The Prom Kings was a rock band

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 based in Los Angeles

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, California

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. Their first single, "Alone," started getting played on American rock radio stations in January 2005. Their self-titled debut album was released in August 2005. Their song "Blow" was featured in the movie The Island

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. The song "Blow" was also featured for the advertising commercial of the 2007 DVD release of the film Ghost Rider. The album received mostly negative reviews, gathering a lowly 1.5 stars out of a possible 5 on AllMusic.Com.

AllMusic reviewed the album by saying "They're no doubt rolling in a nondescript grey Chevy Malibu, because that's about how distinctive this album is..." citing the album's generic blandness.

The band consisted of Fredrik Ramberg (guitar), Renato López

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Renato López is a Mexican television show host and musician.He was a guitarist for the rock band The Prom Kings and previously hosted music shows on Mun2, such as El show and Vivo....

 (guitar), Josh Heffernan (drums), Mauricio Jacome( now a solo artist known as BRANDAO )(bass), and Chris Carney (vocals). They have been signed to independent record label Three Kings DBC

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. As of 2011 the record label's website has been taken down.

Their lead singer, Chris Carney, was also featured on the show twentyfourseven

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 on MTV

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. The show was cancelled after only 6 episodes, an unprecedented move by MTV.

The Prom Kings track listing

1. "Angels" - 3:49
2. "Birthday" - 3:53
3. "Fade" - 5:13
4. "Better Man" - 3:42
5. "Alone" - 3:39
6. "Lines" - 3:28
7. "Down" (feat. The Game
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   ) - 3:37
8. "Blow" - 5:16
9. "Bleeding" - 4:17
10. "The One" - 3:51