Penalty

Country of origin:: United States
Location:: New Orleans, Louisiana
Status:: Changed name
Formed in:: 1994

Genre:: Doom/Stoner Metal
Lyrical themes:: N/A
Last label:: Unsigned/independent

Years active:: 1994-1996, 1996-present (as Floodgate)

In 1995 the band signed with Roadrunner Records. Their debut album was produced by Eli Ball but didn't get released until a year later in 1996 because of the legal problems of the band name Penalty. They changed their name to Floodgate and the album was called Penalty.

Not to be confused with death metal band Penalty from California.

Last known lineup

Kevin Thomas	Bass, Vocals (1994-1996)
See also: ex-Floodgate, ex-Jones's Lounge, ex-Exhorder (live)
Jimmy Bower	Drums (1994-1996)
See also: Down, Eyehategod, The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, ex-Blatant Frustration, ex-Debris Inc., ex-Drip, ex-Superjoint, ex-Superjoint Ritual, Bower, En Minor, ex-Corrosion of Conformity, ex-Crowbar, ex-Thor (live), ex-Floodgate, ex-Slugs, ex-Aftershock, ex-Shellshock
Kevin Bond	Guitars (1994-1996)
See also: The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight, ex-Artimus Pyledriver, ex-Christ Inversion, ex-Nuclear Crucifixion, ex-Superjoint, ex-Superjoint Ritual, Bower, En Minor, ex-Eyehategod (live), ex-Floodgate, ex-Southern Isolation, ex-Assjack, ex-Body And Blood, ex-Crawlspace, ex-Red River Revival
Kyle Thomas	Vocals, Guitars (1994-1996)
See also: Exhorder, Pitts vs. Preps, Trouble, ex-Alabama Thunderpussy, ex-Drip, ex-Floodgate, ex-Jones's Lounge, ex-Marzi, Devil's Highway, Heavy as Texas

Added by: GraveWish	Modified by: Doomsday
Added on: 2009-08-19 02:44:27	Last modified on: 2016-03-31 18:04:58