Amethyst was formed in 1985 by Mark Fekete, Gary Rose, Shannon Corpuz and James Peters. In 1985 Amethyst was a Christian Metal band with a style similar to the hottest Metal bands of that era like Ratt, Dokken, Van Halen. Iron Maiden and Metallica. Through the years Amethyst has had several member changes along with growth in musical styles to keep in touch with the music of their time. To this day founding member Mark Fekete (Lead Vox - Guitar) is still writing for their next release due out winter 2006 titled Back From The Dead. Their style is similar to KoRn, Sepultura, Pantera, Megadeth, Kiss, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden!