The Black Maria is a rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band has been through some turmoil, losing guitarist Kyle Bishop, ex frontman for Grade, as well as drummer Derek Petrella. Band members include vocalist Chris Gray, guitarists Alan Nacinovic and Scott Swain, keyboard and bassist Mike De Eyre, and drummer Theo McKibbon. Their debut album Lead Us To Reason was released on January 25, 2005. The Black Maria is winner of Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next?" at LAUNCHcast. Adam Veselisin played drums on the "Who's Next" video. Veselisin or "Vez" was asked to fill in for Derek Petrella for the Zao/Juliana Theory & Rise Against/Alexisonfire tour after he had suffered a broken arm. Petrella soon returned after just four weeks in April of 2005. Each member of the band has a long history of music in their lives before forming the band. The band was named after the notorious vans used by police to transport prisoners in the ear

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