Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, Another Black Day

Bury Your Dead
Growing tired of their metalcore band, Hamartia, guitarist Slim (aka Brendan MacDonald) and drummer Mark Castillo began Bury Your Dead as a side project in late 2001. Drawing influence from Sevendust and Crowbar, the band was used as a vehicle for the pair to focus more on mosh-worthy...

Five Finger Death Punch
Los Angeles-based thrash outfit Five Finger Death Punch formed in 2005 around the talents of former U.P.O. guitar player Zoltan Bathory, former W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, vocalist Ivan Moody (Motograter/Ghost Machine), bass player Matt Snell (Anubis Rising), and former W.

In This Moment
Born of a chance meeting and the innate musical rapport established between vocalist Maria Brink and lead guitarist Chris Howorth, In This Moment quickly grew from local cult favorites performing in Los Angeles clubs to a /MySpace phenomenon before landing a deal with Century Media Records.

Another Black Day
Melodic, hard-hitting heavy metal outfit Another Black Day formed in 2004 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, around the talents of vocalist/guitarist Matthew Wilkof, drummer Angel Hernandez, and bassist Das Haas.