VELOCITY ENGINE - Version 1
Velocity Engine was formed in 2001 by guitarist Jason Johnson (Fragment (USA)) and vocalist/guitarist Bill Cole (Holdstrong, Pindrop Records), soon after adding drummer Jeff Wheeler and bassist Chris Bloom (both also formerly of Fragment). With influences that ran the gamut from Face To Face to Blink 182 to Foo Fighters to Slayer, they often described their sound as pop punk with overtones of hardcore and metalcore. They recorded their first EP, Version.1, in the first half of 2002 at Zing Studios with engineer/guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage).