Editing Revis (section)

===Early years (1999–2001)===
The group, formerly known as Orco, was formed in the summer of 1999 in the small town of [[Ewing, Illinois]]. Their first big break came when they beat out 40 other musical groups for the chance to compete against five bands at radio station [[WTAO-FM|WTAO]]'s Battle of the Bands at the Du Quoin State Fair in August 2000.<ref name="Steve McCoyne 2001">FLIPSIDE interview by Steve McCoyne, published March 1, 2001, The Southern Illinoisan</ref> They won the competition and were offered the opportunity to play live remotes for the station. According to vocalist Justin Holman, "It wasn't long after that, that our songs began creeping onto (WTAO's) playlist."<ref name="Steve McCoyne 2001"/> The original Orco line-up consisted of Justin Holman (vocals), Robert Davis (guitar), Nathaniel Cox (guitar), Dan Sronce (bass) and Marcus D'Marco (drums).
The band moved to [[Los Angeles]] in July 2001 but, before doing so, had to acquire a new bassist in Bob Thiemann. Despite, as guitarist Robert Davis put it, having enough hometown popularity to "play in front of 1,500 people every Friday night,"<ref>[http://www.arenzphotography.com/Revis%20Interview.htm Revis Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160711/http://www.arenzphotography.com/Revis%20Interview.htm |date=July 7, 2011 }} ArenzPhotography.com (2002). Retrieved on 6-10-09.</ref> the band set their sights for L.A. Orco began playing L.A. venues but had a tough time early on, being kicked out of a rented one-room bedroom and having a dismissive manager with whom they periodically spoke with.

The band's earlier material under this name was quite different sounding than their work as Revis. Songs such as "Feast of the Tabernacles" featured a much rougher, unpolished sound, with some screaming vocals.