40 Below Summer

40 Below Summer, a five-piece Aggressive Rock band, began in 1998, when drummer and Peruvian native Carlos Aguilar met with singer Max Illidge and began playing together. Joe D'Amico joined the duet later, followed by

40 Below Summer, a five-piece Aggressive Rock band, began in 1998, when drummer and Peruvian native Carlos Aguilar met with singer Max Illidge and began playing together. Joe D'Amico joined the duet later, followed by Jordan Plingos and Puerto Rican-born Hector Graziani. Their first release was a self-released album called Side Show Freaks. Eventually, a deal was signed with London/Sire Records who released their first major label in October of 2001, Invitation To The Dance, produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Kittie).

Two months after the release of Invitation to the Dance, London/Sire Records went out of business due to major label corporate mergers. Despite this event, 40 Below Summer continued to play at venues where they could.