The High Court was an American pop punk band from Mount Holly, New Jersey. They released one full studio album, ''

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'' in 2007, before disbanding in June 2008. The band made a comeback in 2022

History

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. The High Courtat Allmusic The group formed in 2005 from the ashes of several local metal acts. Members Lou Cuello, Kyle Shellhammer, and Denny Carvell placed an ad for the remaining spots on Myspace, and formed The High Court after John Brown answered the ad. They signed to

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and released their debut album, ''Puppet Strings'', in mid-2007. The group played the Warped Tour to support the album. Lou Cuello left the group in September 2007. In late 2007 and early 2008 they toured with 2*Sweet, Fireworks,

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, and Asteria. The High Court disbanded in June 2008. The band stated that some of the members are going to be starting other projects in the future. The band announced in November 2022 that they're releasing new music. JB is currently singing for the New Jersey band Bright and Early. Shellhammer is the bassist for Just Surrender.

Members

*Ben Roth – guitar *Kyle Shellhammer (Shell) – bass *Denny Carvell – drums *John Browne (JB) – vocals *Mike Matranga – guitar

Previous members

*Lou Cuello – guitar

Discography

*''

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, July 2007) *''Rico Christmas'' (

, December 2022)https://open.spotify.com/track/5Sa9TwK0JskJq98AvxI0JU?si=3dae854ee8394310

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:High Court, The People from Mount Holly, New Jersey Pop punk groups from New Jersey Musical groups established in 2005