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Milwaukee, United States (1995 – 2002)

The Promise Ring were an American band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, started as a side project by Davey von Bohlen during his time as a guitarist/vocalist for Cap’n Jazz in the year 1995. VonBohlen started the project alongside guitarist Jason Gnewikow of None Left Standing, drummer Dan Didier of Ceilishrine, and bassist Scott Beschta.

1996 brought their first full-length album, titled 30° Everywhere, released by Jade Tree Records. The record was followed by 1997’s Nothing Feels Good, which gained the band a larger following and rave reviews. The Horse Latitudes, which collected early tracks that were previously released as 7”s, was also released in 1997. After a few changes in bass players, 1998 saw the release of the Boys + Girls EP, which was released on both compact disc and 7”, with the CD containing an additional song. In 1999 they furthered their success with the release of Very Emergency, which concentrated even more on their pop sound. The Electric Pink EP, released in 2000, however, failed to gain critical acclaim. Following their final release in 2002, titled Wood/Water, The Promise Ring decided to move on to new projects, like Von Bohlen’s and Didier’s new band named Maritime. Von Bohlen also plays in a semi-acoustic band called Vermont which is now on a indefinite hiatus.

In late 2011, The Promise Ring announced a reunion and a rarities album to be released in the summer of 2012.
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  • Cheezdude

    Nothing Feels Good > All Others

    Monday morning

  • camrawrs

    Wood/Water rules super hard. All of the other albums rule as well, but you can't go wrong with it. It grows on you.

    Saturday morning

  • PorchLuck

    hello metal head http://www.facebook.com/AntichristKommand http://antichristkommand.bandcamp.com/

    last month

  • gregorymichael

    An album can't get better after an amount of time but people can smarten up. Wood/Water is far better than 30° Everywhere and Very Emergency. The songwriting is leagues beyond both. [-1]

    last month

  • BossaQuest

    @Sloane_Ranger To each his own, although I disagree with the fact that Wood/Water was better than 30° Everywhere and Very Emergency. The songwriting was perhaps better than 30° Everywhere, but the instrumentation and energy was still leagues ahead of Wood/Water. I couldn't even finish Wood/Water because of how different it sounded to their other releases. I would gladly enjoy the (sometimes) incomprehensible lyricism of 30° Everywhere to generic sounding Wood/Water.

    March 2012

  • Phil316

    <---- hey look its me and davey!!! (this post will not apply once i have changed my profile picture back to pimp version of Hank Hill)

    March 2012

  • Cheezdude

    nothing feels good like you...

    March 2012

  • tywallader

    http://www.facebook.com/bouquetemo check out bouquet! Progressive, melodic, heavy and spacious, think Soundgarden meets Mogwai in a blender and served with a side salad and the best chips you've ever tasted...

    March 2012
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