| abstract | - Dead Legend is an alternative rock band from Northern Connecticut. The band was formed in 2000 by lead singer/guitarist Ryan Michael and former drummer Paul Rago during grade school. The two took an interest in 90's alternative and punk rock drawing influence from such bands as Green Day and Rancid. Bassist Tyler McCarthy soon entered the picture filling out the lineup and the band recorded their first CD-EP "Ruining My Life" at the ripe age of 14. In 2002 the band released the "In Stereo EP" produced by Matt Star and began playing more high profile shows including dates with Midtown (Columbia), Piebald (Island), Auto Pilot Off (Island), Hot Rod Circuit (Immortal) and Hidden In Plain View (Drive-Thru). By 2003 the band had become much serious to Ryan Michael and Tyler McCarthy and as a result they parted ways with Rago amicably. TJ Courtney replaced him on drums in the fall of 2003 bringing a new dynamic to the band. The band wrote and recorded dozens of songs before finally cutting a 10 song demo and moving to Los Angeles in 2005. During their time in LA the band recorded a 6 song EP entitled "Predawn Hours" with producer James Book (The Flys, Mozart) at Rx Studios in Glendale, California. When asked about the title of the disc Ryan Michael offered, "Predawn Hours was something that our producer James said that caught my attention. We were discussing how our recording sessions had been running until 5 a.m. or so, and he said something about the predawn hours. I liked the words together and it seemed to fit the vibe of not only the recording process but the songs, which coincidentally were written late at night." The opening track "Into Flames" was released on college radio and remained in the Top 20 countdown on their hometown station 107.7 WACC for over 10 weeks. The band returned to Connecticut in 2006 and recruited guitarist Chandler Quintin to play second guitar, a duty that was short lived due to college comittments on Quintins' behalf. However, in the fall of 2006 Sam Janik, a friend of the band whom Ryan Michael went to high school with, took over second guitar duties. During this time they toured in support of "Predawn Hours" and also found time to record and promote several new songs via their myspace. In 2007 the band came on strong embarking on their first national tour, performing over 50 shows in 07' as of May. They also released demos of 2 new songs from an upcoming full length that can be found on their myspace site.
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