Ron "Thunderwood" Underwood is a musician and director from

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1 ...

. He was the lead vocalist for Los Angeles-based bands 9ELECTRIC and

Opiate For The Masses Opiate for the Masses was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California in 1999. History Opiate for the Masses was founded in 1999 by singer Ron Underwood, drummer Elias Mallin, guitarist/keyboardist Jim Kaufman, and guitarist Dustin Lyon. ...

Music career

Underwood founded Opiate for the Masses, a post-hardcore band from Arizona in 1999. They formed in Phoenix by Underwood, Elias Mallin, Dustin Lyon and

Jim Kaufman Jim Kaufman is an American born record producer who is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist, mixer, film and television composer, mastering engineer and recording studio owner. Kaufman began playing piano at the age of 5 ...

. The meaning of their name came from the

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

quote that says the organized religion is an opiate for oppressed countries and cultures. In June 2009, they posted on their MySpace page that they had broken up and gone their separate ways. In 2010, the band 9ELECTRIC was formed by Underwood, Mikey Lopez, Micah Electric, and Casey DC. They were signed to

Another Century Records Another Century Records is an alternative rock record label with offices in the U nited States, Germany and London. It is an imprint of Century Media Records, which was acquired in August 2015 by Sony Music Entertainment. Origins Founded in ...

. In 2014, they released their EP "Control." In July 2016, they released their debut album "The Damaged Ones" In September 2018, Ron announced via Facebook (supported by bravewords.com) that they had signed a deal with Pavement Entertainment and expect to release their new album 'Megalith' early 2019.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona American rock musicians {{US-rock-musician-stub