Overthrone

black metal

In early 2005 a project known as Key Steel was put together by the introducing of Ben Christ to a group of musically talented individuals. Key Steel was a project metal cover band consisting of Greg Zollman on rhythm guitar, Julian Minor on lead, Dustin Anderson on bass, Robert Broaddus on drums, and Ben Christ on vocals. Key steel performed one time before Ben Christ could no longer dedicate enough time to the band, soon after Dustin Anderson put his bass to rest and pursued another ambition, however the remaining musicians were eager to get something going again. Slightly prior to 2006 Exempt was born consisting of Greg Zollman on rhythm guitar, Julian Minor on lead, Robert Broaddus on drums, Brantly Nall on bass, and Ryan Preston on vocals. Exempt went on to writing originals and performing them live, Ben Christ was more than exited to attend these shows. Approaching the year 2007 Exempt suffered an unfortunate event that would change the definitive lineup indefinitely. Lead axe man, Julian Minor had no choice but to resign his position because of a family occurrence that forced him out of state over 500 miles, not long after this tragedy in its self, another bass player was off the roster, Brantly Nall decided he wasn’t fit for the duty of a metal bass player and continued to dedicate the rest of his time to another less heavy band. More hungry than ever to rise from their ashes, Ryan Preston decides to cut time in half, already being a skilled guitar player of 13 years...