Tower of Rome

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Tower Of Rome
Origin South Holland, Illinois
Genres Grindcore
Years active2002–2006, 2007
Labels Hewhocorrupts, inc, Sonic Deadline
Past membersJoshua Snader
Tony Marzilli
Mike Serrano
Aaron Guitierrez

Tower Of Rome was a grindcore band from South Holland, Illinois, that first formed in 2002. After releasing a demo through the music sharing website HardcoreMP3.com, the band were signed onto Hewhocorrupts' label in June 2004 after meeting the group at a live show, [1] who released their two albums All Is Lost...All Is Lost...All Is Yet To Be Found (November 16, 2004) [2] and World War 1 (June 6, 2006). [3] The group toured with Stand Before the Firing Squad across the United States in 2005, [4] and they have also performed with acts such as Melt-Banana and Daughters. [5] The group intended to tour Europe in the summer of 2006, [6] however it was cancelled due to van failure. [7]

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The group announced a hiatus in late 2006, citing reasons such as equipment destroyed in a flood, van failure, and multiple cancelled shows. [8] [9] The band would eventually reunite in 2007, [10] even performing at Dude Fest 2007. [11] The band has been, however, inactive since. Members have since gone on to bands such as Sorespot, CSTVT, and Sea Of Shit.

Members

Discography

Studio albums
Splits
Demos
Compilations

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  3. ↑ Bennett, Joel (2006-06-13). "Tower Of Rome - World War 1 Review". lambgoat.com. Lamb Goat. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. ↑ n/a (2005-05-18). "Tower Of Rome solidifying tour dates". lambgoat.com. Lamb Goat. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. ↑ n/a. "Tower Of Rome Biography". hewhocorruptsinc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  6. ↑ Huffy, Dave (2005-10-31). "Tower of Rome Interview". thegauntlet.,com. The Gauntlet. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  7. ↑ n/a (2006-08-02). "Tower Of Rome cancels European tour". lambgoat.com. Lamb Goat. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  8. ↑ Renieker, Meg (2006). "Tower of Rome go on indefinite hiatus". punknews.org. Punk News. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  9. ↑ n/a (2006-11-02). "Tower of Rome goes on hiatus". lambgoat.com. lambgoat.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  10. ↑ Moran, Chris (2007). "Tower of Rome end "indefinite hiatus"". punknews.org. Punk News. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  11. ↑ Reneiker, Meg (2007). "Dude Fest 2007 Line Up Completed". punknews.org. Punk News. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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