Pre)thing is an American rock band. It was formed in 2001 by former Crazy Town guitarist Rust Epique. After Rust left the band (Crazy Town) in 2001, he sent demos to V2 Records and formed a group called pre)Thing (originally called rustandthesuperheroes). They made 1 demo and one major album. A month before the album was released, Rust died of a heart attack.