In 1995 in the Californian town of Riverside, four young, creative musicians fused their ambitions and talents together to form the rock band Alien Ant Farm. AAF was called into life by guitarist Terry Corso and drummer Mike Cosgrove, who hand-picked some of the best local musicians from various other bands. "We started moonlighting on our [other] bands and eventually quit them all," says Terry Corso. Tye Zamora was playing guitar at the time but wanted to switch to bass, while Dryden Mitchell played in local band Dragonphlie. The band briefly floated the idea of wearing masks to conceal their identities on stage but then realized the chemistry was just too good to ignore. The unusual name of the band stemmed from guitarist Terry Corso: "I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if the human species were placed on earth and cultivated by alien intelligence?' Maybe the aliens added us to an atmosphere that was suitable for us, and they've been watching us develop and colonize, kind of like what a kid does with an ant farm, where the aliens are the kids and humans are the ants." Word of the band began to saturate the underground music scene as early as 1996, when they played their first gig together on Dryden's 20th birthday and later the same year, released their first demo, "$100 Demo." Alien Ant Farm became instantly known for their energetic live shows and pulsing rock beat. A strong loyal following began to sprout up throughout Southern California with the release of their second demo in 1998, "Love Songs," and the band started extensively touring all through the western region of the U.S. The buzz about the band did not stop there. Each new performance birthed new fans planting firm stakes in Alien Ant Farm's soil. 1999 paved a new path for the talented four as they independently released their long-awaited, first full-length album entitled "Greatest Hits," produced by Jim Wirt (also producing AAF's 2005 album, their fourth studio album, yet to be titled). With their new album as ammunition, they proceeded to tour and gain support from the Inland Empire's alternative radio station, X103.9, KCXX with an add to regular rotation. Heads continued to turn as "Greatest Hits" was named "Best Independent Rock Album of the Year" at the L.A. Music Awards in 1999. That same summer, the guys found themselves touring Europe and performing at festivals in front of thousands. The year 2000 ecstatically welcomed Alien Ant Farm, as DreamWorks Records and Papa Roach's imprint label New Noize presented them with a promising record deal...
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