Five Pointe O (pronounced "5 point O") was a
nu metal
Nu metal (sometimes stylized as nü-metal, with a metal umlaut) is a subgenre of that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop music, hip hop, funk, industrial music, industrial, and grunge. Nu ...
band from
Joliet,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
.
History
Five Pointe 0 was formed in 1999 by vocalist Daniel Struble, guitarist Sharon Grzelinski and bassist Sean Pavey. They then recruited Eric Wood on guitar, Tony Starcevich on drums and Casey Mejia on keyboards. The band self-released two
EPs
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
in 1999, ''Five Pointe 0'' and ''The Other Side''.
In 2001, they signed with
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a Dutch–American record label focused on Heavy metal music, heavy metal and hard rock music. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Formerly seen as ...
and released their debut album ''
Untitled
Untitled may refer to:
Artworks
The following artworks are sorted by the name of their artist.
B
* ''Untitled (Pope)'', a panel painting by Francis Bacon
* ''Untitled (2004)'', by Banksy
* ''Untitled'' (1982 Basquiat devil painting), by Ameri ...
'' on March 19, 2002. After almost a full year of touring, vocalist Daniel Struble and guitarist Sharon Grzelinski parted ways with the band.
Despite the remaining members vowing to continue on, the band later disbanded.
The song "The Infinity" was featured in the film, ''
Resident Evil
''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...
''.
Members
* Daniel Struble – vocals
* Eric Wood – guitar
* Sharon Grzelinski – guitar
* Jon Bartlett – guitar
* Sean Pavey – bass
* Tony Starcevich – drum
* Casey Mejia – keyboards
Discography
* - Re-recorded for Untitled
References
External links
*
*
{{Authority control
American nu metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups disestablished in 2003
Musical groups from Chicago
Roadrunner Records artists
1999 establishments in Illinois