Formation and early years (1998–2001) Twisted Method was founded in 1998 after its band members met each other at
Mariner High School. In the beginning, when both were 14 years old, Ben Goins ("13EN") met guitarist Andrew Howard, and after hearing about his ambitions to start a band, Goins decided to start jamming with him. Howard would jam with Goins at his house. Sometime after, Derek DeSantis, a friend of the two who hung out while they would jam, decided to become the band's bassist, and
pawned off his
PlayStation in order to buy a bass guitar. During their sophomore years, the band attempted to recruit a second guitarist, without much success. One of the people who auditioned told the band about
Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett, whose parents owned a
PA system, and they subsequently went to visit him to use their equipment. One day, Tribbett asked the band if he could become their vocalist, and the band's lineup solidified. In preparation for the album's release, MCA bought the band a spot on the second stage of the 2003
Ozzfest tour for $75,000. but owing to MCA's merger into
Geffen Records that same month, the album was pushed back to July 15, 2003. Despite rumours suggesting that the band would be dropped, Twisted Method's contract was transferred over to Geffen. Things were looking up when Geffen indicated they would finance a second album, send the group on tour with
Dope twice in 2004, and record demos in June with
Edsel Dope. Twisted Method toured with Dope and
Motograter in 2004 as part of the
American Apathy tour.
Hiatus and the death of Andrew Howard (2005–2011) In July 2005, Twisted Method went on an "indefinite hiatus" after guitarist Andrew Howard and drummer Ben Goins quit the band. Howard left because he wanted to be with his family after becoming a father, and Goins found Christianity. Andrew Howard was found dead in his bed on Friday afternoon, September 16, 2005, aged 23. The remaining Twisted Method members, Derrick Tribbett and Derek DeSantis, quickly formed a new group named
Makeshift Romeo.
Return from hiatus (2012–2014) On October 28, 2012, Twisted Method performed a reunion show at the Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral, Florida. Tony Elchert of EkoTren and
Virus of
Dope both filled in for Andrew Howard on lead guitar. On December 19, 2014, Twisted Method once again performed a reunion show. This time it was at The Buddha in
Fort Myers, Florida. ==Members==