Nonpoint

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Template:Infobox band Nonpoint (formed in Miami in 1997), an alternative metal/rap metal band that consists of two Latin Americans (vocalist Elias Soriano and drummer Robb Rivera) and two Caucasians (guitarist Andrew Goldman and bassist KB). On almost every album they have recorded, Sorian (a native of New Jersey) sings and raps in Spanish, although the vast majority of Nonpoint's lyrics are in English. "Nonpoint" is derived from Nonpoint Factor, which was the name of the outfit that Rivera fronted in Puerto Rico before moving to South Florida. Nonpoint's first album, Separate Yourself, was released independently in 1997 and was followed by 1999's "Struggle on Jugular" and 2000's "Statement" (with the single "What A Day").After several tours with artists like Sevendust, Linkin Park, and Staind, the band stepped back into the studio and returned in the summer of 2002 with "Development". The band spent the following year touring extensively, most notably making an appearance at Ozzfest and WKRLs K-Rockathon. They released Recoil in 2004, a 13-track album that included a cover of Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight." Their fourth album "To The Pain" was released November 8, 2005. The first single of this fourth album, called Bullet With A Name reached the top 5 of the most played new songs in its first week in October 2005. "Bullet" also hit Top 20 on Modern rock format, propelling To the Pain to over 50,000 copies sold. "Alive and Kicking" will be the next single from the set.

Beginning in late 2005, they began touring North America with Sevendust, later concluding the highly successful 3 month tour in New Hampshire. They will be filming their April 29th show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for a live CD/DVD combo set to be released in the fall.