Finger Eleven, Hedley, Alien Ant Farm, Powerman 5000, The Perms

Powerman 5000
Helmed by vocalist Spider (aka Michael Cummings, also know as Spider One or MC Spider, the younger brother of Rob Zombie), the Boston-based underground electro-metal band Powerman 5000 earned a popular cult following along the East Coast with the release of their 1994 indie debut...

Finger Eleven
The members of alternative metal outfit Finger Eleven grew up in Burlington, Ontario, and came together in high school as a funk-styled band named Rainbow Butt Monkeys. Originally comprised of Scott Anderson (vocals), Sean Anderson (bass), Rob Gommerman (drums), and James Black and...

Alien Ant Farm
The SoCal alt-metal foursome Alien Ant Farm formed in 1996 with the raging singer/songwriter Dryden Mitchell, guitarist Terry Corso, bassist Tye Zamora, and drummer Mike Cosgrove. All were bored with their day jobs and sought something else to break them from corporate norms.

The Perms
Canadian indie rock/power poppers the Perms formed in 1997 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, when Shane Smith (a bass player since the age of 15 and founder of alternative rock acts the AMC's and the Flower Pots), came into some extra cash and decided to form a new band.

Hedley