From Zero - Check Ya (Video)

[@Allie_in_Chains]

Congratulations to all the younger Linkin Park fans who are about to discover one of the best hidden gems of the nu metal era.

[@augustovalero5549]

Indeed

[@MrRetrogamingBard]

that actually brought me here as well

[@Raspyturnip]

This band and Switched were my whole personality just after high school, lol. I saw the new album name and got very confused.

[@300IQPUG]

smh i been here since 1999 when i was 7

[@ReprogrammedToHate]

Look, I've been listening to Unloco, Pressure 4-5, Skrape, Five Pointe O, Flaw, Pulse Ultra, Sw1tched, No One and more. But i never knew this band until LP's ultra announcement lol

[@EM-eb1lf]

The most underrated band that no one has heard of. I was obsessed with this entire album. I have a ticket stub signed by every member of the band.

[@slice40]

These guys were great!!! used to crank this one up in my old pick up back in the early 2000’s

[@Timepeace49]

Fact. I lived in Chicago and saw these guys live like a dozen times. Would try to make every show and they were great live too.

[@dinbas]

I wish these guys were still around. I bought their album when it can out. I have always wondered what happened to them.

[@danglingtooth782]

@@dinbasRob (the bassist) owns uptown recording in Chicago. He works really closely with Rob Scallon and has found a lot of success engineering.

[@RavennaS.E]

its a damn shame to see how the band broke up, they are really good😞

[@Stay_at_home_Astronaut81]

This is peak Nü Metal music video.

[@jeffreyklaproth7794]

This is an example of how a band could have all the elements that it takes to be successful, the look, professional video, a professionally good or great song, just as good as any other hit song of this genre, and they had large label management and promotional backing, but for whatever reason thats unknown, enough of the masses didn’t respond to it.

[@esposure5789]

@@starlessstephtx you serious? Any evidence of this? I hope you are KIDing

[@r.i.peddievanhalen7270]

They signed with the wrong label they were another one of those bands that got screwed by their label they signed to arista records which is known for screwing their artists

[@internetargumentchampion78]

I thought this band was cringe back when they came out. Just came back to remind myself of them after all these years….. it was the lead singer I couldn’t stand. His look and voice.

[@jacobthompson1682]

@@internetargumentchampion78 Jesus I'm glad someone said it. This is just so "try hard" it's laughable. They should have gone pop with all that time to dress up.

[@OVAngryE]

I'm a big fan of from zero music...but the singers nose ring is really cringe to me.

[@JustinWhangYt]

What a fucking throwback

[@comiccontinuity6167]

The singer is now a programmer.

[@roybucket4169]

It's cool that whang likes from zero.

[@cosmiccryptid263]

Yo Whang I was surprised I wasn't expecting to see you here lol!

[@Sourheart]

Whang knows music gg

[@ThierryRocksTV]

Weird to see you here on obscure nu metal lol

[@gipsyavenger9829]

Dude had a great voice and actually had some legit song writing chops. Talk about wrong place wrong time.

[@justincoleman3805]

Melody is good. Lyrics are terrible. Look is laughable.

[@megatronn194]

Nah, they were right on time. But they were grossly overlooked, even with the little bit of MTV promotion they had. Wish they kept going, but hopefully they'll reunite and we can see them on a Nu-Metal revival tour sometime.

[@psychedelicfright85]

I think the problem was that nu metal was very oversaturated by the time this came out. More and more bands came out in the early 2000s. It was the same with glam metal in the late 80s/ early 90s. A lot of good bands got overlooked.

[@lordxenomorph886]

Late 90s and early 2000s metal is awesome

[@misspiggy9647]

For whatever reason, this band popped in my head today. And here I am, a decade later singing my face off at my desk watching this video missing the times when I had a CD player in my car and would drive around blasting From Zero.

[@dcplaysguitar]

Here from the Rob Scallon Video interviewing this bassist, engineer for First of October albums

[@theinfinity7s]

My best friend since 1st grade passed away this passed Thursday. This was one of his favorite songs. Compiling a list of songs he enjoyed to commemorate him.

[@ryane6545]

He had good taste. Sorry for your loss.

[@ryane6545]

How did the list come. What other songs were on it?

[@mnrunnerjuan2266]

I'm sorry But his music interests were awful

[@WilsonJimenez]

much respect.

[@johnathanking9885]

@FuckFace your such a little girl

[@thedumpingground5565]

Seriously underrated track.

[@quietmike4791]

Underrated band. Every track on this album could have been top 10 if not number one.

[@jasonfarquhar7894]

But they look effin ridiculous. For any era. Lmao

[@thegatorviking]

No.

[@bellx7984]

@@jasonfarquhar7894 I met them once at a show, they really did not dress like Jett did here, at least not that I can recall.

[@victorlukeribeiro9951]

@@jasonfarquhar7894 all rockers of the world are ridiculous!

[@techfall1142]

This was one of the best groups that never popped. Almost the entirety of this album rocked yet still went mostly unnoticed. I picked this up randomly when I was 20 and it instantly became one of my favs along with FLAW and 36CF.

[@techfall1142]

@Cobalt Sulphate yeah, I like all them. There was another group called element 80 that was real nice too. To bad they went largely unnoticed as well.

[@shawnmcgregor8922]

40 below summer

[@techfall1142]

@@shawnmcgregor8922 which is their best song?

[@Lajos_Brekovszky]

@@techfall1142 Rope

[@thomaswillems6384]

Just found this from Rob Scallons interview with Rob Ruccia, this is probably the most nu-metal thing I've ever seen and heard

[@TapiocaToday]

From Zero disbanded in 2005. I am a fan of them. The singer, Jett, is now vocalist for Fate Accomplis.

[@steamedauroraborealis8208]

Which has also went on a permanent hiatus lol. It's a shame he can't keep a project going, I'm a fan of his music.

[@A.i.Riverz]

@@steamedauroraborealis8208 check out depswa

[@steamedauroraborealis8208]

@@A.i.Riverz It's funny that you mention that, I actually discovered From Zero and Depswa at literally the exact same time. I was looking at CD's at Meijer when I was a teen, and got From Zero's My So Called Life and Depswa's Two Angels and a Dream. I had never heard of either band, and bought both simply based on the cover art and ended up loving both bands.

[@conormackinnon4622]

these guys should cover Ravioli

[@purecell4312]

From Zero are so good, I bought their One Nation Under album and it's one of the greatest nu metal albums ever made imo.

[@apcsox]

Ahhh, the late 90s-early 2000s Nu-metal revolution..... holy fuck this brings me back to when I went to shows all the time as a teenager

[@MrKevinHeichert]

At the Metro w/ Lungbrush & Disturbed back in 98. Man, what a great show.

[@ronjrusso]

Oh man me too. Religiously went to shows like once a month from 99-05 when this scene was big. Ozzfest every year, never missed it. Ah, To be young again

[@ThierryRocksTV]

These guys were so stereotypically nu metal that each band member looked like they were from an existing band 😂 The singer reminds me of Chad Gray from Mudvayne, the blonde guitarist would fit in Linkin Park or Pressure 4-5, the bass player could be in Deftones, the other guitarist looks like Daron from SOAD and the drummer looks like he'd be in Coal Chamber!

[@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000]

@@ixid. nah

[@VijiogFrito]

switch the bass player and the second guitar and its a perfect analogy

[@nolandavis2927]

From Zero is a Nu-metal band

[@p.t.3693]

@@VijiogFrito I agree

[@DaReelSlimN80]

I was gonna say mudvayne lol

[@flipjupiter1]

Still love this damn song. I love the entire album. Jet was a fantastic vocalist.

[@camiloa8288]

Unique voice dude

[@Cicero380]

Jett is my brother and imagine growing up with him he’s been doing music since probably 5 are grandpa built him a little band room in the basement of our house and all our friends were all into music and we hung out with the older crowd in HS the band Macabre we’ve known them thay actually played a party at our small house in Lemont and Paul opened up for them it was nuts

[@BenMcMillian-ib9jy]

Bullshyt

[@Lurch685]

@@Cicero380I’d do unspeakable things for him to reunite with the boys and do it again. I miss this band.

[@AquimanC]

2019! Come back From Zero! 🤘

[@IdinDunufin]

Still hits in 2024 for this Gen X'r.

[@NicolettenNnicotine]

Their whole 2 albums, every song.

[@RiggsHB]

I was just running around the house and randomly started singing this forgotten gem. Maaaan, I loved From Zero. 😎 Nu-stalgia is a powerful drug.

[@MirageIslander]

Nu-stalgia lmaooo love that

[@blugreen17]

Still one of the greatest songs I've ever heard!

[@synovamusic]

First Of October....Also Red Line???

[@robbylane-n8e]

I have been trying to re-think......"Who on earth DID this song???" Finally found it. From Zero's entire "One Nation Under" album has LOT of great tracks that are worth checking out. This band found the ability to be heavy, yet ultra-Melodic.

[@NicolettenNnicotine]

The other side is my fave on that album

[@johnsun6418]

Hahaha would be hilarious if these guys blew up in 2024, I remember discovering them from watching the real world mtv where they had jobs at a record company and from zero was doing a concert, such a great band

[@Derek-px3il]

Same, I actually found the CD for like $6.99 at FYE after seeing that Real World bit where the “focus group” shit all over them. I remember thinking it honestly didn’t sound awful, what little they actually played on the show

[@hmcfl]

This video is good, the singer totally shows off some good dance moves lol, and I love his outfit, ROCK ON BROTHA!!!!

[@plaguebearor]

stop motion videos, definitive early 2000's love it !!!

[@OXavierNeto]

Whatta good underrated band... 2019 and stills nice to hear it...

[@audioidkid]

I loved this band. FZ was the "thing" in Chicago for a good stretch. So many Metro shows. Smack! Saw them open for Nothingface at HOB. They were so good. Pressure and the original version of Jeer are still fantastic. One Nation Under was easily one of my favorite records of this genre. My So Called Life had a lot of great songs as well. Even the tail end they were released a couple of cool songs as well. These guys were the goods. Looking forward to the Fate Accomplis material.

[@Dankochicago]

I was there with you bro 🤘🏻 relative ash , factory 81 , crash poet and red river will always be close to my heart as well

[@audioidkid]

@@Dankochicago crash poet! forgot about those guys!

[@Lurch685]

Swidden, Escape From Earth, Blood Loss…

[@jamesm5883]

Love it,wish this band was still around

[@NosoybuenoparaelCliché7405]

Definitivamente mi canción favorita de esta banda. Estos tipos me traen recuerdos de diferente bandas de Nu-metal, por eso subo el volumen al máximo.

[@michaelmads156]

como uma banda desse não é conhecida pelo mundo inteiro é pecado po ! foda demais !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darthfelipe6620]

Normal mano, Nu Metal umas 5 bandas ganharam popularidade e umas 2000 bandas que ficaram desconhecidas. É triste porque ainda assim quando vão escutar algo do genero a galera nunca pensa em ir atrás de bandas assim

[@TheMetro666]

2001 when nu metal was at its highest. linkin park at the top and korn who paved the way.

[@orbital486]

Hope these guys do a 20 year reunion show next year in Chicago for One Nation Under & My So-Called Life 🙏

[@deontebelladonna6486]

God I miss this Band 😢

[@henriquekubakubinski5788]

It looks like it was made yesterday. Fresh as new.

[@mecca6801]

This album was such a banger, I still have this on CD

[@kingkrysen]

Happy 20 years to this album just now discovered this band 🎸💯🔥🤟🏼🥁

[@hannahyu]

i was such a big fan of them when i heard their One Nation Under album. Just like many of you, I was sad they didn't get big!

[@hsbr00m]

I remember buying this album back in 2004 in a Rolling Stone store in Chicago Illinois. I went there to buy an album I don't even remember at the moment, with the littles cash I have left I bought this album without knowing who they were, the album was just pretty affordable. Wow that was a discovery the whole album is great!!

[@DasNinja26]

damn I miss these guys.. and this fashion :(

[@chewytoken4220]

Wish there were more bands around like this still

[@MrJimbofox]

They must have cleaned out 3 Hot Topics to dress this band.

[@IamChrisL712]

That is so amazingly funny. Well done.

[@slevingarganera8375]

Good Charlotte went to the same salon these guys were going.

[@awebuelo]

They look like they went to every department store in the mall and chose one piece of their outfit to make their full appearance in this video

[@cliffyrain17]

HELP YOUR RIGHT 😭​@@awebuelo

[@cliffyrain17]

​@@awebuelothey so totally did

[@vweezie8811]

All music is a matter of opinion and interpretation, and I get that but here goes… The “One Nation Under” album is truly on of my favorite metal albums. From the moment you hit play, it comes out and punches you in the face with a wave of creative energy and it goes the whole ten rounds. I saw this band live and they were phenomenal. One nation under is still on my play list twenty years later. If they ever tour again, I would pay big bucks to see them. 😁🤟

[@logisticsninjistics]

I think I can agree , it's a slammer. I regard it as a nu metal great for me and still an old fav I like to return to. There is a lot of interest in nu metal at the moment for a generation that missed it and I hope people find One Nation Under and this fucking textbook video :D

[@nocturnalfolf6097]

The only thing I hate about this band is that I didnt discover them sooner, this song kicks ass!

[@anthonydelange4128]

This song has such nice harmony sound to it .

[@blasher4]

WHOA...memories!

[@sylentlight6771]

This was one of those CD's of "upcoming bands" Target used to sell super cheap that I picked up in my younger days. Of all of them I got this was my second or third favorite find from that (kinda tied with Egypt Central). I swear it's so unfair how these guys didn't get big. Incredibly talented, dude's voice was incredible, and an awesome look. Side Note: This is my first time seeing this video. I can't help but think their look kinda reminds me of Coal Chamber. And vocalist looks like he could be Chad Grey's cousin, lol

[@fcortesjp]

when the sound and appearance go separate ways. awesome sound of course

[@KennySandlin11]

I randomly bought this cd in 2003 in high school when we went to Tenn. for a basketball trip and LOVED their music.

[@ryanstewman]

Still good all these years later! I miss good rock n roll

[@patrickjshanks]

That Chorus still hits in the chest with the force of 100 suns 20 years later

[@davidcarter418]

How didn't this totally make it ?? Fkg,rock 2023 the world is def.

[@brandonwenzel2844]

Unfortunately I think they started to break out too late. By the time they were gaining momentum, the Nu Metal scene was starting to die down.

[@drgreenthumb2339]

Met them at a mall restaurant in buffalo NY around 2001 and they gave this cd to me and it ment alot to me as a young teen. Thank you

[@blue2ovation]

I searched to find this song only because it made a part of my life happen. I always told eveyone how catchy it was since I saw it stayin with my grandma and they never believed me, or even knew what I was talkin about. I finally got the chance at it showed everyone that awesome songs come from lower level bands. From Zero made it, but only for a second. Still, Support local music...support rock.

[@ChopiStunner]

Pisses me off that i cant find new bands like these anymore...truly miss those times!!!

[@andrehenriquesantos2714]

From Brazil 🇧🇷 2021

[@CAH2727]

Phenomenal

[@AnthonyJ504]

Holy shit, I just turned 42 in November and this band is at the front of my head over 20+ years later. Speeding on the Westbank expressway rocking this CD in 2000 in my 2001 Camaro grabber orange SS. Missing the growl of my LS1 engine. Yes, I know it is outperformed today but nostalgia is just different. Forget the HP, the bang of the music isn't close to comparable.

[@vinnylazern8837]

Take me back to 1987!

[@argpalauanbruh]

Homie's voice is genuinely beautiful

[@Adam-pz7cm]

dude..... I've been searching for this song for like 15 years!!!! fuck yes, I found it!!

[@detectivebutler336]

DUDE. Forgot about this treasure

[@0thers1d3]

Im branded with 2 From Zero tattoos. Best band hands down. Biggest fan. Hands down.

[@kevinbenzer5307]

Recently found the demo for this album in my dad's CD collection. Remember listening to this all the time as a kid. Loved this song and album.

[@jordankimbrell3489]

The most underrated band of all time

[@karahicks8375]

This song deserves more likes

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Damn, this band should’ve been huge back in the day!

[@camiloa8288]

The twin towers was a real thing. Many good band from that era sadly couldn't be successful

[@JaredtheRabbit]

@@camiloa8288 Yeah, it sucks that 9/11 kinda ruined that.

[@retro_de_novo]

Perfect middle ground between 90's grunge and 2000's nu metal. With a touch of pop (arpeggios are fairly simple sped up grunge but not really). Sleeper hit for sure. They killed it in a few festivals late 90's.

[@brandonwilliams9597]

Had to come to check this out after finding out the singer is the sound engineer from Rob Scalons videos.

[@stevew.9122]

Thats him on bass

[@brandonwilliams9597]

@@stevew.9122 oh lol my brain was like that bald guy is this bald guy. Thanks for the clarification

[@beastmerc84]

Saw these guys in Raleigh NC with Deftones in 2001. Dope show 🔥

[@hellohis3419]

saw them open up for deftones back in 99

[@Cliffjumper38]

0:29 looks like Dez from Coal Chamber from this angle

[@cosmoquattrone3061]

I miss these guys.

[@bigmikey94]

I'm 18 years old still jammin to this and me and my dad bought this when I was just a little kid love thees guys!'

[@PhilMcCool]

Didn't like this the first time but kept coming back to re-listen. Now I'm addicted to the chorus.

[@vinnylazern8837]

1980s' yeah!!!

[@dariomoran7452]

It took some intense googling to find this, I'm just glad to be here.

[@CJ-jf9pz]

This song is sick. Should've gotten more attention

[@OmarOmarOmar]

this legit looked like it was directed by whoever did a bunch of nsync and backstreet boys videos

[@Aaron_Berry]

@OmarOmarOmar Well, didn't expect Omar to be here.

[@zlord1199]

This is how music videos where during that time

[@OmarOmarOmar]

@@Aaron_Berry howdy :)

[@MissionSilo]

The 2000s. The beginning of the end

[@NosoybuenoparaelCliché7405]

Esto ocurrió hace dos años, pero entre los comentarios de este vídeo mencionaron que esta banda aparece en una serie llamada RW Back To New York, específicamente en el episodio 8. Puedes encontrarla en KZbin si quieres echarle un vistazo.

[@iansberg850]

That camera shake really brings me back

[@stormcat2330]

I've listened to their 3 albums over and over and over again for a while now and this is the first time I'm actually seeing the band. This is NOT AT ALL what I expected. Hahaha

[@Raichulula]

First of October brought me here

[@Lurch685]

This band’s drummer Is sick.

[@Viqqq_]

Rob brought me here to see Rob Lets goo First of October ~

[@VideoTimeMachine]

Happy 20th Anniversary From Zero!!

[@Henry14arsenal2007]

This is probably the most "nu-metal" music video of all time.

[@markspeza4853]

Embrace it

[@dainfluence6486]

Henry14arsenal2007 its pretty cheesy tbh w/ u bud just my opinion. good song tho :D

[@ryane6545]

Why does everyone say cringe all the time now?

[@MeatballYaro2]

Welcome to 2001, when every band looked like this, had this kind of video, but at least it was all jammin

[@MeatballYaro2]

@evanbourne12310 there's plenty of stuff out there that has good meaning, but musically, it might not be for everybody.

[@HeyNoah]

Here in 2022. Such a good band! Throwback for sure!

[@Larping101]

Their last album, My So Called Life, literally never left the CD player in my Ford Ranger for the entirety of my senior year in highschool. Even though they weren't their most popular songs, Believe, Free Without a Struggle and Drama Queen were my absolute favorites.

[@nickverner]

I love this band, One Nation Under and My So-Called Life are perfect albums, my favorites these days with Kilkus - The Pattern of Self Design

[@louisurbancic2206]

I miss this band so much. They deserved way more attention than they ever got.

[@TheKarret]

HOLY SHIT THIS VIDEO. I'VE REMEMBERED IT SINCE I WAS A KID BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE BAND, SONG OR ANY LYRICS, AND MY SIS FOUND IT BY RANDOM HAPPENSTANCE!

[@twobirdsstonedatonce]

Got a promo copy of their album when I was in the 6th grade. This track Reminds me of my youth and the days before our lives were consumed by the internet

[@graysonwoolard1999]

My stepda rockin bass

[@chrismegusta]

Here to check out Rob the sound engineer's band.

[@Desecrator6]

This song still BANGS

[@bennyhaha66]

I remember so many novelty nu metal bands like this, it felt like the greatest music ever at the time lol.