3rd Strike乐队主唱Jim Korthe在南加州一个不良社区长大,在年轻他时加入了一个帮派,伴随暴力与毒品交易长大,后来他放弃了帮派生活,和朋友吉他手Todd Deguchi投身于音乐之中。两人组成了临时乐队3rd Strike,但是由于一些不成功的巡演,以及Korthe的个人问题,乐队于90年代解散。然而两个乐手继续一起创作,并终于在鼓手PJ McMullan和贝司手Gabe Hammersmith加入后重组。当Pennywise的吉他手Fletcher Dragge听到他们的小样后,通过其经济公司与他们取得了联系。2001年底,3rd Strike录制了他们的处女作《Lost Angel》,并在次年五月发行。他们在02年的夏天在Ozzfest和Warped Tours进行了专集歌曲的表演。
Jim Korthe, lead singer for rap-rockers 3rd Strike, grew up in a bad neighborhood in Southern California. At a young age he joined a gang to avoid his unhealthy home life, but after growing up with violence and drug peddling, he left the gang to focus on music with his friend, guitarist Todd Deguchi. The two put together a makeshift lineup for 3rd Strike, but between several unsuccessful tours and Korthe's personal problems the band disbanded during the '90s. The two musicians continued to write together, and eventually re-formed the band with drummer PJ McMullan and bassist Gabe Hammersmith. They began recording when Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge heard their demo and connected them with his management company. By the end of 2001 they had recorded their debut, Lost Angel, which was released the following May. They supported the album at both the Ozzfest and Warped tours that summer.