From the ashes of former dominant Southeast Texas Heavy Metal bands WRISTPIN, SCOBEYS, and HARD SHELL CASE, rises an all new, brutal collaboration entitled ETYMA. MICHAEL DUNMON, former WRISTPIN bassist/songwriter, converted his superb bass playing and songwriting talents over to rhythm guitar, and reunited with former WRISTPIN vocalist extraordinaire, DERRICK ECKMAN. Riffs were accumulated, songs were written, lyrics were composed, and a pursuit to form a new band was evident. Several local musicians came and went, until BRENT YAWN, former SCOBEYS drummer, auditioned one day and made an immediate, dominant impact. Still needing a bass player to fill the void, Brent suggested former SCOBEYS/HARD SHELL CASE bassist, ZACH EDD, as a probable match. Zach was, without a doubt, the perfect fit.

ETYMA progressed very quickly and performed five live shows as a four piece monstrosity, gaining fans and notoriety along the way. But, in January 2013, ETYMA decided that they needed another guitarist, one with lead capabilities, to fill a final position in the band. JASON ESTHAY, former HARD SHELL CASE lead guitarist, had recently returned to Southeast Texas, and was itching to play in a metal band. Jason auditioned with ETYMA, and was easily able to incorporate his phenomenal abilities in with the rest of the group, and then was added as the final piece of the puzzle. With the positions finally filled and the line-up intact, the entity now known as ETYMA, is officially complete.