass - 2007
*Scott - Bass - 2005
*Alex Lehneis - Drums - 2005
*Mike Furey - Drums - 2005-2007
*Steve Sanchez - Bass - 2006
*Mike Abrusci- Bass - 2006-2007
*Kyle George - Drums - 2006-2007
*Tim Arnold - Guitar - 2006-2007
*Dan Salvaggio - Guitar - 2006-2008
*Rob Corsetti - 2007-2008
*Tom La Sala - Bass - 2008
*Tom Colello - Guitar - 2008
*Matt Mcnally - Bass - 2007-2008"† Founding members of Bela Kiss"

Discography

Albums

Bands featuring members of Bela Kiss

*Divider - James Morgan, Matt Mcnally
*Dont Run - Kyle Cadolino, Mike Furey
*Adorah Aveya - Alex Lehneis, Tim Arnold, Kyle George
*Heart Of A Lion - Constantine Chutis
*Crime In Stereo - Matt Mcnally
*Black History - Ross Monroe
*They're All Dead - Kyle Cadolino, Mike Furey
*A Common End - Dan Salvaggio
*Anatomy of A Collapse - Nick Prantio
*Seconds To Sundown - James Morgan
*Project In My Pants - Matt Mcnally
*Shattered Dreams - Constantine Chutis
*Yesterday - Ross Monroe
*Disarming Arctica - Ross Monroe, Tom LaSala, Tom Collelo
*Light Years - Tom LaSala
*The World We Knew - Tom Collelo

Bela Kiss Trivia

* Bela Kiss played its first official show on May 8th 2004 to a crowd of roughly 100 people... What most people don't know is that before this they played an unpromoted show for a no-name production company a week earlier. 5 people attended.
* The song "T1000" got its name during the trip to Mass to play at "Jekyll & Hyde Fest" where the band debut the song.
* Bela Kiss has had a van break down on every full US tour they have ever been on.
* Bela Kiss was featured on a Hungarian television about the serial killer of the same name. Lead singer Nick Prantio was also interview during the telecast. The video can be found on YouTube.
* The video of Bela Kiss playing "T1000" at the CN Skate in Aston PA has been viewed on YouTube over 15,000 times and has the most plays for any video involving the band.
* The album "For Those Who Don't Believe" was originally supposed to include the songs "A Book Writers God" and "You Miss Took Me For a Suicide King" and did not include "Halos Part 2: The Failure".
* Former bassist James Morgan is a moderator of the Music Forum on the popular socializing website Buddypic.com.
* There are enough ex-members from Bela Kiss to start a Slipknot cover band.
* Bela Kiss actually went though 3 different guitar players before finalizing the lineup to start playing shows with.
* Bela Kiss' first demo was recorded at BOCES, a popular trade school on Long Island. It was mixed by guitarist Kyle Cadolino who attended the school at the time.
* Before For Those Who Don't Believe was released. A secret page was made on the popular music streaming website Purevolume.com where the entire album was availible to listen to for one week. You could find it by typing bela kiss backwards into the search engine. You can still visit the page at www.purevolume.com/ssikaleb

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/belakiss MySpace site]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/belakiss Purevolume site]
* [http://www.hotfootrecords.com/bk_page.htm Labels site]
* [http://www1.freewebs.com/belakissthis/belakiss.html Old official site]
* [http://www.adrecords.net/label/artists/bela-kiss Old Record Labels site]