The Loved Ones

The Loved Ones
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre(s)	Punk rock
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Jade Tree, Fat Wreck, Chunksaah Records
Associated acts	The Curse, Paint It Black, Trial by Fire, The Explosion
Website	www.thelovedonesband.com
Members
Dave Hause, Mike Sneeringer, David Walsh, Chris Gonzalez
Former members
Michael Cotterman

The Loved Ones are a punk rock band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in late 2003 by Dave Hause (formerly of The Curse and Paint It Black) on vocals and guitar, Michael Cotterman (formerly of Kid Dynamite) on bass and Mike Sneeringer (formerly of Trial by Fire) on drums. The band's first release was a self-released four-song demo in 2004. The following year, they released an EP, The Loved Ones, on Jade Tree Records. Their debut album, Keep Your Heart, was then released a year later on Fat Wreck Chords

After leaving Paint It Black, singer Dave Hause worked as a roadie for New Jersey's The Bouncing Souls, which got the Loved Ones' foot in the door. They eventually toured with the Bouncing Souls and many other bands, including The Explosion, Against Me!, Rise Against, Bad Religion, NOFX, and Less Than Jake.

In April 2006, the band appeared on the cover of their hometown music publication, Origivation Magazine.

In December 2006, a posting on the band's MySpace page announced that Cotterman had left the band. He was replaced by Chris Gonzalez and they also added second guitarist David Walsh. They were both formerly members of The Explosion, who had announced their split up near the time Cotterman left.

Members

Current

• Dave Hause - vocals/guitar (2003–)
• Mike Sneeringer - drums (2003– )
• Chris Gonzalez - bass (2006– )
• David Walsh - guitar (2006– )

Former

• Michael Cotterman - bass (2003–2006)

Discography

• The Loved Ones demo (2004, self-released)
• The Loved Ones EP (2005, Jade Tree)
• Keep Your Heart (2006, Fat Wreck)

External links

• The Loved Ones Web site
• The Loved Ones on MySpace.Com
• Interview with Dave & Thomas from Strike Anywhere
• Interview with Spider
• Fat Wreck Chords band page

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