Was the band Pearl Jam or No Devotion formed before the year 2000?
No Devotion No Devotion are a Welsh/American alternative rock band formed in 2014. They are composed of American vocalist Geoff Rickly (of the band Thursday) from New Jersey, and former band members of the Welsh band Lostprophets. The band formed in the wake of Lostprophets' dissolution in 2013.
Heavy Weight Champ Heavy Weight Champ, sometimes written or seen as HWC, was an Australian heavy rock band from Perth formed in 1999. The founders were drummer Dean Miller, vocalist/lead guitarist Brad Alexander and vocalist/guitarist Grant McCullough, soon joined by base guitarist Luke Copeland. The group released two extended plays, "Two Triple Zero" (August 2000) and "Grey Filters" (August 2002) and one studio album, "Lo-Fi Funeral" (8 May 2006), before disbanding in 2008. The band's early sounds were influenced by Tool, Deftones and Pearl Jam.