Formed in early 2004, Voices of Extreme (VOX) started out as a hard rock/power metal band formed by childhood friends Don Chaffin and Bob Brennan. Blabbermouth.net stated, "V.O.X. is an up-and-coming band which has caught the interest of top industry players like Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN)..." In early 2004, VOX announced their new album release titled "Hypocrite", produced by Dan Spitz of Anthrax. Ruben Mosqueda stated in his review, "Hypocrite is considered somewhat of an undiscovered gem and was produced by former Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz." As stated by target audience magazine, "Voices of Extreme has had an interesting career since their beginning. Their first album, Hypocrisy, was released in 2005 and was a major hit....Recently, I had the chance to interview Don Chaffin about V.O