The Axe That Chopped The Cherry Tree was a band that was formed in 2005 by students attending the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. They released two albums before officially breaking up in 2008.

The band consisted of:

-Lead vocalist Daniel Garza, an English major with an insatiable want to simply listen to music. His ability to sing in addition to his capacity to scream were essential to the group's style.
-Keyboardist and second vocalist Jay J Matott, an abstract art enthusiast whose manic stage antics were recorded by many a fan's camera.
-Playing guitar and also lending his voice, Marshall Usinger replaced The Axe skills of Jonathan Stark.
-Bassist Luke Osborn (drummer from The Simple Discussion), who laid buttery, crunchy toast-style bass-line for your ears to enjoy.
-Finally, the drummer, Adam Halferty, brought his backing vocals and solid percussion skills to catalyze the grooves and breakdowns.

The Axe That Chopped The Cherry Tree drew their sound from bands such as Fear Before The March Of Flames, Portugal. The Man, These Arms Are Snakes and mewithoutyou, with a pinch of Horse The Band mixed in.

Their debut EP, 'Don't Step In The Lightning', was recorded with the band's own self-raised money at Chameleon Audio & Video, and was produced by Jason M Anderson.

In 2007, The Axe That Chopped The Cherry Tree's second release, 'Moon Window Water', was a testament that the songwriting and skills shown on 'Don't Step In The Lightning' had indeed progressed. Two tracks from their first album appeared on the release with new mixes and added production.

The end of The Axe That Chopped The Cherry Tree was officially declared on 9 June, 2008.