King Priam Priam to be killed by Neoptolemus, Achilles' son. Troy is in ruins. Priam refuses to leave his city, and one by one his family leaves him. His last farewell is with Helen, to whom he speaks gently. There is a moment of stillness before Achilles' son appears to strike the killing blow and Hermes, the drama over, departs for Olympus. King Priam King Priam is an opera by Michael Tippett, to his own libretto. The story is based on Homer's "Iliad", except the birth and childhood of Paris, which are taken from the "Fabulae" of Hyginus. The premiere was on
I Killed the Prom Queen guitar. Peters, Weinhofen and bass guitarist Leaton Rose had previously been members of local band Cur. Early in 2000, Weinhofen left Cur to form The Fall of Troy with vocalist Michael Crafter and then he formed I Killed the Prom Queen. Originally named The Rubiks Equation, then briefly titled Child Left Burning, the band's first performance was at the Reynella Youth Enterprise Centre in late 2001. The following year, Crafter joined to share lead vocals and soon after Rose replaced Engel on bass guitar. The band are influenced by late 1990s hardcore bands Poison the Well, Converge, Hatebreed and Earth