Editing Nonpoint (section)

===Early years (1997–2004)===
During the early 1990s, drummer Robb Rivera formed a band named Nonpoint Factor. The band released various demos and its lineup changed numerous times, with Rivera as the only constant member. By 1997, the band's name was shortened to simply "Nonpoint", and the lineup was restructured with Rivera on drums, Elias Soriano on vocals, Ken MacMillan on bass, and Andrew Goldman on guitar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://heavensmetalmagazine.com/index.php/2018/05/01/nonpoint-factor-depression-94/ |title=Nonpoint Factor - Depression 94 |website=Heaven's Metal |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref> The name Nonpoint came from a [[Believer (band)|Believer]] song named "Nonpoint". Soriano recalls: "I dug the name so I started using it around that time. It has no real meaning to us. It has something to do with pollution, but to us it just sounded cool."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Randy|title=Nonpoint Interview|url=http://rockpublication.com/nonpointinterview.htm|website=Rock Publication|access-date=October 27, 2015|date=March 1, 2001|archive-date=June 29, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629210718/http://rockpublication.com/nonpointinterview.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band self-released their first independent album, ''Separate Yourself'', in late 1997. Another independent album, ''[[Struggle (Nonpoint album)|Struggle]]'', was released on May 18, 1999, on the now-defunct Jugular Records.

The band released their debut [[major label]] album ''[[Statement (album)|Statement]]'' on October 10, 2000, via [[MCA Records]]. To promote the album, as well as the band on a nationwide scale, Nonpoint toured with such artists as [[Hed PE]], [[Mudvayne]], [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]], [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]], and [[Drowning Pool]], with their main tour appearing on the United States leg of the 2001 [[Ozzfest]] tour. A year after its release,{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} the album entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] charts, where it peaked at No.&nbsp;166.<ref name="Billboard-chart">{{cite magazine |title=Nonpoint Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nonpoint/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> The first single from the album, "What a Day", peaked at No.&nbsp;24<ref name="Billboard-chart" /> on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks chart|Mainstream Rock]] charts.

Nonpoint's second album ''[[Development (album)|Development]]'' was released on June 25, 2002.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} The album entered the Billboard charts at No.&nbsp;52,<ref name="Billboard-chart" /> with the first single released from the album, "Your Signs", peaking at No.&nbsp;36 on the Mainstream Rock charts.<ref name="Billboard-chart" />  Nonpoint completed a successful second appearance at Ozzfest, during the [[Donington Park]] leg of the European tour. Other tours included [[Sevendust]] on the first Locobazooka tour, dates with [[Filter (band)|Filter]], Sunset Black, and [[Papa Roach]]. A second single, "Circles", was featured in [[NASCAR Thunder 2003]], as well as the soundtrack for [[Hot Wheels AcceleRacers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hot-Wheels-Acceleracers-Soundtrack/release/12493304|title=Various - Hot Wheels Acceleracers Soundtrack|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>

Two years after the release of ''Development'', Nonpoint released their third major album ''[[Recoil (album)|Recoil]]'' on August 3, 2004, via their new label [[Lava Records]].{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} The album entered the Billboard charts at No.&nbsp;115. The album's first single, "The Truth", peaked at No.&nbsp;22<ref name="Billboard-chart" /> on the Mainstream Rock charts. Another single, "Rabia" was later released.