Karate High School | |
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 Karate High School in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | KHS[1] |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–2010 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | Paul McGuire Ray Bautista Ken Kasier Gabe Ausiello |
| Website | Official website  |
Karate High School was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 2004 by frontman, multi-instrumentalist and producer Paul McGuire. On March 21, 2006, the band released their debut album, Arcade Rock. Karate High School's second album, The League Of Tomorrow, was released on September 4, 2007, which further honed the band's layered, keyboard-driven style of alternative rock. On November 11, 2008, Karate High School announced that they had signed to Eyeball Records, and would release a new record entitled Invaders on May 19, 2009. In early 2010 Paul McGuire announced that he was done producing music under the name Karate High School and has since chosen to go into other studies.[7]
- ^ a b "Karate High School - discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via spirit-of-metal.com.
- ^ a b c Karate High School at AllMusic
- ^ a b c "Karate High School - Arcade Rock". April 2, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via rockfreaks.net.
The band combines the usual hardcore guitars and breakdowns with melodic pop punkish hooks and 8/16bit nintendo-style keyboard effects to create a shocking but yet awe-inspiring sound, ranging from the quick, poppy riffs and mood-setting singing on "Good News And Bad News" through the 6-minute slow, acoustic ballad "Scenes Rushing By", all the way to the odd hardcore piece "Extra! Extra! (Hear All About It).
- ^ a b "Karate High School sign to Eyeball". 13 November 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Punknews.org.
- ^ "Karate High School – Invaders | ComfortComes". comfortcomes.com. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Pertola, Petteri (28 May 2009). "Karate High School - Invaders". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Karate High School | A Brief History of KHS Told Through Pictures & Text". Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via karatehighschool.com.
I decided to quit writing music as KHS after moving overseas to study Anomalistics and Parapsychology.