From Zero's original line-up
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s)	Nu metal
Years active	1998–2005
Label(s)	Arista Records
Members
Jett Peter Capizzi Joe Pettinato Avi Kopernik Kid
Former members
Rob Ruccia

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History

Formed in 1998, From Zero's music is distinguished from many earlier nu metal groups with its greater focus on vocal harmonies, and correspondingly fewer elements of hip-hop than groups such as Limp Bizkit. Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... Limp Bizkit (alternately written as limpbizkit) is a nu metal and rapcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. ...

In 1999, the band independently released their self titled EP (referred to as "The Green Album"). At this time, they were also opening for bands such as Amen, Disturbed, Nickelback and Nothingface. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Amen (sometimes all-capitalised to AMEN) is a cross-genre hard rock band formed in 1994, continuing on today. ... Look up disturbed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Canadian rock band. ... Nothingface is a four-piece alternative metal music group from Washington, D.C. The band are noted for their sometimes graphic lyrics and occasionally using vaguely political themes in their newer works, as well as polyrhythmic songs. ...

They later signed with Arista Records, where they released two major label albums in One Nation Under (which features many re-recorded songs from their self titled album) (2001) and My So-Called Life (2003). They did one music video, for the song "Check Ya", which can be viewed on YouTube.com. Before the recording of My So-Called Life, bassist Rob Ruccia left the band to do production work on other bands, leaving vocalist Jett to record the bass for the album. They later recruited Avi Kopernik to play bass for the group's live shows. Arista redirects here. ... The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... One Nation Under is the first album from Chicago nu metal band From Zero. ... My So-Called Life is an album from the nu metal band From Zero. ... My So-Called Life is an album from the nu metal band From Zero. ...

After being dropped by Arista less than a month after the release of My So-Called Life, they went to work preparing for their third album. As time went on, though, Jett became distant from the rest of the band, and stopped showing up to practice. Joe Pettinato then left the band, and the rest of the group called it quits. Two songs from the intended album, "Middle of the Road" and "My Own Destiny", can still be streamed on their official PureVolume page. My So-Called Life is an album from the nu metal band From Zero. ... PureVolume is a website for bands and musical artists to promote and advertise themselves. ...

Although they did not gain widespread popularity within the music community as a whole, they are well recognized both in the Chicago area and among nu metal fans.

The band was promoted by the Real World: New York residents while the cast was working for Arista.

In late 2007, it was revealed that Jett (vocals), Pete Capizzi (guitars), and Joe "Bod" Pettinato (guitars) have reunited to form a new band called Diem. The band also includes Keith Daily on bass and backup vocals, and Pete Capizzi, instead of playing guitar, is playing drums for the band. They have some songs in the writing and recording stages, and plan to have something posted on their MySpace page, www.myspace.com/diemmusic, in early 2008.

Members

• Jett – Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
• Peter Capizzi – Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Joe Pettinato – Guitar
• Avi Kopernik – Bass (recruited in October 2002 to replace Rob Ruccia)
• Kid – Drums

Former

• Rob Ruccia – Bass (left in March 2002 to produce and engineer music for other bands)

Discography

Albums

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label
	May 15, 2001	One Nation Under	Arista Records
	May 6, 2003	My So-Called Life	Arista Records

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Singles

• "Check Ya" (2001) #37 on Mainstream Rock Tracks
• "Smack" (2001)
• "Sorry" (2003)

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External links

• Tribute site
• MySpace fansite
• From Zero at All Music Guide
• From Zero at PureVolume