the studio. Most notably To My Surprise performed at South by Southwest, which Crahan described as "a dream come true". Prior to their performance at South by Southwest a track entitled "Jump The Gun" was released online as part of an e-card. They also planned to perform at festivals in Europe and tour the US, however the band canceled their appearances at European festivals and parted ways. Crahan said that the reason the band "died" was because it was unrealistic for him to be in this band and make it work and that "Slipknot made it impossible". Musical style To My Surprise found its name from people's reaction to their music, primarily based on peoples prejudice based on Crahan's most notable band Slipknot's musical style. Crahan went as far as saying "I'd have to put a gun in my mouth if it was metal," because he's already in "the best metal band in the world". Their musical style has been noted to include; glam rock, new wave, pop, country rock, alternative rock and disco. They have been compared to Cake, The Strokes, Faith No More, Weezer, Syd Barrett, They Might Be Giants, Hater, The Presidents of the United States of America and Harvey Danger, among others. Band members Dorothy Hecht – vocals, keyboards (2005–2006) Jarrod Brom – guitars, keyboards (2005–2006) Paul Thompson – guitars, vocals (2005–2006) Wade Thompson – bass, vocals (2005–2006) Shawn Crahan – guitars, vocals, drums (2002–2006) Stevan Robinson – guitars, vocals (2002–2006) Brandon Darner – guitars, vocals (2002–2004) Patrick McBride – vocals (2005–2006) Discography To My Surprise (2003) References External links Official MySpace profile Alternative rock groups from Iowa Musical groups from Des Moines, Iowa Musical groups established in 2002 2002 establishments in Iowa Slipknot (band) Roadrunner Records artists