King Solomon's Grave drummer, Al Anderson, hails from Crown Point, IN. He began his musical career when he was 14 years old playing in Homewood, IL., where he was born and raised. Al played in various punk oriented bands until 1998, when he grouped up with a more musically diverse, Winchester Avenue. Winchester Ave., including current bassist Dan Baskel, started Al on his musical quest for his main goal of expanding his musical horizons. After going seperate ways to college, Winchester Ave. concluded and Al met up with Dan at Illinois State University and joined KSG in the fall of 2000. After being with KSG for only a year and a half, they recorded their first album Keep the Change.