Mercy Drive

Mercy Drive
Jimmy McGlothlin, Corey Lane, and Jake Beard of Mercy Drive
Background information
Also known as	Big Mother Thruster (2000-2004)
Origin	Orlando, Florida, US
Genres	Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative metal
Years active	2000–2008, 2014–present
Labels	Unsigned
Members	Jimmy McGlothlin Jake Beard Corey Lane

Mercy Drive is an American hard rock band based in Central Florida best known for creating entrance themes for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers, most notably Maven Huffman ("Tattoo") and Randy Orton ("Burn In My Light"). In mid-October 2014, the band reconvened and stated that new music was coming shortly.

Mercy Drive originates from the band Big Mother Thruster, founded by Corey Lane and Josh Lyons. Jimmy McGlothin would join the band after meeting Corey in a mosh pit during a Hard Rock Live show in the summer of 2000. Big Mother Thruster was a moderate success. Their momentum increased when they played the Florida circuit. They also gained recognition through supporting other acts including Drowning Pool, Adema and Staind.

In 2001, Big Mother Thruster gained bigger exposure through working with WWE (then World Wrestling Federation) and MTV. Four of their songs were used on Tough Enough, a reality show produced by WWE to create new superstars, which aired on MTV. The soundtrack to the series went on to sell over 150,000 copies nationwide. WWE would also enlist the help of Big Mother Thruster to produce a song for the series' eventual winner, Maven Huffman. Maven went on to use "Tattoo" as his entrance theme for the entirety of his time in WWE (2001–2005).

After parting ways with Josh Lyons and Mark James, the band reorganized and changed its name to 'Mercy Drive'. Jimmy McGlothlin (vocals), Jake Beard (guitar), and Corey Lane (drums) recorded at Tree Studios in Atlanta with producer Rick Beato. Stan Martell (bass guitar) was later added to the lineup. When Mercy Drive returned under their new name, they rerecorded Tattoo with new lyrics. The song was renamed “Memory”. However, the new version of the song was never used as an entrance theme for Maven, as he was released from WWE just days before the song could make its way to television.