The band formed in 1999 in Dunwoody , Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades , and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Reruns . Alexander and Swilley were known for their crude antics both during shows and at school . They were kicked out of school during their senior year after the Columbine Massacre in 1999 because they were regarded as a " subculture danger . " Drummer Joe Bradley , who had been studying in college after graduating high school early , joined a few months later . They released their first 7-inch in 2002 with tracks from their first ever studio LP ~ completed in 2000 with producer/guitarist Eric Gagnon of '' The El Caminos '' . The 7-inch featured Ai n't Coming Back , B 52 Bomberboy , Ca n't Get Me Down and Stone Cold all of which were tracked , mixed and mastered by Gagnon , and was released on their own record label , Die Slaughterhaus . Just days before a tour was to begin in December 2002 , guitarist Ben Eberbaugh was driving a car when he was struck by a drunk driver and killed . The band carried on , believing that Eberbaugh would want them to continue
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