V2 records had big plans for pre)Thing. They saw the band's leader – former Crazy Town guitarist Rust Epique – as "eccentric" and "difficult," they released a record of his admittance to Michigan state hospital's department of mental health as a bio, and they started work on a huge promotional effort for the band's debut that included a video game. The sound of pre)Thing – a loud and ambitious blend of the Crystal Method, Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, and Southern-fried rock – started to come together when Epique left Crazy Town and formed Rustandthesuperheroes in Modesto, CA. With bassist Jon Troy and drummer Dinolicious in the lineup, the band played their first Los Angeles gig as... read more