Rusty Sohm was the original drummer in Louisville-based hardcore band Endpoint. Endpoint's genesis was a 1988 band called Deathwatch, which also included Rusty Sohm. After changing their name, they recorded “If the Spirits Are Willing” in 1989 for Slamdek Records.
drummer Lee Fetzer had joined Endpoint by 1991's 'In A Time of Hate'.