Yes, it is true. No word of a lie. Kingdoms has called it quits.

Not even two years old the Waterloo/Kitchener/Cambridge/Guelph based band has thrown in the towel. The news was announced to their adoring fans the night of June 24th on both their Facebook and Myspace pages. The biggest question being directed at the band is “what happened?”

After playing their first show in October 2008 and being signed by Underground Operations not even a year later, the band seemed to have everything going for them. Sponsorships, album releases with chart topping results, Canadian tours with larger bands, not to mention their own headlining tours, and an ever expanding and loyal fan base were just a few things Kingdoms had on their side; all of which are almost unheard of for a band just under 2 years old. So, seriously, what happened?

The note that was put up on both of the band’s fan pages states:

To make a long complicated story very short, we’ve unfortunately grown apart and some of us have decided to head in different directions.

Although this is very brief and does not go into a lot of detail, it sounds as if things were just not clicking within the band as a whole. The idea of forcing something that just was not there is something the band has come to a conclusion with, and therefore, decided to not go on and fake it. This was not handled well by their devoted fans, with a lot of “WTF”s and confessions of tears being shed are all over their fan pages.

Kingdoms has stated that, for now, their final show will be at this year’s SCENE Festival in St.Catharines, Ontario. There are hopes of a final hometown farewell show, but as of right now SCENE is your best bet to see these guys give it their all one last time. They play the Jagermeister Barracuda Outdoor stage at 6:35 and tickets for the entire festival can be bought at the doors. If you have never been to SCENE Fest before, now is a good time.

To leave this article and situation on a good note, do not despair too much fans alike. There have been rumours of a new band forming from the ashes of a couple bands in the Ontario scene, so keep your eyes and ears open to news of this in the near future. In the meantime, continue to support the Ontario music scene and continue to go to shows.

To read Kingdom’s announcement note click HERE.

To find out more information and to buy tickets for SCENE Fest click HERE.

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