User:Maiden China

Origins
Created in 2005 by founding members Nate Durand and Drew Lucas, Maiden China breathed its first breath of life as a rock band. They added Nick White and Benjamin Mosher to the lineup in time for the first ever show, February 18th, 2005.

March - May, 2005
During this time, Maiden China invaded the New Hampshire rock 'n roll scene, playing clubs and rock shows around the state. After only three months of being a band, they were entered in the CPCNH Battle of the Bands. Amazingly, they placed second out of 15 other acts, all of which were much older.

Maiden China continued touring the New Hampshire circut, playing noticible gigs such as the FBLA Block Party as well as regular apperances at Club Cannon. A strangely large fanbase was born, starting a local revolution. Though no recordings had been made, the audience began to sing lyrics to all the songs.

June - November, 2005
The day after playing the final gig of their Spring Tour, the band travled to Keene, NH, to record their first single, Attack of the Posers. It was released later that week, and it exploded. Radio stations played it, kids downloaded it, and fans began to shout out for it during shows. Maiden China was finally making progress.

The summer lead to a break from the exhausting Spring Tour. (Several noticable shows include the fundraiser for Haylee's New Heart, and the now infamous Barndance with Somebody's Hero and A Dropdead Star.)

In September of that year, Maiden China organized their biggest show to date. They headlined, with Goodguy Badguy and A Dropdead Star opening for them. With the money gained from that show, they were able to finally record. But the money was saved for a later time.

November lead to only two shows. The first was the semi-annual Rockoff in Milford NH, hosted by Boston radio stadion WFNX. They were hailed as best band of that night, and there is video documentation of two songs. Attack of the Posers and a cover of Swing Low Sweet Chariot. There was also a large show with Goodguy Badguy.

Recording
Using the money from September, Maiden China recorded their second and third singles. Going Off To War recived little to no attention, and eventually was dropped by the band. However, My Girlfriends' Boyfriends became a monster internet hit due to its witty lyrics, catchy riff, and amazing minute long drum solo. Russian Roulette was released shortly afterward. It was widly liked due to it's unconventional blues format and long guitar solos.

The "last" show
In December, the band enjoyed a return to the popular Club Cannon. The show was a Christmas-themed one, and they opened for Publicity Stunt. (The band that beat them in the Battle months before) The show was a disaster, and after a long band talk, frontman/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist Drew Lucas quit the band. Maiden China remained dead until February 3rd, 2006, when they played a show that they were still obligated to perform at. They used fill-in drummer Alex Theodore because original drummer Nick White has commitments.

MAIDEN CHINA: Enemy of nature!
On February 18th, the band planned to celebrate their "our-first-show-was-one-year-ago" concert by recording a live CD. But the day before, a tragic storm hit the State, knocking out the power of many cities, including Club Cannon!

Seven days later, they planned to play the Battle again, hopefully taking home first place. A heavy snowstorm struck New Hampshire and it was postponed. Instead of mourning, the band took this time to practice, write new songs, and recruit keyboardist Matt Fernald.