In November 2011 Chon Travis was arrested in Ukiah, California , and jailed on charges of methamphetamine and ecstasy use, possession and transport of methamphetamine for sale, and driving with a suspended license, after police reportedly found more than 11 grams of methamphetamine in his car. Travis denied the accusations,…
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Following Love Equals Death’s disbanding, Duffs, Jordon, and Kelly-Holden formed a new band, Good Knives, with singer Shaun Phillips of British punk rock band The Ruined. Using songs they had written for Love Equals Death’s proposed second album and working with producer Lee Dyness, the group released an eponymously titled…
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In a July 2008 statement, Davi maintained his innocence and said that the charge of rape had been dropped and gave his thoughts on his departure from the band:
By March 2008 Sinn had been replaced by Sean Jordon, and Bryan Kelly-Holden had joined the band as rhythm guitarist . This lineup played seven dates of the 2008 Warped Tour and planned to record their follow-up to Nightmerica that August with producers Travis Richter and Lee Dyness. However, Chon…
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I want to make this absolutely clear, I never raped anyone. Ever. And the charges of rape were dropped against me back in December [2007]. Even the state prosecutor involved in this case admitted that he didn’t believe I ever raped anyone. The person that made these accusations against me…
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Love Equals Death remained active, scheduling a May 2007 performance with the Germs and stating they had written new songs and would still be releasing a split album with Death by Stereo. In June 2007 Ryan Sinn , formerly of The Distillers and Angels & Airwaves , joined the band…
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In January 2007 Love Equals Death toured California and the southwestern United States with fellow Fat Wreck Chords acts NOFX , Strike Anywhere, and Dead to Me . Towards the end of the tour, the band was robbed in Sacramento, California , when their tour van was broken into and…
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Love Equals Death supported the album with a music video for the song “Pray for Me” and by playing shows with the Mad Caddies , Mercy Killers , Verse , Rise Against , Strike Anywhere , Sick of It All , Stretch Arm Strong , and First Blood before touring…
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Nightmerica was released March 21, 2006. Corey Apar of Allmusic called it “way more interesting than their fake horror film façade would suggest … Love Equals Death is really more like a multifaceted version of a late-’90s skate punk band … promising and refreshing in its mix of old and…
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Love Equals Death recorded their full-length album Nightmerica in November 2005 at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado , with producers Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore. Leading up to the album’s release, they toured the United States as an opening act for Pennywise , No Use for a Name…
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