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Negative Zero is a digital band created on Aug 27, 2020. Negative Zero (originally named Xero Part 2) is a project created by Raishi.

August 2020
On August 27, 2020, The Outsiders vocalist, Aaron, took interest in the project shortly after hearing a song that Raishi released as an instrumental called Faith, and messaged Raishi about trying out for the project, after succeeding, Aaron was accepted, and was made the vocalist of Negative Zero.

September 2020
On September 7, 2020, Morken would leave the project due to a misunderstanding.

On September 28, 2020, Another rapper by the name of Tyler was then introduced.

October 2020
On October 31, 2020, Raishi discovered Lo-Friendo bassist and vocalist, Danny, who sounded “just like Mark Wakefield”.

November 2020
On November 2, 2020, Aaron would get replaced as vocalist by Danny. Aaron would later get promoted to the Discord moderator of the Negative Zero Discord server.

On November 3, 2020, a drummer, Damien, was recruited.

On November 4, 2020, JoshTom was released from the band, he was no longer needed due to a change of plans.

2020-2021: The making of Things I Found On Flower Road EP
On November, 11, 2020, Negative Zero began work on their first EP. The EP was an attempt to replicate the sound of Linkin Park back in their Xero days back when Mark Wakefield was still the vocalist of Linkin Park.

On November 13, 2020, former collaborator of Abstrxct Mvsic, former collaborator of GoldenQtip & Young Hostyle and former X's On The Bxck Of Our Hxnds vocalist and rapper, Gage (also known as Young Hostyle) was introduced. Gage would ultimately be a successful pick for the Negative Zero project.

On November 15, 2020, an Art Designer, Bastián (Retheora), was recruited.

December 2020
On December 4, 2020, Tyler was released from Negative Zero due to "causing to many problems".

On December 5, 2020, a DJ, Martim (And One), was recruited.

January 2021
On January 10, 2021, Raishi was featured on a song by Darkenius Storm called Pretend Its Not You.

On January 24, 2021, Damien was let go, due to Negative Zero deciding that MIDI drums would be more of a viable option.

February 2021
On February 12, 2021, a second moderator, Cubebuilder was recruited. Cubebuilder was assigned the moderator role due to Negative Zero's Discord server growing so massively, that Aaron could no longer contain it on his own, thus, needing help from a more experienced person.

April 2021
On April 18, 2021, Danny’s pressure of being in both Lo-Friendo and Negative Zero at the same time eventually got the better of him, and had to make the decision to ultimately depart from Negative Zero, as Danny said himself, “I guess in a way I'm going out in true Mark Wakefield fashion”. Danny departed a couple of months after he finished recording his vocal tracks for the rest of the EP. Gage later took on the duties as vocalist but still remained the rapper as well.

On April 25, 2021, a Guitarist, Machine Man, was recruited,

So far, Raishi remains the only original member still a part of Negative Zero.

July 2021
On July 4, 2021, the Things I Found On Flower Road EP was finally released.

2021-2022: Post-Things I Found On Flower Road EP, and the making of NewAlbum
Also On July 4, 2021, only a couple of minutes after the Things I Found On Flower Road EP released, Gage stated that Negative Zero was already in the process of making new music for an upcoming album.

On July 9, 2021, the guitarist, Machine Man, was let go. Reasonings as to why he was released was because "his skill didn't match what we need". According to someone in the project, the reason why Machine Man was not featured on that many songs on the Things I Found On Flower Road EP was simply because "he couldn't play them".

As of July 9, 2021, Negative Zero is looking for a new guitar player.

On July 24, 2021, it was announced that Negative Zero would be holding a remix contest that involves taking any song from the Things I Found On Flower Road EP and then remixing it, with the reward being the ability to receive a physical CD copy of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP, and the person with the best remix will win a limited edition version of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP that features demos, samples, and unused artwork. The contest ended in August 10, 2021, with the official winner of the limited edition EP being declared to SMONIX.

August 2021
On August 22, 2021, Bastian made the decision to depart Negative Zero due to both the pressure of being in the project, and the pressure of his personal life.

On August 28, 2021, Gage posted a couple of videos on TikTok utilizing the songs from the Things I Found On Flower Road EP, as a way of promotion.

Also on August 28, 2021, Negative Zero began work on a new band logo.

On August 29, 2021, Negative Zeros new logo was completed. What the logo looks like exactly is still a mystery.

September 2021
On September 9, 2021, Martim was let go from Negative Zero due to Negative Zero no longer needing a DJ, Martim stated "I didn't have a song where my scratches could fit in, Like, no meme, I tried, The genre is to different".

On September 15, 2021, an unheard song lyric may have potentially been leaked, the lyric reads as "I need you to understand but you wont understand". These lyrics were never uttered in any of the songs off of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP, so these lyrics are thought to have been either lyrics from a new song, or old lyrics that were cut. The only thing that's known for sure is that the lyrics do indeed belong to Negative Zero.

Also on September 15, 2021, Raishi released an unfinished album called Nothing Makes Sense, that he made in 2018, pre-Negative Zero. This album has Wishmaster on vocals. This album also features a demo version of Flower Road that would later get reworked for Negative Zeros Things I Found On Flower Road EP.

On September 21, 2021, Gage announced on TikTok that 250 copies of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP are being made. They are all being handmade by Gage and their friend. The CD also contains a bonus track which is SMONIX's Flower Road Remix. The cover art is also different compared to the YouTube, SoundCloud and BandCamp releases. It is unknown when they will be shipped.

Also on September 21, 2021, it was revealed that Live For A Lie, which is a song for Negative Zeros upcoming album, was leaked in an announcement video posted on TikTok by Gage. The song can be heard for a couple of seconds shortly after Cuidado begins to fade out.

Also on September 21, 2021, Raishi was featured on a song by Darkenius Storm called Sunlight Disappeared.

On September 23, 2021, Gage stated that he would be featured on a song with three of Negative Zeros followers.

On September 25, 2021, Emilie (a friend of Gage), was made the new Art Designer of Negative Zero.

Also on September 25, 2021, Gage stated that "Every CD will have completely different art" in regards to the physical release of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP. Gage also stated that the tracks are going to be burned to the CD's "Tommorow" when asked if the tracks were already burned.

On September 26, 2021, Gage posted a second announcement video on TikTok regarding the physical release of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP, which was later reuploaded to Raishi's YouTube channel, and Negative Zero's Youtube Channel.

On September 27, 2021, Gage stated "So these CDs kinda took priority this weekend so I’ll try and hop on the features I said I would later tonight, if not tonight though I’ll try tomorrow after work" in regards to being featured on a song with three of Negative Zeros followers.

On September 28, 2021, an old demo created by Raishi was leaked by Morken, (Negative Zeros original rapper). The demo is known as Ratcage.

On September 29, 2021, Raishi leaked a demo version of Deftest in the Negative Zero discord server.

On September 30, 2021, it was revealed that Negative Zero are working on a song called Hiroshima for their upcoming album.

October 2021
On October 1, 2021, a sample of Gage singing was leaked in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On October 5, 2021, Raishi's laptop charger would end up dying, leaving him without access to his laptop, meaning Raishi had lost access to Negative Zeros music, and his Discord account for the time being.

On October 7, 2021, Gage revealed that the shipping of the Things I Found On Flower Road Physical CD's would be delayed due to him not having enough time to do so. Gage also stated "I might wait until Tuesday" as a prediction to when he'll begin shipping the Things I Found On Flower Road Physical CD's.

Also on October 7, 2021, It was revealed that the real reason why Morken, (Negative Zeros original rapper), left back in 2020 was due to a communication error.

Also on October 7, 2021, Raishi leaked some unused artwork concepts in the Negative Zero Discord server. Some of them date back to when Negative Zero was still known as Xero Part 2.

On October 8, 2021, a guitarist, Liam, was recruited.

Also on October 8, 2021, Gage stated that Negative Zero will probably work with Danny (Current bassist and vocalist for Lo-Friendo, and former vocalist of Negative Zero) in the future.

Also On October 8, 2021, Negative Zero tried to get their music used in the fan made Hot Wheels game, Generacers-X, and the developers behind Generacers-X were all for it, but Raishi eventually decided against it, due to not being given creative freedom for the music he wanted to make for the game.

On October 10, 2021, Raishi would end up regaining access to his Discord account.

Also On October 10, 2021, Raishi leaked a placeholder band logo in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On October 18, 2021, Negative Zeros Flower Road music video reached 1'000 views on YouTube.

On October 21, 2021, Emilie left the project due to personal reasons.

November 2021
On November 20, 2021, Raishi stated that it is possible that Negative Zero may make a new Xero styled EP after their upcoming album is finished.

Also On November 20, 2021, Raishi stated that some of the songs on the upcoming album would feature Xero inspired elements.

On November 22, 2021, a solo demo EP made by Raishi was leaked by a fan made archive channel called Raishi Extra.

On November 23, 2021, Raishi leaked an early version of the Things I Found On Flower Road EP version of Flower Road in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On November 26, 2021, Negative Zeros rapper, Gage, released a solo song called The 72 Piece, under the name, The 8 6.

December 2021
On December 9, 2021, another demo version of Deftest was leaked in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On December 10, 2021, an unreleased demo titled Christmas, was leaked in the Negative Zero Discord server.

Also On December 10, 2021, another unreleased demo version of Cuidado was leaked in the Negative Zero Discord server.

February 2022
On February 2, 2022, Raishi leaked a new Negative Zero song title named "Why Bother", according to Raishi, the song will also have a music video.

Also On February 2, 2022, Raishi stated, "idk if this will happen but I plan every song to have a lyric video made by me", when addressing the songs on the upcoming album.

On February 3, 2022, Gage stated, "You guys aren’t ready for the song we just recorded It’s too good", when addressing one of the songs on the upcoming album.

On February 4, 2022, Raishi stated, "the NZ album is 70% complete, the release might be sooner that what I thought, I'd like to release it May 24", When addressing the progress of the upcoming album.

On February 11, 2022, Raishi leaked Negative Zeros new band logo in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On February 16, 2022, Aaron was let go from the Moderator role in the Negative Zero Discord server due to no longer being needed.

March 2022
On March 4, 2022, Raishi leaked a screenshot of a music video that he is working on for Negative Zero, in the Negative Zero Discord Server.

On March 11, 2022, Gage stated that Negative Zero are working on a song that contains 60 vocal takes, for the upcoming album.

Also on March 11, 2022, Raishi leaked a clip of Gage singing in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On March 13, 2022, Liam decided to leave Negative Zero due to a lack in motivation.

On March 18, 2022, when speaking about the upcoming Negative Zero album, Gage stated, "I can’t wait to release some of this new stuff, definitely some of Raishi and I’s best work. Almost every song can make me feel high completely sober, or as if I’m floating on water. This album is very good".

On March 25, 2022, when speaking about the upcoming Negative Zero album, Gage stated "We have been working on some of our songs for a minute and they are finally starting to sound good as hell, 16 demo versions later lol. But these songs are pretty fucken good".

On March 28, 2022, Raishi leaked 14 Negative Zero demos in the Negative Zero Discord server.

On March 31, 2022, Raishi unlisted most of his videos from his personal YouTube channel, before deciding to rebrand, rename, and dedicate it to Negative Zero instead. The original Negative Zero youtube channel would also get rebranded and renamed to Raishi's personal channel.

April 2022
On April 5, 2022, Raishi leaked a new placeholder band logo in the Negative Zero discord server.

On April 19, 2022, Negative Zero teased their upcoming album on Twitter, by posting a picture of their April 17, 2022 band logo, followed by text which states, "its coming".

Trivia & Other Facts

 * The members of Negative Zero have yet to meet each other physically in real life.


 * The Things I Found On Flower Road EP was originally meant to be a full-length album, but was later cut short into an EP to save on time.


 * The song Faith was posted on YouTube and it was created a couple of months before Negative Zero started.


 * The original versions of Faith and Cuidado were the only two songs that were recorded with Aaron on vocals before his departure as vocalist.

Band members
Current members
 * Raishi– producer (2020–present)
 * Gage – rapper (2020–present), lead vocals (2021–present)

Former members
 * Aaron– lead vocals (2020–2020)
 * Danny - lead vocals (2020-2021)
 * Machine Man – rhythm guitar (2021–2021)
 * Bastián (Retheora) – art designer (2020–2021)
 * Martim (And One)– turntables, samples (2020–2021)
 * Liam - guitarist (2021-2022)

Discography

 * Things I Found On Flower Road EP (2021)

Singles

 * Flower Road (Things I Found On Flower Road EP)
 * Flower Road (SMONIX Remix) (Things I Found On Flower Road EP)

Concert tours

 * 1993 Lalapalooza
 * 1994 Reading Festival
 * 2020 Sexy Vixens $5 Club!

Raishi's Other Projects & Collaboration's

 * Nothing Makes Sense feat. Wishmaster
 * Pretend It's Not You feat. Darkenius Storm
 * Sunlight Disappeared feat. Darkenius Storm