PeroxWhy?Gen | |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Cameron, North Carolina, United States |
Genre: | Alternative rock, alternative metal, post-grunge, indie, acoustic, gothic rock |
Years Active: | 2003–present |
Label: | TNA Knockout Music |
Associated Acts: | Burnside 6, Fueled by Silence |
Current Members: | Jeff Hardy Junior Merrill Dale Oliver Bobby Huff John Mark Painter |
Past Members: | Shannon Moore |
PeroxWhy?Gen (pronounced peroxygen) is an American rock band from North Carolina started by professional wrestlers Jeff Hardy and Shannon Moore.[1] Then members of the metal band Burnside 6 joined the band, but later left except for Junior Merrill. Shannon Moore left the band to focus on his wrestling career. The band's debut album Plurality of Worlds was released on November 7, 2013. The next album, Within the Cygnus Rift, was released on July 27, 2015.[2] Precession of the Equinoxes, their third album, was released on July 17, 2017.[3] [4]
Jeff Hardy realised his childhood ambition of becoming a rock singer by setting up a band with fellow wrestler Shannon Moore. Members of bands Fueled by Science and Burnside 6 later joined the band.[1]
Jeff Hardy, came upon the name 'Peroxwhy?gen' while looking at an aerosol can. He combined the words, peroxide and oxygen then added 'why?' creating the name, 'Peroxwhy?gen'.[1]
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