III. At The Drive-In: Classroom to Mainstream

At The Drive-In formed in 1993 by Cedric Bixler, and Jim Ward in El Paso Texas.

In the vein of Minor Threat of Fugazi the band started out of putting out their own 7" as well as playing anywhere they could for several years.

In 2000 they began writing what would be their final album Relationship of Command. The album was on a label they were not associated with first hand (Grand Royal). With that the band found mainstream success with the single "One Armed Scissor".

While the band was being dubbed as the "next Nirvana" by music critics alike, not to mention this began to lead to the band finding trouble coping with success which eventually lead to them breaking up in 2001.