Freak of the day: Back in the year 2000, musician/ singer/ songwriter Thad Ward moved from his home state of Indiana to New Jersey. Thad immediately set his sights on finding the best musicians the East coast had to offer. In early 2000, he auditioned for a cover band called Driven and met bass player/songwriter Mike Thomas. The two quickly formed a friendship and attitude about putting together a band that could take on the world. Driven ran out of gas before it got started and left Thad and Mike free to pursue their dreams.

They auditioned many guitarists and after several failures they came across Pennsylvania native Frank Wurst. A trio was formed; all that was left to find was a drummer. The band started to audition drummers in Mike's basement and eventually came across Marc Jacobson. The basement became the spawning ground for writing many of the Freaks early songs, some of which would make it onto their first CD and some that would not. With Freak of the Day complete, the band started working on cover tunes to fund their first album project so they started playing local clubs and bars. Playing cover gigs gave the band a chance to not only make some money but to hone their skills as musicians. It also gave them a chance to have fun playing their own versions of some killer hits. The band covered everything from old classics bands like Cream and Queen, to 80's metal bands such as Motley Crue, Van Halen, and Metallica. There were so many different influences in the band it was hard to say what bands rounded out their early original sound. The 80's metal scene was definitely an influence in their first five original tunes.

In 2001, The Freaks entered the studio to put together a 5 song EP that included Inside out, Freak of the Day, Lay Your Body Down, I'm in Luv with Britney and Mourning Windows. Half way through the recording process tensions mounted and it was clear to the band that Marc would no longer fit in with the idea that was FOTD. After many auditions the band found drummer Mike Bellai. Scrapping the EP, the band started over and wrote material for a new album. It became clear that the band needed a definite sound. With too many different influences crowding the creative process, they decided to drop the punky I'm in Luv with Britney and sappy ballad Mourning Windows. The new material had more attitude and darker lyrics. FOTD entered the studio in 2002 at the Vibe Room in Old Bridge, NJ and started to record their new EP. Songs on the EP included Misery, Slave and The Fallen. In 2003, the band would meet studio owner/producer Jimmy Wilgus at The Den Recording studio and finish the album. With a new 6 song EP under their belt, the band continued to play cover gigs. Unfortunately, tensions started to rise throughout the band with drummer Mike.

2003 saw the band publishing 4 songs off the EP with Heavyhitters Music and before long started hearing their own tunes on TV shows as "The Young and Restless" and "One Life to Live". The Freaks decided it was time to enter the studio again and make the EP into a full-length album. Half way through the recording process the tensions with new drummer Mike escalated and he was asked to step down. He was quickly replaced by Jimmy Wilgus as the bands new drummer and producer. With Jimmy on board, FOTD decided to drop the cover gigs become an original band. The new songs being written for the new album took the band to new heights and also became the birthplace for the character SINISTER. The Freaks released the new album SINISTER in 2004, and followed it up with their own produced music video for the song FROSTBITE, which featured PLAYBOY model and actress Jennifer Pedersen. The Freaks continued to play out live all over New York and New Jersey to great reviews. In 2005 Freak of the Day were asked to write a song for the TV show "The Brotherhood" which aired on Showtime. The Song SOMEDAY was aired on Episode #6 in late 2005.

By early 2006, Jimmy Wilgus announced he would be leaving the band. And, by years end, with many failed attempts to find a replacement drummer, the band called it quits. Thad, Mike, Frank and Jimmy would all remain the best of friends. With most band members moving on to other projects and starting families, it wasn’t until late 2007 when Mike came across the opportunity to get the band back together. Bo-Dog's Battle of the Bands had a top prize a recording contract. The Freaks were back together and ready to take on the world. The band played the best show they had ever played and even though they didn't win, it sparked something inside the members to get together and work on new songs for a follow up to their CD. 2008 sees the band writing material for what will become their biggest feat to date: a concept album titled FIREWATER. FIREWATER is the story of the origins of SINISTER from their first album and promises to deliver the best Horror/Metal concept album yet. The album is scheduled to be released in early 2010 with a few short films completing the story. The album features a few guest appearances by other local musicians such as Anthony Gemignani and Delilah Tollinchi.