Damone乐队，名字来源于1982年一部喜剧《开放的美国学府》中一个人物的名字，由Dave Pino(吉他/主音), Noelle(主音/吉他), Vazquez（贝斯)还有Dustin Hengst(鼓手)共同组成这个流行朋克乐团。Pino90年代末开始创作歌曲，在家乡波士顿和周边地区小有名气，创作的歌曲都是关于一个甩掉他的女孩。一两年时间内，Pino，Hengst和Vazquez都开始在各自的地下室开始摇滚创作。他们的一个朋友有个妹妹也正好在玩朋克。机缘巧合,Pino,Hengst, 和Vazquez碰到了这个羞涩唱起歌来非常自信的女孩Noelle，Damone阵容形成。将滑板朋克的嚎叫与金属暴烈的速度结合在一起，2002年乐队同RCA签约。2003年春发行处女专辑From the Attic，碰巧同the Juliana Theory, the Ataris,还有Further Seems Forever撞期。不久，创始人之一Pino退出乐队，Damone同RCA的合约也中止了。2004年吉他手fray加入这个朋克摇滚团，开始着手创作第二张专辑。2005年秋天自费发行了EP Out Here All Night。2006年第二张专辑Out Here All Night，猛烈，带有舞台摇滚风格，也是他们在Island/Def Jam唱片旗下第一张作品。随后同Bullets and Octane，the All-American Rejects等乐队合作进行了多场精彩的现场演出。
by MacKenzie Wilson
Tagging themselves after a character from the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dave Pino (guitar/vocals), Noelle (vocals/guitar), Vazquez (bass), and Dustin Hengst (drums) comprise the punk-pop group Damone. Pino had been writing songs and making a musical name for himself in and around his native Boston during the late '90s, composing tracks about a girl who dumped him. Within a year or two, he, Hengst, and Vazquez were rocking out in each other's basements. One of their good friends had a sister who was also sketching out her own punk-inspired anthems. Once Pino, Hengst, and Vazquez met the shy, yet vocally confident Noelle, Damone was in full effect. Meshing a skatepunk snarl with crunchy metal licks, Damone inked a deal with RCA in 2002. Joint dates with the Juliana Theory, the Ataris, and Further Seems Forever coincided the spring 2003 release of Damone's debut, From the Attic. Shortly thereafter, founding member Dave Pino quit the band; Damone was also let out of their contract with RCA. Guitarist Mike Woods was added to the punk rock fray by 2004, and Damone began writing songs for a second album. The Out Here All Night EP was self-released in fall 2005. Their spirited, arena-rock inspired second album, 2006's Out Here All Night, marked their first release for Island/Def Jam. Various tour dates with bands like Bullets and Octane and the All-American Rejects followed.
by MacKenzie Wilson
Tagging themselves after a character from the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dave Pino (guitar/vocals), Noelle (vocals/guitar), Vazquez (bass), and Dustin Hengst (drums) comprise the punk-pop group Damone. Pino had been writing songs and making a musical name for himself in and around his native Boston during the late '90s, composing tracks about a girl who dumped him. Within a year or two, he, Hengst, and Vazquez were rocking out in each other's basements. One of their good friends had a sister who was also sketching out her own punk-inspired anthems. Once Pino, Hengst, and Vazquez met the shy, yet vocally confident Noelle, Damone was in full effect. Meshing a skatepunk snarl with crunchy metal licks, Damone inked a deal with RCA in 2002. Joint dates with the Juliana Theory, the Ataris, and Further Seems Forever coincided the spring 2003 release of Damone's debut, From the Attic. Shortly thereafter, founding member Dave Pino quit the band; Damone was also let out of their contract with RCA. Guitarist Mike Woods was added to the punk rock fray by 2004, and Damone began writing songs for a second album. The Out Here All Night EP was self-released in fall 2005. Their spirited, arena-rock inspired second album, 2006's Out Here All Night, marked their first release for Island/Def Jam. Various tour dates with bands like Bullets and Octane and the All-American Rejects followed.
