Twisted Machine was formed in 1998, the four members being lead vocals Wang Xiao'ou, guitarist Li Pei (李培), bassist Yang Lei (杨磊), and drummer Xi Ye (夕野). Due to their admiration for American band Rage Against the Machine, they decided to name themselves Twisted Machine and played music that could be called hardcore. After 3 years of constant practice, their first album was released by Scream Records, showing off the band’s skills and talents. Read more on Last.fm