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Kill Your Idols | |
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| Also known as | KYI |
| Origin | Long Island and New York City |
| Genres | Hardcore punk |
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| Labels | Side One Dummy, Blackout! |
| Members | Andy West Gary Bennett Mike DeLorenzo Anthony Corallo |
Kill Your Idols is an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and again from 2013 to the present. They were signed to SideOneDummy Records. Their releases on SideOne were Funeral for a Feeling (2001), a split with 7 Seconds in 2004, and From Companionship to Competition (2005). Other notable releases by the band were No Gimmicks Needed and This Is Just The Beginning... which were released on Blackout! Records. The band released several 7-inch EPs, splits with other bands (including Full Speed Ahead, Fisticuffs, Voorhees, Good Riddance, and Poison Idea), multiple compilation tracks, and two full-length LPs in their 11-year run. Most of their records were released on vinyl as well as compact disc. Some were released on different colors of vinyl, different sleeve covers, hand numbered tour presses, and picture discs, making their records a favorite among collectors.
The members cite Poison Idea, Negative Approach, Sheer Terror, Agnostic Front, Minor Threat, Warzone, Sick of It All, and 7 Seconds as some of their influences. Kill Your Idols are very fast with a metal-like dual guitar sound, topped off by shouted vocals. While they are sonically aggressive, they employed hints of melody in their song structure. Although they derived many of their influences from the California and D.C. hardcore scenes, they are considered a New York hardcore band.