Rick Verrett

Tinfed
Origin	Sacramento, California, US
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1992–2003
Labels	Hollywood, Primitech, Re-Constriction
Associated acts	Death Valley High, Deftones, Elegy, Ghostride, Team Sleep
Past members	Nick Frederick Giovanni Mercado Matt McCord Rey Osburn Eric Stenman Rick Verrett

Tinfed were an alternative rock group based in Sacramento. The final line-up consisted of guitarist Eric Stenman, vocalist Rey Osburn, drummer Matt McCord and bassist Rick Verrett. They released three studio albums: Synaptic Hardware (1993), Hypersonic Hyperphonic (1996) and Tried + True (2000).

Tinfed was founded in Sacramento, California by Eric Stenman, Giovanni Mercado and Rey Osburn. Stenman and Osburn had previously performed together in the band Elegy, who had only released a 7" titled Dormant / Separated in 1990. Similar to that project, Tinfed's sound was heavily informed by punk rock. The band released their debut, titled Synaptic Hardware, in 1993 on Primitech Releases. Mercado left the band shortly after the release and the band expanded to include bassist Nick Frederick and percussionist Matt McCord, the latter of whom had also been a former member of Elegy. Their second album was issued by electro-industrial label Re-Constriction Records on December 3, 1996 and was titled Hypersonic Hyperphonic.Sonic Boom noted that "Tinfed is one of those bands who would fit perfectly on tour with the likes of God Lives Underwater, Stabbing Westward, Filter & Gravity Kills which means they should do rather well with the current crossover audience." In 2000, their song "Immune" was featured in the film Mission: Impossible 2 and appeared on its soundtrack.

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