Fronted by charismatic singer/guitarist Brandon Mitchell, and featuring the uncompromising flash and power of drummer Francis Ruiz,guitarist Mark Zavon, and bassist Kenny Lefort,40 cycle hum is ready to conquer the world by bringing melody back to hard rock with an impossible-to-deny blend of virtuoso musicianship, intricate rhythms and vocal hooks--all delivered with turbo-charged intensity. The Los Angeles quartet's debut cd, Secret Skin, on NSF5 records--home to funk-rock avatars Fishbone--already has created excitement among the jaded scenesters of the band's hometown. The disc,combined with some of the hottest show's L.A. has seen in a long time, have contributed to 40 CYCLE HUM'S exploding reputation as the metal band of the moment. and beyond. If you can judge a group by it's fans,then you know 40 CYCLE HUM is pretty special: Among the glitterati who've recently caught the band in concert are Will and Jada Pinkett Smith,Vince Vaughn, Johnny Knoxville,Bam Margera and Tom Cruise, who already has seen the band live on several occasions. The entertainment industry also has glommed onto this extraordinary new group: 40 CYCLE HUM'S song "pain" was featured on the soundtrack of the feature film BLOOD RANCH,released june 2006 40 CYCLE HUM co-hosted the tv show MVIDS with American idol's Kimberly Caldwell.The show aired nationwide on the tv guide channel in may, 2006 40 CYCLE HUMrecently shot a live performance and recurring trailer for NATIONAL LAMPOON'S new tv show MERCH -from thr producers of MONSTER GARAGE-debuting sept 8, 2006.A track from SECRET SKIN will serve as the program's theme song. 40 CYCLE HUM is taping an episode of NIGHT CALLS for the playboy channel, to air in the fall. 40 CYCLE HUM has signed a world wide merchandise deal with JSR DIRECT, which will place it's merchandise in HOT TOPICand other leading rock clothing stores around the world. The release of SECRET SKIN is just the first step in a master plan that will soon enough catapult 40 CYCLE HUM to the top of the hard rock world. It's not a question of if 40 CYCLE HUM will achieve stardom,but how soon.