Fate Kills the Hero

Fate Kills the Hero wants you to be happy. The band - with members in Colchester, Marlborough, Hamden and Glastonbury - has been spilling its positive aura across Connecticut for almost two years, and has aspirations to be spilling that aura across the country.
"It's not for the attention factor that gets me into being famous, that kind of deal," said Fate Kills the Hero vocalist Matt Levesque. "It's about making people smile with our music. It makes me feel really good."
Fate formed two summers ago, when Levesque, of Marlborough, and bassist Justin Kripps, of Hamden, broke off from a former band to start their own. They grabbed Colchester guitarist Teddy Fuini, who despite a short stay at his former college, met drummer Doug Adil and brought him into the band. Guitarist Adam Routhier of Marlborough entered the band a few months ago. Together, they're impressively moving up the Eastern Connecticut rock circuit and have big plans for the near future, recording songs for their first full-length LP, which they'll distribute all across the region.
"People around Connecticut know us pretty well," Levesque said. "So far everyone who's listened was like, 'Ah, yeah, I like it.' I don't think we're going to have too much of a problem."
Levesque said most listeners can't pinpoint who or what Fate Kills the Hero sounds like. It's poppy, but has a rock edge, yet has emo-friendly lyricism. Fans of Thrice, Avenged Sevenfold, and Atreyu would be easily hooked.
And though the rock scene of Connecticut is a capacity crowd, the members of Fate Kills the Hero all agreed the band's drive and professionalism keeps them ahead of the curve.
"It's professional, compared to how other people do things," said Routhier. "When we need to get stuff done, we always get stuff done."
"We're so much more professional than other bands I've been in," said Fuini. "And we're all so close, we get along so well."
That close-knit environment makes Fate Kills the Hero a fun band to experience. At shows, they'll jump into the crowd and continue to play. Levesque said when people come to rock shows, he wants people to be happy.
"That's why I don't understand that some bands portray the whole 'we're so badass' vibe," he said. "Most of society wants to be happy, so we're happy." - Norwich Bulletin (Written by Tim Malcolm)