Kritickill features band members: Dave Irons, Donny “Trainwreck” Morse, Bryan “Deno Casino” Koestens, Todd Gardner and Justin “Dynomite” Vernon. The first four members of KriticKill came together in 1997 under the name Release. After touring the state they decided to pursue a more unique, harder edged genre. In 1999 they went to work on their new style. They then changed their name to KriticKill. In 2000 they released a three song demo and rapidly became one of the hottest bands in the Central Texas area. With a song on the local radio station, 107.3 THE FOX, they started touring relentlessly. KriticKill has opened up or played with several national acts such as Anthrax, Kittie, Fear Factory, Drowning Pool, Non Point, The Union Underground, Hatebreed and many more. KriticKill has played numerous shows benefiting many different organizations: American Heart Association, welcome home ceremonies and other MWR shows for the troops at Fort Hood.