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formed in 2013, consisting of

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drummer

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bassist/vocalist

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and Lynch Mob/ex-

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guitarist George Lynch. Signed to Rat Pak Records, they have released a self-titled album in 2014, '' Scatterbrain'' in 2017 and ''

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'' in 2019, the latter through

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Background

KXM was formed when the three members met during a birthday party for Luzier's son. The drummer took the other two through a tour of his new home studio and suggested the three put together an album. According to Lynch, the name ''KXM'' was derived from each member's full-time band: ''K'' from Korn, ''X'' from King's X, and ''M'' from Lynch Mob. The band released their self-titled debut album on March 11, 2014, through Rat Pak Records. A second album, '' Scatterbrain'', was released on March 17, 2017. In January 2018, it was reported that KXM was in the studio recording their third album, ''

'', which was released on September 13, 2019, via

Discography

*''KXM'' (Rat Pak Records, 2014) *'' Scatterbrain'' (Rat Pak, 2017) *''

'' (Rat Pak; Frontiers, 2019)

References

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