Waltham is an American

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band that formed in 1999. The band takes its name from its hometown of

Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the labor movement as well as a major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, th ...

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, Musicremedy.com, June 23, 2005, retrieved 2010-10-02 The band is composed of Frank Pino, Jr. (

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Dave Pino Dave Pino is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as the songwriter/guitarist and co-founder of the bands Damone and Waltham. Life and career Pino was born in 1977 to immigrant parents in Massachusetts. In 1999, his band ...

(

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and vocals), Tony Monaco (

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), David "Jones" Illsley (

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and vocals) and Darryl Grant (

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and vocals).

Biography

2005-2006

The band were signed by

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who issued their self-titled album in July 2005.Laban, Linda (2005) "Van go! We cruise Main Street to Moody Street with power poppers Waltham", ''

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'', July 19, 2005, p. 42 Waltham's "Cheryl (Come and Take a Ride)" has been used in promotions for the

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series, ''

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''. The band was also featured in the

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''. Frank Pino, Jr. was featured on a 2006 episode of the

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show ''Made''. On July 11, 2006, they released their first Extended Play entitled ''Awesome - EP''.

2013-present

On February 14, 2013, on the official Waltham website and Facebook page, an iPhone text Lyric video was released revealing a new song "You're Everything That I Want", and that their third studio album ''Wicked Waltham'' was released on iTunes and Spotify in 2014, marking a 9-year gap between the release of their first and second studio albums. In July 2013, the band also revealed two more songs from the album, "The Highway" and "Drive Me Crazy". In September 2013, they released a fourth song from Wicked Waltham, ''Stand and Fight'', which was written by Dave and Frank Pino. On November 21, 2013, the music video for "Stand and Fight" was released. On April 28, 2014, the band released ''Wicked Waltham'' as a digital download and EP. They also announced that the album would be released on

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in June 2014. On May 7, 2014, Waltham released ''Still In Love'' as the final track for ''Wicked Waltham''.

Influences and sound

Their sound - a mix of melodic

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and

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riffs - has drawn comparisons to

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and

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, with the band citing

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as an influence.Monger, James Christopher " Waltham Biography,

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, retrieved 2010-10-02MacNeil, Jason (2005)
Waltham ''Waltham''
,

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, August 23, 2005, retrieved 2010-10-02

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

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'' (2003) * '' Waltham'' (2005)

EPs

* ''Awesome - EP'' (2006) * ''Wicked Waltham'' (2014)

Side-projects and collaborations

*Frank Pino Jr. released an EP under the

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''USA! USA! USA!'' entitled ''Whats Your Name?'' on October 4, 2012. *Frank also formed a group with Lauren Mangini called ''Lowercase Me''. They plan to release their debut album sometime in 2013. *Frank Pino Jr. is featured on N Pa's

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''The Ghost Within: The Tale of Turmoil'' which was released on September 24, 2013.

Awards

Boston Music Awards *Best Rock/Pop Band (2005) *Song of the Year (2003) for "So Lonely" *Song of the year (200?) for "Cheryl" *Best New Band (tie) (1999)

WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble The Rock 'n' Roll Rumble (sometimes stylized "Rock & Roll Rumble"; formerly the " WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble"), begun in 1979, is a Greater Boston " battle of the bands" competition sponsored by Boston Emissions, an online local music program f ...

*Finalist (2000) The Noise Poll *Best New Band (1999)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waltham Rock music groups from Massachusetts Musical groups established in 1999 Rykodisc artists 1999 establishments in Massachusetts