Steven Lee Kleisath is an American musician and has been a drummer for PULL, Strongarm, Shai Hulud,[2] Further Seems Forever,[3] and En Masse.

[7] After PULL disbanded, Kleisath was approached by Jason Berggren of Strongarm to play drums for the band, replacing Chris Carbonell.

[8] At the same time, Kleisath joined Shai Hulud, replacing Jason "Lion" Lederman (Where Fear and Weapons Meet).

[8] However, after the 7" was recorded, Berggren and Bob Franquiz departed from the band, with Nick Dominguez returning on guitars and Chris Carbonell taking the mantle of vocals.

[11] Strongarm disbanded in 1998, as the members were burnt out at the time and wanted to work on a new project more in the post-hardcore and indie rock vein.

The new project, called Further Seems Forever, began in 1998, with Kleisath, Neptune, Colbert, and Dominguez being the core of the band, with Chris Carrabba of Vacant Andys joining on vocals.

[8] Further Seems Forever would begin to work on new material, signing with Tooth & Nail Records in the process, after sending them a demo which contained four-songs.