Alabama Thunderpussy, an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia, was
founded in 1996 by Bryan Cox, Erik Larson, and Asechiah Bogdan. The group
initially consisted of Cox on drums, Larson on guitar, and Bogdan on guitars,
with Bill Storms on bass and Johnny Throckmorton as the vocalist. They signed to
Man's Ruin Records in 1998 and released their debut album Rise Again. In 2000,
they released Constellation and a split album with Halfway to Gone. The band
parted ways with Man's Ruin and Throckmorton in 2002, signing to Relapse Records
and hiring Johnny Weills as the new ...