Most of TVM have been close friends since the early 90's and grew up around music in their families. The band was drawn together by similar influences such as Megadeth, Prong, Sepultura, Pantera, and early Metallica. In 1998 the four members began to write and record their first original songs and once the band had enough material to perform, they immediately hit the local club circuit.

Since 1998 The Venting Machine has performed a few thousand live shows sharing the same stage with bands s...