The founder of Resolution15, Earl Maneein began playing the violin at five years of age, and has been a devoted hardcore metalhead since some kid gave him a badly dubbed copy of Metallica's landmark album "Master of Puppets" late in the fifth grade. Trained classically throughout his childhood, he completed his studies at the Mannes College of Music, and went on to perform with artists such as Savion Glover, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and ?uestlove of The Roots. Realizing that the life of an orchestral musician/freelance violinist is not an end goal for him, he began writing the songs that would become Resolution15 material. Orchestrating the parts together with Kenny Grohowski on drums, Nick Serr on vocals, and Jim Robertson on bass- friends that Earl has worked with in various musical projects with over the course of some years, they worked through over thirty songs to come up with the final seven that made the cut for the demo album, and in March of 2007 went public with this project, playing their first show to a frighteningly intense and enthusiastic crowd. Due to audience reaction at the shows (they've been banned from some not-to-be mentioned clubs in New York City for being too loud and aggressive), the band decided to self-release the demo, and continuing this trend, they are spreading far and wide their message of violin-driven socially conscious post-thrash metal, inviting all who have the guts to heed the call, and join the Resolution15 army.