Titanic

Titanic was founded in late 1995 by guitarist Bill Menchen, vocalist Simon "Keith Miles" Tyler, bassist Ray Kilsdonk and drummer Tim Palmatier. Titanic recorded Maiden Voyage in just a few sessions in Las Vegas in December. It was released in the summer of 1996. In the spring of 1996, Tim left the group. They had done maybe ten shows at this point. They got Steve Lamb (Robert Sweet's cousin) to take over on drums. Bill's cousin, Bruce Menchen was brought in just before Steve. The whole band lived in the Riverside area, except Bill who lived in Vegas. Bruce was brought in to help the band rehearse.