Artist description Dover Drive is a Texas punk rock band whose members are currently still in highschool. Although they are young, they show much talent and potential. Their songs are catchy and well-formulated, with crunching guitars and pounding drums. But the live shows are what truly make this band a must...

Music Style Punk Rock

Musical Influences MXPX, Green Day, Slick Shoes, Blindside, Dynamite Boy, Gob, Cruiserweight, Stavesacre, Embodyment, Millencolin, Dogwood, Less Than Jake, The Impossibles, Weezer, Ozma, Chevelle, Huntingtons, Foo Fighters, Face to Face, Lagwagon, No Motiv, Jawbreaker, Smashing Pumpkins

Similar Artists MXPX, Gob, Green Day, Millencolin

Artist History Dover Drive formed in August of 2001. (They remember, because they had their very first practice on the first day of school...) The original lineup was composed of Leif on lead vocals and guitar, Barrett on guitar and vocals, Erik on bass and background, and Monorom Tim on drums. They practiced their first couple of songs for about 3 months before they even thought about playing a show, because they didn't want to suck, of course. They wanted to make a good first impression. Anyway, they decided that it would probably be good to have a name for this group of 4 kids who liked to play music, and they came up with about 50 different ideas... all of which no one could agree on. So Carey, friend of the band, blurted out, "Hey, how about Dover Drive? Ha ha!" This wouldn't have been so funny, but it was the name of the street that Leif and Erik lived on. They all laughed out loud, thinking the idea was ridiculous, but after about 2 minutes, they decided. Dover Drive it is! They had their first show on October 26th, 2001. They had a good turnout (40 kids... that's not bad for a first show!) and met Austin locals, Cruiserweight, who are now best friends of the band. Since that first show, Dover Drive has gone on to play many headlining shows, and also have opened for national touring acts, such as Slick Shoes, Yellowcard, Dynamite Boy, and Cruiserweight, as well as others. They released their very first recording, a six song ep, back in April of 2002, which you can listen to on this site. They just finished up their second ep, which will include 8 new tracks. The new album will be titled "Let The Games Begin". Look for it at the shows in March.

Group Members Erik Fossmo - Bass, BGVs Leif Fossmo - Vocals, Guitar Barrett Raven - Guitar, Vocals Taylor Raven - Drums

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums

Albums Dover Drive EP

Location Conroe, Texas - USA

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