Soulidium is an American hard rock band formed in Tampa, Florida, United States, in 2006, currently consisting of frontman Michael McKnight, guitarist Jerry Morte, bassist Ilyn Nathaniel, and drummer Danny Cayocca.
[citation needed] The same year, the band began recording their debut album, Children of Chaos, which was released on June 19, 2007.
The album featured string work by American Grammy Award-winning keyboardist, composer, arranger and record producer Jeff Bova, whose credits include Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, and Eric Clapton[3] and mastering by the Grammy Award-winning Bob Ludwig, whose credits include Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Rolling Stones, and Nirvana[4] The album was well received by fans and critics alike and was considered an overall success.
In 2008, to prepare for touring, McKnight recruited guitarists Shadow Morte and Chris Polidoro and bassist Jadis Lucien.
[5] After finishing a second tour with Sevendust, along with Nonpoint and Alter Bridge that began July 29, Soulidium has begun work on writing their second album.
In February 2010, the band released another demo preview of one of the songs from their upcoming album titled "Sacrificing You" to their MySpace page.
[6] In March 2010, Soulidium recruited guitarist Spyder Zero Prime and bassist Ilyn Nathaniel to complete the band's lineup as it will appear on the second album.
Sevendust singer Lajon Witherspoon has joined Soulidium on their upcoming radio single "Fly 2 The Sun" which was recorded by Producer Shawn Grove, (Dashboard Confessional, Matchbox 20, Sevendust), at Jan Smith Studios in Atlanta, GA. Michael McKnight has titled the new upcoming album "Fly 2 The Sun".
In 2022 Michael McKnight officially rejoined with Soulidium bandmates Danny Cayocca, Jerry “Shadow” Morte, and Ilyn Nathaniel.