Low Twelve began in a basement on West Graham Street in Bloomington Illinois during the summer of 1998. The band was founded by bass player/singer Pete Altieri and guitarist Tim McCleland. Les Aldridge was added as a second lead guitarist in late 1998 before the band's first performance. Original drummer Steve Chestney was replaced by Wes Pollock in late 1999. The current lineup is releasing a CD/DVD release "Skin in the Game". The CD will feature nine new songs and two re-recordings of older material. There will also be a DVD featuring a documentary about the band called "13 Brutal Years: The New Breed of Low Twelve". The band has released this on Dark Star Records February 2013.
The band will be releasing a DVD called "Creation of Concussion" in early 2015 with live footage shot in 2014. They will also be entering Owl Arise Recording Studios in early 2015 to record their sixth album entitled "Six". "Six" is set to release on July 1st through Nasty Music