Formed in January 2006, Kill the Drama was created by four musicians with the collective desire to redefine American musical boundaries. Heralding from Pittsburgh, PA, the band's name is more of a story-line than a catchy title, summarizing the tumultuous nature that surrounds the growth of a burgeoning rock band. Bryan Laskey (vocals), Steve Stiller (guitar), Marios Papacristo (bass), and Jason Godek (drums) produce a unique and dynamic sound that is driven and enveloping yet reckless and beautiful, utilizing individual talents while building a whole that is far greater than the sum of its parts.

(L to R): Jason Godek, Steve Stiller, Bryan Laskey and Marios Papacristo of the band Kill the Drama.

In February 2006, Kill the Drama stormed onto the local music scene, winning The Graffiti Rock Challenge. Over the next 8 months, the band honed their musical identity while utilizing the rock challenge's recording prize package to create their first full length studio album. The result is Close Friends with Sharp Knives, a culmination of tireless effort and experimentation that encompasses a sense of honesty and human spirit that few records effectively capture. The 11 track album released in February 2007 varies in tone and content from introspective and tranquil to soaring and upbeat. Ever engrossing and consuming at times, each song conveys a consistent blend of energy and melody that forge the band's identity.

Most agree that Kill the Drama is anything but safe, mundane, or ordinary. The band creates unique and memorable songs, unveiling themes of amity, rebellion, human evolution, and sincerity all the while emphasizing emotion, dynamics, and melody. And while pushing the sonic boundaries of what is currently heard on American modern rock radio, the band also relies on their sense of pop-culture sensibility to produce a viable mainstream rock sound, complete with the type of smart and catchy hooks that listeners can't seem to escape from.