Kill Hannah signed with Atlantic Records in late 2002. They recorded their Atlantic Records debut For Never and Ever in Los Angeles in the winter of 2003 with producer Sean Beavan (No Doubt, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails) and mixer Tim Palmer (U2, The Cure, Tears For Fears). Through much of 2003 and 2004, Kill Hannah has toured separately with Chevelle, H.I.M., and The Sounds, while also opening for Evanescence, Jane's Addiction, Everclear, Eve 6, The All-American Rejects, Fuel, P.O.D., The Distillers, Story of the Year, Three Days Grace, Alien Ant Farm, The Buzzcocks, Andrew WK, Trapt, and many others. The single "Kennedy" debuted at #2 on modern rock radio, was performed on "Last Call with Carson Daly", and featured on such hit television shows as Jack & Bobby, One Tree Hill, and North Shore.
While producing their second album, drummer Garret Hammond left the band for family reasons, although he still performed all of the percussion on the CD. He is no longer a member of the band.
The ex-girlfriend of lead singer, Mat Devine, is the band's namesake. The two met at a college in Normal, Illinois and dove into an intense and strange relationship, which ended in the same fashion. Hannah Eckberg is believed to now live somewhere in Europe.
Current band members include Mat [Matthieu] Devine (vocals, guitar), Dan Wiese (guitar), Greg Corner (bass), and Elias Mallin (drums), and Michale Maddox playing guitar live with the band.
Kill Hannah released their second major label album, "Until There's Nothing Left Of Us" on August 1st 2006 with the single "Lips Like Morphine". They subsequently toured with acts as diverse as 30 Seconds to Mars, Papa Roach, Strata, Sick Puppies, and Flyleaf, ending up their North American touring cycle in support of the record opening for Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver in summer 2007. Several short England-only tours followed.
In December 2007, Kill Hannah released a self-produced independent CD entitled "Hope for the Hopeless" which included B-sides, rarities, and several heretofore unreleased demos. The CD was released in conjunction with the band's fifth annual Christmas show in Chicago, New Heart for Xmas 5, which was expanded to two nights in 2007 with a small fan show the first night and a show at the Vic Theater for a larger audience the next night.
In January 2008, the band announced that they had signed to Roadrunner Records, and would be touring with Aiden in support of the European release of "Until There's Nothing Left of Us". They then started their headline tour in Europe in Spring 2008, returning after a short break in Autumn with "Hope For The Hopeless". After contending with a massive tour bus fire that blackened most of their belongings and travel documents in the Alps, the band continued thier tour unharmed and ready to fight.
In December 2008 "New Heart For Xmas 6 or NH4X6" proved a huge success for the band with an audience thousands and unbelieveable support from their fanbase [The Kill Hannah Kollective or KHK]*. In fact, there were so many fans that the band yet again extended the show to spread over two days with a special "VIP's only" show at the Metro where they played through their EP album "Here Are The Young Moderns".
Guitarist Jonny Radtke did not join the band on the Europe leg of their fall 2008 Hope For The Hopeless Tour. Tom Schleiter, the guitarist from Powerspace, joined them in his place. Radtke returned to play the band's yearly 'New Heart For Xmas' show in Chicago (during which the band premiered two new songs - "Snowblind" and "Radio", but bassist Greg Corner later confirmed in a radio interview with Chicago's Q101 that Radtke has in fact left the band to pursue other projects and has not been present in recording their new album. Posts on Radtke's Twitter account refer to his new side project, Polar Moon. On September 11, 2009 he confirmed that he has joined the band Ashes Divide.
Kill hannah's newest album, 'Wake Up the Sleepers' was released in 2009, followed by extensive touring, including opening for Smashing Pumpkins and a headline UK tour. Their final performance was at The Metro in Chicago, IL on December 19, 2015.
Cover songs:
Aplogize - One Republic
Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol [On "Hope for The Hopeless"]
Under the Milky Way - The Church [On the USA's version of "Until There's Nothing Left Of Us"]
Under Pressure - Queen [Used as part of the soundtrack for the movie "The Invisibles"]
DVD's
Welcome to Chicago
Sieze the Days
Music Videos:
Lips Like Morphine
Boys and Girls
Unwanted
Agent Orange Skies
From Now On
Hummingbirds The Size Of Bullets
Hit The Planes Down
Crazy Angel
* The Kill Hannah Kollective [KHK]
The Kill Hannah Kolective is a fanbase brought together by founder Jylane Clark and spread over just about all the countires of the world. This global family is here to promote and offer support to the band and have been thanked for their efforts on the inside cover of "Until There's Nothing Left Of Us" and "Wake Up the Sleepers."
"It's a movement, not a trend" - Mat Devine.
All my life
Kill Hannah Lyrics
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I need it now more that ever
It's the first snow of the year
And something in the atmosphere is coming here
Froze our memories again
Soon you'll forget but I just can't
I remember
I remember everything
All the nights when I was scared
And when it got to weird
It was the song that saved me
I remember, remember everything
All the tracks that shaped and changed me
Inside of speeding cars
And lying on your floor
When we were living in a broken world
We turned it up and the we watched the city burn
I remember, remember everything
All the times when no one ever came to get me
All the nights when I was scared
And when it got too weird
And I can't forget
And I can't forget
And I won't forget
Froze in our memories again
Soon you'll forget but I just can't
I remember, remember everything
All the times when no ever came to get me
All the nights when I was scared
And when it got too weird
It was the sogns that saved my life
It was the songs that saved me
The opening lines of "Turn up the radio, I need it now more than ever" reflect the intense feeling of desperation the singer feels and their need for connection. The first snow of the year "froze our memories again," suggesting that this act of nature catalyzed a sense of nostalgia within the singer. While everyone else around the singer might "forget," the singer cannot let go of their past. The song appears to reflect on the struggles that the singer faced in their past, particularly when it came to isolation and fear. They emphasis the fact that "no one ever came to get me" and that they were alone during their most difficult moments in life. The singer suggests that it was the music that saved them, and they make several references to the profound impact that certain songs and artists had on them over the years.
The singer appears to draw a distinction between the world which they are currently living in, which they describe as broken, and the world they once inhabited—perhaps a world that existed before those traumatic experiences. They mention "speeding cars" and "lying on your floor," which suggest moments of adventure and intimacy in the past. However, the use of the phrase "when we were living," emphasizes that whatever moment of connection that once existed is now over, and that the singer is "frozen" in that memory. The song, therefore, taps into a sense of nostalgia for a time when the singer still had hope for the future and for their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn up the radio
Increase the volume of the radio being played
I need it now more that ever
I require it immediately more than any previous time
It's the first snow of the year
This is the initial snowfall of the current year
And something in the atmosphere is coming here
A feeling or vibe is approaching with the current air
Froze our memories again
Our memories have been frozen once more
Soon you'll forget but I just can't
You will soon forget, but I am unable to
I remember
I recall the past events
I remember everything
I am able to recollect every detail
All the times when no one ever came to get me
During all those moments, no one arrived to save me
All the nights when I was scared
In every situation where I was afraid during the night
And when it got too weird
And when the events became too strange
It was the song that saved me
It was that particular music that rescued me
I remember, remember everything
I recall every single detail
All the tracks that shaped and changed me
Every song that influenced and transformed me
Inside of speeding cars
Travelling at high speeds within the cars
And lying on your floor
Also lying flat on your room's floor
When we were living in a broken world
When we were existing in a world that was shattered beyond repair
We turned it up and then we watched the city burn
We raised the volume and observed the city burning
And I can't forget
I am incapable of erasing these memories
And I won't forget
I will not permit myself to forget
It was the songs that saved my life
The songs rescued me from life's perils
It was the songs that saved me
It was those particular music pieces that rescued me
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JONATHAN EDWARD RADTKE, MATTHEW DEVINE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@DudeGuyPersonManLOL
Dude best band ever good job on the video
@143BABIEBOO
saw them live today... best night ever.. <3 i hugged mat devine & got all their autographs.. love love l o v e them <3
@ajjsally
Oh, this song is kinda amazing! LOVE@KILLHANNAH<3
@evrytinistaken
I saw them today in Dublin.. They were just sooo fucking awesome!!!
@Crosbyx333
I ♥ this song
@luv2rock101
I fucking love this song!!!
@kylieky96
I just started listening to them yesterday....-_-
@kingdomhearts93
x] i love kill hannah~!!!!