pre)Thing was an American rock band fronted by former Crazy Town member Rust Epique.
Due to a trademark conflict with Hanna-Barbera, the band couldn't use a moniker with the phrase "Superheroes" in it, so they used a name that Rust had created years earlier in Modesto.
An obvious wink and nudge to the LA hipster scene that followed his prior band, Crazy Town.
The recording sessions were led by Matt Sorum of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver and legendary rock producer Andy Johns.
However, on March 9, 2004, one month before the scheduled release of the group's debut album, Rust died of a heart attack in his home in Las Vegas.