Often referred to as the "Belgium Metallica" by metalheads, the hard-rocking quartet Channel Zero was made up of members Franky "DSVD" de Smet van Damme (vocals), Xavier Carion (guitar), Phil B. (drums), and Tino DeMartino (bass). Hailing from Brussels, the band formed in 1990, issuing an independent self-titled debut two years later (as the quartet built a solid fan base in Germany, in addition to its homeland). The band's former members cropped up in other similarly styled outfits afterwards, while de Smet van Damme turned his attention from performing to producing up-and-coming metal groups from Belgium.