 The band was formed in Wilmette, Illinois by friends Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, who had played in local Chicago hardcore punk and heavy metal bands; Patrick Stump was soon recruited as the band's lead singer.They debuted with the split EP "Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy" (2002) and the mini-LP "Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend" (2003), both released on Uprising Records.After the release of the latter, drummer Andy Hurley joined Fall Out Boy and Stump picked up guitar, forming the band's current lineup.