Michael Crafter

Michael Crafter is an Australian singer, songwriter and entertainment manager. His music career began as lead vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen.

Crafter is the vocalist of Confession, and formerly fronted Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. tattoo shops and the Broken Glass Online forum.

Biography

Crafter is a vocalist and music manager in the Australian metalcore scene and lives a straight edge lifestyle. Crafter made a brief appearance on Big Brother Australia after being voted in by the public through an online voting process via the Big Brother website. He was evicted after three days, claiming his eviction was planned due to I Killed the Prom Queen's Say Goodbye Tour.

Crafter appeared in the 2009 documentary Parkway Drive: The DVD, providing commentary on the metal act Parkway Drive. He provides background on the band and explains their beginnings in Byron Bay. Crafter is also seen performing a stage dive during the closing breakdown to "Boneyards" during the band's live set.

In 2016 Crafter announced he ended his music career to move onto business ventures in Perth, Western Australia.

Crafter returned to I Killed the Prom Queen when they reunited in 2025.

Music career I Killed the Prom Queen (2000–2006, 2008) Crafter was the vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen from 2000 to 2006. He then reformed with I Killed the Prom Queen after the breakup in 2008 to do what was marketed as their last Australian tour. The 2008 Australian Tour edition of the band's second album Music For the Recently Deceased features several bonus songs with vocals recorded by Crafter for the songs "Sharks in Your Mouth", "Say Goodbye", "€666" and "Like Nails to a Casket". The 2011 re-release contained a disc featuring all 11 tracks with his vocals. These vocals were recorded during Crafter's original tenure with the band shortly before he was fired during the recording of the album.

In 2018, I Killed the Prom Queen announced they would be reuniting with their 'classic lineup' (featuring Crafter) for a one-off performance at the 2019 Unify Gathering festival, for the 15th anniversary of their debut album When Goodbye Means Forever. Two days later, Unify cancelled the band's appearance due the unearthing of an "offensive" Facebook comment made two years prior by Crafter about gender equality in festival lineups. Crafter apologised for the comment and fans launched a petition to have the band re-added to the line-up, although Unify did not reverse the decision. Despite rumours to the contrary, he never performed on any of their recordings.

Bury Your Dead (2007) In March 2007 Crafter was recruited as the new vocalist for the American band Bury Your Dead, but left mid-tour in May 2007, citing "homesickness" at the time. He later revealed that the "chaos" and "psycho" environment that surrounded the band contributed to his departure. Crafter said there were "crazy, big fights every night" at the band's shows, and that the band members also regularly got into fights, including with each other. The band's Facebook page listed Dan Brown, Shane O'Brien and Tim Anderson as members at this time. Crafter however regained control of the band's social media accounts and announced the other members had all been kicked out for "double crossing" him. He stated that he intended to restart the band with an entirely new lineup, and that he had support from his label and booking agents for this plan. Crafter stated that moving forward he wanted to focus on exploring business ventures.

Confession reformed in 2020 with the intention of doing live shows, although the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of multiple planned performances. The group did however release a new single "Twenty Twenty" in October 2020, the lyrics of which addressed the pandemic.

In 2022 Confession announced the When Goodbye Means It's Life and Death tour, which took place in Australia across September and October. The tour name combines the title of I Killed the Prom Queen's debut album and Confession's final album, and the band performed songs from both bands at the shows. The band also stated their intention to record new music as well, although so far none has been forthcoming.

In celebration of Parkway Drive's 2024 20th anniversary Australian tour, Crafter made multiple appearances on stage with the band, performing the song 'Boneyards'. While on stage, Winston McCall, the vocalist of Parkway Drive, showed his (and the band's) appreciation for the support from Crafter and IKTPQ which led to their major success in the late 2000s.

Discography I Killed the Prom Queen 2002 – Choose to Love, Live or Die 2003 – I Killed The Prom Queen/Parkway Drive: Split CD 2003 – When Goodbye Means Forever... 2005 – Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You 2008 – Music for the Recently Deceased: Australian Tour Edition 2008 – Sleepless Nights and City Lights (CD/DVD)

Confession 2008 – Can't Live, Can't Breathe 2009 – Cancer 2011 – The Long Way Home 2014 – Life and Death