V2 records had big plans for pre)Thing. They saw the band's leader -- former Crazy Town guitarist Rust Epique -- as "eccentric" and "difficult," they released a record of his admittance to Michigan state hospital's department of mental health as a bio, and they started work on a huge promotional effort for the band's debut that included a video game. The sound of pre)Thing -- a loud and ambitious blend of the Crystal Method, Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, and Southern-fried rock -- started to come together when Epique left Crazy Town and formed Rustandthesuperheroes in Modesto, CA.

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