[4] He also previously fronted The Cursed, a now defunct band featuring guitarist Dan Lorenzo, which released the Room Full of Sinners LP in 2007.

[5] In 1998, Ellsworth was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of nose cancer and underwent immediate surgery, which successfully removed the tumor.

Ellsworth had a focal seizure in Germany in June 2002, right in the middle of the song "Necroshine".

In a 2010 interview, he was asked if he felt that Obama would spawn any songs about political awareness and replied, "You could probably just do one record and call it 'Liar' (laughs)" He then outlined instances where he believed the party displayed hypocrisy and called the Democratic Party "just an awful thing.

"[7] In 2014, Ellsworth again faced health issues, battling borderline pneumonia during a German tour.