Really, it was one of those things that just hit me. I was listening to Black Sabbath's "N.I.B." and immediately it just... hit me. Then we went for a few months without the acronym actually BEING an acronym, and finally decided to hold a contest. The jury's still out.

We play anywhere and everywhere that will take us. Niener's, The Hurricane, The Bunker, Studio 24, and then we play shows like Rock For Hope and shows with Sonofagun Productions. So far the main special moments have been just getting a rise out of the crowd - we were playing a show in Atchison, KS through Sonofagun Productions... small ass town. During our set we launch into "War Pigs," you know... one of the few covers we do live. And the ENTIRE CROWD was singing along, there were ligters being held up... it was f***ing great. That and in Manhattan where I spotted some people singing along to our tunes, which is always a good feeling.

It makes it easier for smaller artists to promote, and that scares the major labels, who generally f*** the artist out of any money anyway.

Hell no - go with the smaller national labels like Metal Blade and Now or Never Records. Better off that way... still get the distribution, but you still get money too. Just not nearly as much backing from the record company. At least you're not AS in debt, though, right?

2000 - L.I.E. began as White Noise, with Jason Kincaid (vocals), Adam Tramposh (bass), and Tim Lyons (guitar)
2000-2001 - various lineup changes. Kincaid is kicked out. Adam Crain joins as drummer. Dustin Banbury joins on keyboards. Singers are cycled through like dime whores.
2002 - band says "f*** it," Tim Lyons becomes vocalist as well as guitarist.
2003 - Band releases "Ruins" to critical acclaim.
2005 - Band releases "Die Trying."

Alice in Chains, Strapping Young Lad, Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, At The Gates, The Haunted, Crowbar...

Haven't been too many places to speak of... here sucks, that's all I know.

Damn near everything is Yamaha, Gibson, Ibanez, Peavey, etc. Good, workable gear.

That about covers it.