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Steady Ground was an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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group best known for having former The Offspring

The Offspring

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drummer Ron Welty

Ron Welty

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in its lineup. The band formed in 2003 following Welty's departure from The Offspring

The Offspring

. The band influences were Stone Temple Pilots

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, Audioslave

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, Velvet Revolver

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, Fugazi, U2

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, The Cure

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, Pearl Jam

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, Coldplay

Coldplay

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and The Offspring

The Offspring

.

On February 26, 2006, Steady Ground released three demos on MySpace, entitled "Everyone's Emotional", "I Can't Contain Myself", and "You Better Close Your Eyes."

Final Lineup

Member	Instrument	Duration
Benjamin Hatch	Vocals	2007 - 2007
George Squiers	Guitar Electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...	2003–2007
Kyle Rogan	Bass Bass guitar The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....	2003–2007
Jared Woods	Guitar Electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...	2003–2007
Ron Welty Ron Welty Ronald "Ron" Welty is the former drummer for the American punk rock band The Offspring. Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure was the longest, as he was in the band from July 1987 to March 2003. He had replaced their original drummer James Lilja, and was only 16 at the time of his joining...	Drums Drum kit A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....	2003–2007

Past members

Member	Instrument	Duration
Doug Osterkamp	Guitar Electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...	2001–2003
Aaron Pointon	Vocals	2001–2004
Josh Anders	Vocals	2004–2006
Rick Stitch Rick Stitch Rick Stitch is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known as the singer for both Ladyjack and Adler's Appetite.He has also played with First Born Unicorn, The Other Side of Morning and Steady Ground...	Vocals	2006–2007

Studio albums

Year	Album	Label
2007	Jettison	Band-Aid on a Bullet

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