Steven Lee Kleisath is an American musician and has been a drummer for PULL, Strongarm, Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, and En Masse. The band PULL was originally called Friend or Foe. He also currently plays drums for the band The Darling Fire, who released the record Dark Celebration in 2019. He is a semi-professional poker player. Kleisath is also the World Record holder in the classic arcade game "Mario Bros." – scoring over 5 million points – and the No. 3 Ms. Pac-Man (Turbo) player in the world as ranked by Twin Galaxies. History Steven Kleisath began his musical career in the band Friend or Foe in 1989, as the drummer. Friend or Foe changed their name to PULL and began to play with the band until 1995. In that time, the band recorded a four song demo EP, titled Regret. After PULL disbanded, Kleisath was approached by Jason Berggren of Strongarm to play drums for the band, replacing Chris Carbonell. As Kleisath and Carbonell had been friends prior, Kleisath asked for his blessing to join, which was granted. At the same time, Kleisath joined Shai Hulud, replacing Jason "Lion" Lederman (Where Fear and Weapons Meet). With Kleisath in the Strongarm lineup, the band recorded the Trials 7", which featured a re-recorded version of "Trials" and a new song, "Increase". However, after the 7" was recorded, Berggren and Bob Franquiz departed from the band, with Nick Dominguez returning on guitars and Chris Carbonell taking the mantle of vocals. The lineup, Kleisath, Dominguez, Carbonell, guitarist Josh Colbert, and bassist Chad Neptune, recorded their sophomore album, and Kleisath's debut album, The Advent of a Miracle. The album came out through Solid State Records in 1997. Shai Hulud began recording material after The Advent of a Miracle was released. The band, consisting of guitarist Matt Fox, vocalist Chad Gilbert, guitarist Oliver Chapoy, and bassist Dave Silber, recorded an EP, titled A Profound Hatred of Man. Following the release, Shai Hulud recorded and released its debut album, Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion, which is considered a pinnacle hardcore punk album. Strongarm disbanded in 1998, as the members were burnt out at the time and wanted to work on a new project more in the post-hardcore and indie rock vein. Around this same time, Kleisath departed from Shai Hulud due to personal reasons. The new project, called Further Seems Forever, began in