The Complete Roster
This is the complete list of everyone who has played in the band whether it was just one show or for many, many years. It's a long list, but we've been a band for a long time. Sure are a lot of drummers on that list.
Current Band Members
| Name | Instrument | Dates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | Bass, Vocals | Founded - Current | Dave is the only person who will ever sing for 800 Octane and has written the lyrics to 100% of the songs. Dave also owns military vehicles. Ask him about it sometime. |
| Eric | Guitar | Founded - Current | Rhythm guitar player, then the only guitar player, now a rhythm guitar player again. Eric has also maintened this web site and has grown comfortable talking about himself in the third person. |
| Justin | Guitar, Vocals | May 2000 - Current | We added Justin after we got used to the sound of a second guitar. He wasn't even 21 at the time and we have been forever trying to keep up with his energy. |
| Dustin | Drums | April 2005 - Current | Dustin came to us by way of Longview, WA. He drove an hour to practice an hour each way, twice a week for over two years and has more than earned his spot in the band. |
| Name | Instrument | Dates | Description |
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Past Band Members, Short Timers and Honorable Mentions
| Name | Instrument | Dates | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | Drums | Sept 2002 - Jan 2003 Oct 2004 - Mar 2005 |
Dan was Jim's replacement in the end of '02. We played almost 30 shows with him in his short stay and he helped write much of 'Rise Again'. Dan also played a week of our 2004 tour with us and towards the beginning of 2005 we enlisted his help again to write a batch of new songs and play a few more shows. He's currently on the open road in an 18 wheeler. |
| David | Drums | July 2002 - Aug 2002 | At the time David was the badass drummer of the band The Rhythm of '84. They were nice enough to let us borrow him for a few shows in the summer of '02 that we didn't want to cancel. I think we still owe all of them for that one. |
| Lyle | Guitar, Vocals, Bass | Jan 2000 - Mar 2000 June 2003 |
After Bryan left and Jim settled in we decided we needed some more sound and added Lyle from the band Bomf! as a second guitar player. Lyle had to leave for family reasons but later stepped back into the mix and filled in on bass for a few shows while Dave had a broken ankle and was left to sing w/ crutches. |
| Jim | Drums | Aug 1999 - July 2002 May 2003 - Oct 2004 |
Jim came into the mix after Bryan left by way of the band Bomf! and Underhand, played a ton of show, recorded 'The Return'. Eventually he left for a bit, came back to record 'Rise Again' play another ton of shows and then left again. He was running a road case company called Caseworks for a while, moved to Germany and and now lives in Arizona. |
| Greg | Guitar, Vocals | Jan 1996 - Dec 1996 | Greg filled in on guitar for a few months while we were transitioning to Portland, helped write a bunch of songs, played a few shows and is still more metal than you. He's currently fronting the band Nimruv. |
| Daniel | Drums | Feb 1996 | Daniel played two shows in Pennsylvania in 1996 that we Bryan couldn't make and we didn't want to cancel. Figured that was worth getting some props here. |
| Nick | Drums | July 1994 - Aug 1994 | Nick kept us playing over the summer of 1994 while Bryan was out of the country and helped us write a bunch of our early material. Sadly we never played a show with him. Nick once played in the NC band Marblehead. |
| Shawn | Drums | June 1994 | Strangely enough Shawn played our very first "real" show while Bryan was out of the country. He learned the songs a week in advance, played the show and we really never heard from him again. |
| Richard | Drums | June 1994 | We had a chance to play on a radio station while Bryan was out of town so Richard stepped up, learned the songs in an afternoon and played what was technically our very first show with us. Richard used to play in the NC band Silly. |
| Bryan | Drums, Vocals | Founded - June 1999 | The original drummer and the only person in 800 w/ any kind of formal musical knowledge. Bryan played drums and sang on every recording up until 1999. |
| Paul | Guitar, Vocals | Founded - Dec 1996 | Paul was there from day one and wrote and sang backups on many of the songs on 'Swank'. He very amicably stayed behind when we left for Portland and still calls NC home. |