Unwritten Law formed in 1990 in Poway, California with an initial lineup of singer Scott Russo, guitarists Steve Morris and Rob Brewer, bassist John Bell, and drummer Wade Youman.
Their debut album Blue Room was released in 1994 through local label Red Eye Records.
Youman was then ejected from the band, so Adrian Young and Tony Palermo played drums on the recording of Here's to the Mourning (2005).
[1] In 2006 Interscope released 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, a compilation of tracks from Unwritten Law and Elva.
[1] Consisting mostly of re-recorded versions of songs from their back catalog, it reached #10 on the Independent Albums chart.