Since 1992 TAUNTED has been a seminal underground San Francisco Bay Area metal band. While sharing the stage with metal bands long forgotten and legends still around, TAUNTED has endured and enjoyed its past and recent success.

Since the release of their 2000 DOOMED PLANET vinyl EP and their first full length CD “ZERO” in 2006 TAUNTED has garnered countless positive reviews as well as been heard across the world on FM and internet radio. In that same year Germany’s largest METAL publication HEAVY magazine asked the band to be on the METAL CRUSADE CD that had distribution over 30,000.

After much dedication and bare-knuckled work a dream was to be fulfilled by TAUNTED officially inking a record deal with the “ZERO” CD. TAUNTED knew the work had just begun and intensified the focus that culminated in well received live performances Headlining and supporting national acts such as OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, DRAGONLORD, CANDLEMASS, SINNER, VICIOUS RUMORS and recently DEATH ANGEL.
In 2007 another gift was offered to TAUNTED when they were a part of the Tenth Anniversary of the greatest outdoor garden party in the world, HEADBANGER’S OPEN AIR. This would prove to be the opportunity of a lifetime to be a part of such a respected HEAVY METAL festival. TAUNTED also performed at BALLROOM HAMBURG while they were in Germany and the reviews of both shows were extraordinary. Soon after TAUNTED established ties with the reputable SKATEBOARD MARKETING and developed a radio promotion that rivaled signed bands. The “ZERO” CD was the #2 most added CD on FMQB right behind CALVALERAS CONSPIRACY and #3 on CMJ LOUD. After seeing the response from fans in the USA and abroad, TAUNTED was determined to continue to release the most intense METAL music and execute the sound live. CD sales of “ZERO” continued to rise and TAUNTED became a BEST SELLING artist on CD BABY.
In the summer of 2008 while in the writing mode for the next CD, TAUNTED was invited to perform at the SEATTLE METAL FEST which put a final stamp of approval on the legacy of the “ZERO” CD and put in motion what was to be the beginning of the new CD “BLEEDING BLACK”. What is now heard on the new CD “BLEEDING BLACK” intensifies the sound of TAUNTED and brings to the table a defined epic style of THRASH METAL that is updated and HUGE! TAUNTED continues to be a local favorite band in the SAN FRANCISCO “THRASH METAL” scene and with a tour in the works and another radio blitz for “BLEEDING BLACK” via SKATE BOARD MARKETING waiting to be unleashed, this chapter of TAUNTED promises to be the most exciting yet.