▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁by ▁bass ist ▁Tony ▁Newton ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Rich ie ▁Fa ulk ner . ▁The ▁current ▁line - up ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁consists ▁of ▁Nik ▁Taylor - Sto akes ▁( L ead ▁V oc als ), ▁Matt ▁Pear ce ▁( G uit ar ), ▁Craig ▁Price ▁( G uit ar ), ▁Tony ▁Newton ▁( B ass ) ▁and ▁Joe ▁Laz arus ▁( D rum s ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁bass ist ▁Tony ▁Newton ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Rich ie ▁Fa ulk ner ▁following ▁a ▁brief ▁stop over ▁by ▁Newton ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁production ▁work . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁he ▁and ▁Fa ulk ner ▁began ▁rec ruit ing ▁members ▁for ▁the ▁band , ▁before ▁starting ▁on ▁the ▁club ▁circuit . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁drum mer ▁Dave ▁" G rav " ▁Cav ill , ▁vocal ist ▁Henry ▁Rund ell , ▁and ▁second ▁guitar ist ▁Matt ▁Pear ce , ▁they ▁opened ▁for ▁Iron ▁Ma iden ▁at ▁the ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁Apol lo . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁album , ▁" Feed ▁My ▁Soul " ▁was ▁released ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁re - m ixed ▁& ▁re - iss ued ▁as ▁" First ▁Hit ▁For ▁Free " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁which ▁also ▁featured ▁a ▁new ▁song , ▁" Fa ith ". ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Fa ulk ner ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁band , ▁his ▁place ▁being ▁taken