Biography
There is more than one artist with this name: (1) a mid-'90s emo band, (2) 90's metal band
(1) The Emo band Floodgate formed in Santa Cruz, California. The lineup consisted of Andrew Gilbert [Guitar, Vocals], Michael Baker [Bass] and Thomas Brayton [Drums]. They released an LP on Ebullition in 1993 called 'Troubles A' Brewin' and a Double 7" called 'I choose danger' with No Idea Records in 1995. "At rest" was also released on the "Blindspot" compilation CD on No Idea/ Toybox Records in 1997. Driven and heartfelt punk with catchy songwriting, the band features members of Campaign, the Fisticuffs Bluff and The Notorious Love Affair.
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(2) Kyle Thomas was the man behind Exhorder, an early-90's metal band that has been widely acclaimed as the originator of the modern Pantera sound. With his later band Floodgate, Thomas opted for a different sound, as Penalty featured a modern Sabbath sound with a slight Southern flavor, similar to fellow southerners such as Corrosion Of Conformity or Down. Though a shade short on songwriting variety, the album was a pretty good first effort, but the band never recorded again. Thomas was later to put efforts into reforming Exhorder, but now (as of April 2005) has a new band called Pitts vs Preps. In 2006 Kyle Thomas became the new Alabama Thunderpussy singer
(3) A new 5 piece progressive metalcore band from Kelowna B.C.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.