Nico Constantine is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the bands Madfly

Madfly

Madfly was an American glam rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1996. Its members were William DuVall , Nico Constantine , Jeffrey Blount , and Bevan Davies...

, Comes with the Fall

Comes With The Fall

Comes with the Fall is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. Since 2001, the line-up has been composed of William DuVall , Adam Stanger and Bevan Davies . Nico Constantine was the band's second guitarist before departing in 2001...

, and Program the Dead.

Madfly and Comes with the Fall

In 1996, Constantine joined Madfly

Madfly

Madfly was an American glam rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1996. Its members were William DuVall , Nico Constantine , Jeffrey Blount , and Bevan Davies...

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, along with singer-guitarist William DuVall

William DuVall

thumb|200px|right|William DuVall performing with [[Alice In Chains]] at Roskilde Festival 2010William DuVall is an American musician, best known as current lead singer for Alice In Chains, following the death of the band's original lead singer Layne Staley.DuVall is also co-founder, lead singer,...

, drummer Bevan Davies

Bevan Davies

Bevan Davies is an American musician best known as the drummer for the groups Still Rain, Madfly, Comes with the Fall and Danzig while he is currently a member of MonstrO, a group he formed with former members of Bloodsimple and Torche...

, and bassist Jeffery Blount. After releasing two albums, Get the Silver and White Hot in the Black, the band became Comes with the Fall in 1999 with Adam Stanger

Adam Stanger

Adam Stanger is an American musician best known as the bassist for the bands Comes with the Fall. He has also played in the band Big Hate alongside his brother, singer-guitarist Brian Stanger, and Melt, later renamed The Young Royals, with singer-guitarist Eric Bradley.-Big Hate:In the 1990s,...

 replacing Jeffery Blount on bass.

The group recorded their self-titled album in Atlanta, a year later, before relocating to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, catching the attention of Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...

guitarist Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...

. Their self-titled album was released the same year through DuVall's DVL Records.

Constantine amicably parted ways with Comes with the Fall during the first leg of the Degradation Trip

Degradation Trip

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tour, however, some of his writing would appear on their next two studio albums The Year is One

The Year is One

-Personnel:Comes with the Fall*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitarProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Dave Dunn and Russell Fowler, assisted by Howard Karp*Mixed by Russell Fowler...

and Beyond the Last Light

Beyond the Last Light

- Personnel :Comes with the Fall* Bevan Davies — drums* William DuVall — vocals, guitar* Adam Stanger — bass guitarAdditional performers* Matthew Cowley - percussion* Noah Pine - pianoProduction*Produced by William DuVall*Engineered by Jeff Bakos...

. DuVall thanked Constantine along with the rest of the founding members of Comes with the Fall within the liner notes of Alice in Chains' 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue

Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue is their first release with new vocalist/guitarist William DuVall, who took over from the late...

.

Program the Dead

After leaving Comes with the Fall, Constantine would go on to form the band Program the Dead along with vocalist Matt Koruba, drummer Dave Murga, and bassist Johnny McClay (later replaced by Tom Kafafian). So far this band has released two studio albums, Program the Dead and Ginger, and one EP Sticks and Bricks. William DuVall served as a producer on Ginger and Sticks and Bricks.

Discography

Madfly
→ See Madfly discography
Comes With the Fall

• Comes with the Fall
  Comes with the Fall (album)
  -Personnel:*Nico Constantine — guitar*Bevan Davies — drums*William DuVall — vocals, guitar*Adam Stanger — bass guitar...
  
  (2000)

Program the Dead

• Program the Dead (2005)
• Ginger (2007)
• Sticks and Bricks (2007).