Project Rocket was a
pop punk band from
Chicago,
Illinois, formed in 2002. The band consisted of members
Andy Hurley,
T.J. Minch, Kyle Johnson, Noah Nickel and Seth Lingebrigtson. The members originally played in
hardcore,
political metalcore and
punk rock bands such as
Racetraitor,
Spitalfield,
7 Angels 7 Plagues, Knockout, killtheslavemaster, The Kill Pill and Vegan Reich before forming Project Rocket to develop their own
pop punk and
emo sound.