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Eric started writing music with a sequencer and sampler under the impression of heavy music recorded using machines. Soon he invited guitarist Steve Stegg and bassist Lou Louvenir to play his new songs which were dark and moody. Eric dubbed the band \\\"Tapping the Vein\\\", its name was taken from the work of famous horror scribe Clive Barker. After a short period of working with male vocalists who couldn\\\'t make the band successful, the trio finally got lucky when a girl with a very powerful voice came to the audition. The girl (Heather Thompson) was asked to join the band and she was the one who made this music really explosive and energetic. After recording a self-released EP (Butterfly) over a single weekend, \\\'Tapping the Vein\\\' started making the local rounds with shows. At the concerts the audience was truly impressed by this new project unlike by Eric\\\'s previous ones. When things were starting to take off, Steve and Lou left the band for their families\\...