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Short of Breath
12+ albums
Nu-metalmetalcoreaggressive nu metal
about
Short of Breath formed in the summer of 1999 when guitarist Mike Hatalak called up vocalist Josh Strasburg and asked him to come join a jam session with guitarist Rich Spalla, bassist Paul Yates, and a drummer that they knew. Prior to this, Josh, Mike, and Paul had been playing together in a short-lived band called Stricture, but the energy of that random jam session led them to form what later became known as Short of Breath. The new group immediately started writing original material but were stalled by the lifestyle habits of their then drummer. They didn't hesitate in finding a replacement with 16-year old drummer Bill Bilson. Bilson had only been drumming for less than a year by the time he joined Short of Breath but his inexperience as a drummer was quickly outweighed by his raw talent and rigorous practice regime. The band soon started playing a few odd shows in their hometown of Niagara Falls, New York and rapidly started making a name for themselves. Thanks to their inexhaustible networking skills, Short of Breath easily made the crossover to playing regular shows in the metropolitan Buffalo area, immersing themselves in a scene rich with well-known and well-respected bands. As will happen, however, conflicts arose when the band started experiencing greater heights of success and Rich left to pursue an opening in another popular local act, Stemm. It was at this low point that Paul also left the group, taking a leave of absence, and was temporarily rep
