Queen Adreena

Queenadreena
Queenadreena performing in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France, 2006.
Background information
Also known as	Queen Adreena
Origin	London, England, U.K.
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative metal, noise rock, indie rock
Years active	1999–2010
Labels	Blanco y Negro, One Little Indian, Rough Trade, Imperial, WEA
Associated acts	Daisy Chainsaw, Dizzy Q Viper, Vapid Dolly, The Dogbones, Ruby Throat, Starsha Lee
Members	Katie Jane Garside Crispin Gray Nomi Leonard Bambi
Past members	Orson Wajih Billy Freedom Janne Jarvis Richard Adams Michael Vakalis Dom Bouffard Melanie Garside Paul Jackson Pete Howard Stephen Gilchrist

Queenadreena were an English alternative rock band that formed in London, England in 1999. The group were formed by vocalist KatieJane Garside and guitarist Crispin Gray, who had previously collaborated in the celebrated but short-lived band Daisy Chainsaw. Garside and Gray, who had earned a reputation for their abrasive songwriting with Daisy Chainsaw, incorporated elements of blues rock and other genres with Queenadreena, in addition to their predominant noise rock influences.

The band released four studio albums between 2000 and 2008, beginning with the critically acclaimed Taxidermy (2000). The band signed with Rough Trade Records for their second release, Drink Me (2002), before being dropped by the label, after which they signed with the indie rock label One Little Indian. The band also released a live album, Live at the ICA, which was recorded at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. In 2010, the group disbanded and Garside pursued other solo projects, namely Ruby Throat.

Queenadreena formed in 1999 after guitarist Crispin Gray came in contact with KatieJane Garside, with whom he had collaborated with in 1989 when they formed the band Daisy Chainsaw. Garside left Daisy Chainsaw after completing two years with the band, and went into seclusion in the Lake District, where she lived in the historic Rigg Beck, a retreat for artists and bohemians. Returning to London in 1998, Garside moved to Belsize Park, where Gray had also been living, and the two reconnected to form the group.