During
the adolescent ages, when video games & cartoons are king, dreams of playing
in a rock band seem far from reality...Not so for Corey Lane, who picked up
his first set of drumsticks at age 2 & Jimmy McGlothlin, who received his
first electric guitar at age 9. Years later, the two Orlando natives would bump
into each other in the mosh pit at a Hard Rock Live show in the summer of 2000.
With mutual friend Jake Beard at their side, the band took form & would
gain momentum pounding the Florida circuit in multiple SUV’s & a trailer,
while supporting such acts as Disturbed, Drowning Pool,Adema, Soil, American
Hi-Fi, Skrape, Seven Mary Three, Systematic, Stereomud, Staind & Jane’s
Addiction. In 2001, Mercy Drive’s music caught the attention of the World
Wrestling Federation, DreamWorks Records & MTV resulting in four tunes being
aired on MTV’s Tough Enough television show & one song being featured
on the DreamWorks Records release of the Tough Enough soundtrack, which has
sold over 130,000 copies nationwide. Pro-wrestler & Mercy Drive fan Maven
currently uses the bands song “Memory” as his introduction to the
mat. In 2004, Mercy Drive again teamed up with the WWE to write the theme music
entitled “Burn In My Light” for the newest Heavyweight Champion,
Randy Orton. The band recently teamed up with Producer Rick Beato (Shinedown,
Vince Neil, Flickerstick, Working Title) to put together an “in-your-face”
blend of Modern rock that compliments the bands dynamic live performances. The
bands self titled, debut record is currently available exclusively through the
bands website…www.mercydrive1.com
