My Broken Hero

My Broken Hero was started in the winter of 2003 in the small city of Port Alberni, BC, Canada. Frustrated with the lack of music scene in their area, guitarist Tim Keizer and vocalist Dustin Dame decided to try and start a band. It wasn't the first time they'd tried to start a band but their previous attempts always ended up sounding like a bad Creed impression on Ritalin, which was strange because none of them even liked Creed, nor did any of them take Ritalin (although Tim probably should have). But when they began jamming with drummer Dave Colyn and bass player Cody Dame, something clicked and they started writing music that they actually liked. But still there was something missing from their sound. That missing something was found in Nik Vance, who walked up to them during a random jam session one day and said "I can scream". And lo and behold he could. And he could also play guitar and so he was added to the band. With each of their different musical tastes and influences all blending together they ended up with a sound somewhere along the lines of indie/punk/post-hardcore/emo/screamo/alternative rock...ish, and so My Broken Hero was born. They began by playing small sh... more...