Founded in 2000 in Vienna, Austria, punk trio 3 Feet Smaller feature Marcus Smaller (vocals, guitar), the General (bass), and Roberto Franko (drums), and made their full-length album debut in 2001 with Damn, We Need a Title for This Record on Pate Records. After issuing Insert Album Title Here: .......... (2002), 3rd Strike (2004), and the five-year anniversary live DVD release Five Years of Bowling Punk (2005), the band's membership underwent some turnover, and several years passed before the arrival of fourth album December 32nd (2009). Their first major-label release after moving from Pate to Sony, December 32nd was a breakout album for the band, reaching the Top Ten of the Austrian albums chart and spawning the hit single "Tonight." ~ Jason Birchmeier