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Novemberkills was an American rock band from Long Island, New York, formed in November 2001. The original lineup consisted of singer Dave Newman, guitarists Jon Cerami & Frank Antonetti, drummer Jonathan Bjelland, and bassist Matt Martini.

After a few self-published releases, singer Dave DeCeglie and bassist Frank Perz joined the group , and the band signed to Hotfoot Records in 2004. They released their full-length album Russian Roulette in 2005, produced by Mike Watts. They played shows all across America, touring with bands like The Sleeping and The Escape Engine , and playing shows with bands like Paramore , Gym Class Heroes, A Day to Remember , Bayside , and many more. They were also featured on the DVD releases Yoga for Indie Rockers and Cardio for Indie Rockers from HALO 8 Entertainment.

In 2007, they announced they were disbanding to pursue other projects.

In 2021, a previously unreleased Novemberkills song was featured on The AMH Comp: Volume 2, a pandemic benefit compilation from Long Island Emo.

Early Years & First Album (2001-04)
Novemberkills was born on Long Island, New York in the fall of 2001, when drummer Jonathan Bjelland, guitarist Frank Antonetti, bassist Matt Martini, and singer Dave Newman decided to retool their previous band and establish a new sound. They added guitarist Jon Cerami to form what would become the original Novemberkills lineup.

They immediately got to work on their initial batch of songs, and played their first official show in March of 2002. They released their first five-song demo—The New Wound EP—later that spring. They adopted a relentless DIY attitude that would become their trademark, circulating thousands of fliers and free samplers.

For the next year plus, they kept the ball rolling by playing dozens of shows throughout Long Island and New York City, before hitting the road for their first out-of-state shows in the summer of 2003. This included shows with The Sleeping (Victory Records), Crime in Stereo (Blackout! Records), Alexisonfire (Equal Vision Records), As Tall As Lions (Triple Crown Records), Remembering Never (Ferret Music), Scarlet (Ferret Music), Suicide Note (Ferret Music), Junction 18 (Fearless Records), Patent Pending (We Put Out Records), One True Thing, High School Football Heroes, and countless others.

Also in 2003, founding member Matt Martini left the band to attend college, and was replaced by Frank Perz on bass.

In October 2003, they released their debut record ...And Tell Her I Loved Her, a self-financed and self-distributed full-length featuring ten original tracks. They immediately hit the road in support of the album, along with New Jersey band The Escape Engine (Fidelity Records). They joined fellow Long Islanders The Sleeping (Victory Records) and The Prizefighter for a few east coast dates, as well as Moments in Grace (Atlantic Records) in Florida.

2004 saw the band play more shows to growing crowds across the US, alongside bands such as Punchline (Fueled by Ramen), Folly (Triple Crown Records), Paulson (One Day Savior Recordings), The Banner (Ferret Music), Endwell (Victory Records), Scraps & Heart Attacks (Triple Crown Records), Clarity Process (Rise Records), Albert React (Eulogy Recordings), and more.

Lineup Change & Record Label Debut (2004-07)
In the summer of 2004, the band underwent their final lineup change, splitting with original singer Dave Newman and bringing in Dave DeCeglie to take over frontman duties. They played their first show with the new lineup on September 19, 2004 in Mineola, NY.

Also in 2004, the band announced they had signed with Hotfoot Records, an indie record label based in Queens, NY.

They brought on Mike Watts to helm their Hotfoot debut, a producer also known for working on albums by Story of the Year, Glassjaw, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Chariot, Hopesfall, The Junior Varsity, Eisley, As Cities Burn, and many others. They recorded the album over the course of three months—from November 2004 to January 2005—at Vudu Studios on Long Island.

In March 2005, they released their Hotfoot Records debut, Russian Roulette. The 13-track album consisted of all new original songs, along with a few totally reimagined holdovers from the previous lineup. Lumberjack Distribution was announced as the official distributor, making the album available everywhere from Amazon to Best Buy, iTunes to Hot Topic, Spotify to Slipped Disc.

Armed with a new record and new frontman, they continued forward, sharing the stage with the likes of Bayside (Victory Records), Action Action (Victory Records), June (Victory Records), The Beautiful Mistake (The Militia Group), Tokyo Rose (The Militia Group), Emery (Tooth & Nail Records), Before Today (Equal Vision Records), Name Taken (Fiddler Records), The Matches (Epitaph Records), Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer (Eyeball Records), and more.

In April 2005, they played a showcase with Militia Group bands Cartel, The Rocket Summer, Umbrellas, and Brandston.

Throughout 2005 and 2006, the band continued touring the US, including stretches with The Sleeping, The Varsity, Orion, and Ever Since Radio. They also picked up dates with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster (Ferret Music), The Higher (Fiddler Records), Every Avenue (Fearless Records) and Settle (Epitaph Records).

In the summer of 2005, Novemberkills had an entire US tour booked with The Varsity, immediately followed by a US/Canadian tour with A Day to Remember (Victory Records). However, they were forced to cancel one week in due to singer Dave DeCeglie having a major family health emergency back home. Their final show of the tour was The Cockstock Music Festival at the Jamestown Campgrounds in Williamsburg, VA, along with Lux Courageous (Triple Crown Records) and their Hotfoot Records label-mates Orion, among others.

In December 2005, the band played a benefit show at CW Post College in honor of their friend John "Beatz" Holohan, the drummer from Bayside who was tragically killed in a van accident while on tour in Wyoming. Bayside's Victory Records label-mates The Sleeping and Endwell were also on the bill. All proceeds went to the John Holohan Bayside Memorial Fund.

On April 8 2006, the band kicked off their Beers, Beers, Beers Tour by opening for Paramore (Atlantic Records/Fueled by Ramen), Bayside (Victory Records), and The Sleeping (Victory Records) at Ritual on Long Island. That tour also saw them open for Eulogy Records bands Evergreen Terrace and Calico System.

The fall of 2006 saw the band headline a US tour with The Varsity from Wilmington, NC and Esmé from Atlanta, GA.

Throughout their run, they played some legendary venues, including NYC landmarks CBGB, The Knitting Factory, and Arlene's Grocery, as well as The Shelter in Detroit and The Masquerade in Atlanta, to name a few. They were also frequently featured on college campuses, such as Temple University, Sacred Heart University, Fordham University, Hofstra University, CW Post College, The Fashion Institute of Technology, The Mohawk Valley Community College, and The Milton Hershey School in Hershey Park.

The band was also featured on a number of radio, web, and cable broadcasts over the years. In February 2003, they were the featured artist on 88.7 WRHU, with a full four-song set and interview broadcast live on air. They also did a live acoustic set and interview on WGBB 1240 in April 2005. While on tour that August, a live set and interview filmed at X-Form Studios in Southbridge, MA was later broadcast on their local Boston cable network and simulcast on evolvingartist.com.

In 2007, their song Black Picket Fences was featured on the DVD release Yoga for Indie Rockers, produced by HALO 8 Entertainment. The tracklist also included songs from The Dillinger Escape Plan (Relapse Records), Roses Are Red (Trustkill Records), and Crash Romeo (Trustkill Records), among many others. They then went on to be featured on the followup release from HALO 8 Entertainment—Cardio for Indie Rockers—alongside bands such as Walls of Jericho (Trustkill Records) and This is Hell (Trustkill Records).

In 2007, they announced through social media that they would be playing their final show, before disbanding indefinitely to pursue other projects. They played their final show with Gym Class Heroes (Fueled By Ramen) at CW Post College on April 28th 2007.

Lineup

 * Dave DeCeglie – vocals (2004–2007)
 * Jon Cerami – guitar (2001–2007)
 * Frank Antonetti – guitar (2001–2007)
 * Jonathan Bjelland – drums (2001–2007)
 * Frank Perz – bass (2003–2007)
 * Dave Newman – vocals (2001–2004)
 * Matt Martini – bass (2001–2003)

Studio albums

 * The New Wound EP (2002)
 * ...And Tell Her I Loved Her (2003)
 * Russian Roulette (2006)

Compilations

 * Epi-Mag Compilation Volume 1 – Epi-Mag (2003)
 * When There's No More Room in Hell... Vol. 1 – Hotfoot Records X All Hallows Clothing Co. (2006)
 * The AMH Comp: Volume 2 – Long Island Emo X Amityville Music Hall (2021)

Also featured on

 * Yoga for Indie Rockers – HALO 8 Entertainment (2007)
 * Cardio for Indie Rockers – HALO 8 Entertainment (2009)