November 1995, Drummer Eric Fisher, frustrated with previous projects began writing on his own. He discovered blending dark alt-rock songwriting with innovative programming would help him become a more creative songwriter, rather than being a conventional rock band. He then dubbed the project Tapping The Vein. Eric brought his ideas to guitarist/songwriter Steve Stegg and bassist Lou Louvenir. He began a search for a vocalist and found the perfect match, Heather Thompson. In May 1996, They recorded their first ep and released it independently.|In late 1997, Steve and Lou decided to leave the band, and they were replaced with Joe Rolland and Mark Burkert. They independently recorded and released a second EP entitled “Undone”. |They were signed to Nuclear Blast Record’s new label Revolution Entertainment in the fall of 2000, and released a full length recording “The Damage” in 2002.|On June 2, 2009 the band released a new CD titled “Another Day Down” on the label Dancing Ferret Discs.| |