Five.Bolt.Main. -Pathetic

Five.Bolt.Main came together after Flaw was dropped from Universal Records in 2004. Chris Volz met with now ex-Five.Bolt.Main members Ivan Arnold and Ben Patrick -- whom both were part of Flaw prior to their breakthrough album Through the Eyes (2001). At the time, both Ivan and Ben were in a project called "Silent Q", which by the time Flaw disbanded, had enough material written to put an album together. Silent Q included guitarists Aaron Welenken and Jason Chandler. At this point Chris joined the band, which was tentatively titled "Vent", but was later changed to Five.Bolt.Main due to legal reasons. Within 7 months the band had scored themselves a record deal with independent label Rock Ridge Music.

Five.Bolt.Main's debut album Venting was released on September 13, 2005. The band has gone through several lineup changes since its release. Roughly a month after the album was released, members Jason Chandler, Ben Patrick and Aaron Weleken left the group. Rock Ridge Music claimed "musical differences" and "unforeseen rigors of the road" as the reasons for leaving. However, the exiting members cited Chris Volz's alcohol and drug abuse. Kobie Jackson (Primer 55), Alex Cando (Darwin's Waiting Room) and Ronny Paige were recruited to fill in, with Alex and Ronny later staying on a permanent basis. To date, the album has sold nearly 25,000 copies which some would consider to be a decent amount due to the lack of exposure the band had.

June 2006 also saw the departure of Ivan Arnold, who left the group to pursue other interests.

Five.Bolt.Main's second album will have a tentative release date of early 2007. The album will be produced by Chris Henderson, guitarist for the popular American alternative rock band 3 Doors Down. Said Chris Volz: "I am really excited about this next Five Bolt record; the songs we have written are insane. We are also very privileged to be able to work with Chris Henderson as a producer. His ear for melody is just what we need to complete the work. I also have to say that I've never worked with a string section with the talent level of Ronny and Alex. Wait until you guys hear this! We'll see you on tour soon".

On October 10, 2006, the band released a Live album which was recorded in Louisville during their 2006 tour.

On February 28, 2007, a press release from Rock Ridge Music stated that Five.Bolt.Main had disbanded, and Chris Volz would release a solo album in the fall of 2007. However, Ronny Paige called into a radio show Chris Volz was being interviewed on March 6, 2007 and announced despite what Rock Ridge announced, that Five.Bolt.Main is not yet finished. They plan on releasing new material in the future.

(Taken From Wikipedia)

Band Members:
Chris Volz- Vocals
Aaron Welenken -- Guitar
Jason Chandler -- Guitar
Ben Patrick -- Bass
Ivan Arnold -- Drums

Links:

www.myspace.com/fiveboltmain (less info)