Beginning in 1998, when founding member Stephen Mark Sarro (guitar, vocals) and long time music mate, Udrick Wise (drums) decided to turn their studio project into an actual live band.
The band soon went into the studio to record a new batch of songs, Jason Stauffer was kicked out and replaced by Jim Settle.
[6] In 2000, the band entered the studio to record Modernmu$ick(2000)!, their follow-up album which was released July 2000.
The album was a groundbreaking and original sound, using fretless bass, detuned guitar work, freak-out style drum work, that blended elements of hardcore punk, metal, prog-rock, and electronic music to overwhelming effects.
The band agreed to play once that year together at the Chameleon club in Lancaster PA, with Today is the Day.
[8] After that show, Stephen moved to FL with Jim to work on piecing Tantrum of the Muse back together.
While staying in FL, Stephen recorded a solo improvisational album called "Sympathy for the Living".
With the musical direction the band was about to take, they asked a friend, Seth Luzier to join as a keyboard player.
Stephen, Jim, Udrick, and newly recruited Seth began to re-record older songs with new keyboard arrangements.
Stephen recorded "A Human Comedy" with a new band called Unteachers, and Jim Settle is currently frontman for Hand of Fire.