Soil, often typeset as
SOiL, is an American
rock band that formed in
Chicago,
Illinois in 1997. After some independent releases, the band was the first rock group signed to
J Records and achieved mainstream success with their major label debut,
Scars, in 2001. The J Records second album
Redefine was released in 2004 and the band embarked upon a worldwide tour to follow. In late 2004 frontman Ryan McCombs left the group. He would go on to become the new vocalist of
Drowning Pool the following year.