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Playing their own brand of speedy but intense thrash-oriented metal, Philadelphia's One Dead Three Wounded was founded in 1998 as Desire 2 Destroy while musicians Sam Tropio (guitar), Matt McSorley (bass), Mike Zahodski (drums), and Tim Zahodski (vocals) were still in high school. After playing local gigs while working out a sound of their own, the group adopted the name One Dead Three Wounded after hearing the phrase in a news report, and recorded their first three-song demo at Ground Control Studios in 2000. The demo was released later that year as part of a split EP with Always the Victim, and by the end of 2000 One Dead Three Wounded beefed up their sound with the addition of a second guitarist, Jay Wilmot. In early 2002, ODTW recorded a second three-song demo, known to fans at the "Heroin Demo," at Ground Control, which found the band coming into their own as a creative unit. As the band became busier, some of the members had trouble keeping up with One Dead Three Wounded's demand...