Utopia Banished

Utopia Banished is a melodic death metal band from New York, US.

Utopia Banished was formed in February of 1998 by Danny Augugliaro and Dave Roberts. They had met drummer Nick Tumia through a mutual friend, and later acquired Marvin Silva. For about one year the 4 played cover songs and later decided to get serious and started writing original songs. The first show played was an instrumental set at a High School Talent Show. Performing their songs Bloody Mary and Apocalyptica. Though they weren't the most original names, the songs created a very positive response from the audience. Shortly thereafter the band auditioned Jeff Hayward for vocals.