Biography
hellocharger is a Seattle alternative rock band with an everchanging lineup.
hellocharger began back in 2002 under the moniker "Schwana". Getting their name from the first seven characters on the driver's license of their lead singer, Nicholas Schwabenland, they played a dark and heavy form of alternative rock with influences drawing from Radiohead and the Pixies. All drums were played electronically by James Erwin and lead guitar and bass were switched between Schwabenland and guitarist, Grant Kimura. Occasionally, John Pfaff would play bass for the band, but commitments to other projects made playing for Schwana difficult.
In 2005, Schwabenland left the band to attend Evergreen State College in Olympia, leaving Erwin and Kimura as the only founding members. Grant took over vocals and songwriting and the band began from scratch, recruiting new guitarist, Brian Kim and re-recruiting Pfaff for bass duties. They played two shows, one in a dorm and one at Seattle's Studio Seven, before Erwin moved to the US Virgin Islands in early 2006.
Kimura and Kim carried on with the band, with Kim taking over drums and Pfaff occasionally assuming bass duties. However, priorities got shifted more and more towards Kim's solo project, Black Ice Explosion.
Erwin, though, returned to Seattle on Christmas of that year and the band began playing again, writing a slough of new material in a more popular aggressive style. Brian soon left to form Gladiators Eat Fire and soon after Chris Jimenez joined the band on bass.
The current lineup is:
Grant Kimura - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Chris Jimenez - Bass Guitar
James Erwin - Drums
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