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Examination Of The... was formed in July of 2000 from the ashes of Eclipse of Eden. Tanner Olson and Dustin Bushon formed the band with Joe Ross and Eric from Eclipse of Eden. As this line-up they played Hecklefest in Sarasota, FL and various midwest dates. Soon, Joe left the band to continue work with the Chickenhawks from Sioux City, IA. Joe was soon replaced by Dan Nissen to play drums. At this time, the band was living in four different cities. Eric left the band due to a lack of enthusiasm and Damian took his place but shortly after was kicked out due to personal differences. At this time the band had a fifteen date Midwest tour planned and were in need of a bass player. Tim Jewell ,at the time playing in Spirit of Versailles, agreed to fill in for the tour in April of 2001. Tour ended with a final decision of Tim playing full time. Upon return, Examination Of The... recorded a ten song CD soon released by Forge Again Records. While recording, Jon Tvrdik was asked to join for further experimentation with the construction of Examination of the... music. Then in the summer of 2001 the band set up a two month tour of the U.S., but were facing one problem, Tim was responsible for touring with Spirit of Versailles at the same time. So once again they were looking for a replacement for tour. While playing a show in Mankato, MN, the band met Erik Torkelson and asked for his help playing bass for tour. Erik agreed and moved to Sioux Falls, S.D. to learn the songs. The tour was a success, and was decided upon return that Erik would stay with the band as well. Exam has since released an EP entitled "Lady in the Radiator" and a full length entitled "The Whitest of Elephants" on Hawthorne Street Records. "This is a hardcore band that has broken the mold of mainstream independent hardcore by incorporating elements of experimentation, math, and very driving and unchecked tempos and guitars. they sound like a noise core band that has assembled into a cohesive formula. the music is fast and edgy, screams intersperced here and there with sudden additions of amazingly unique breakdowns and riffs. the rhythyms that they create suprisingly make you move and you realize theyre totally original, which is very hard to come by these days. get this recording to be ripped in half with a rusty but oh so pleasing cleaver" - bandphotography.com "Examination of the... are not concerned about song structures or patterns. They just want to destroy their instruments, and your ears as well. This is one of the most intense albums I have heard this year. I heard elements of Converge in there, particularly in the vocals and in the way the songs change constantly. " - Impact Press