Salt the Wound is an American deathcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed on September 11, 2001.[1][2] Salt the Wound have released one demo, two EPs and two full-length studio albums. Salt the Wound have achieved mainstream success in 2008 through their debut studio album, Carnal Repercussions which has attracted radio airplay as well as touring requests. Collectively, they have sold 75,000 records worldwide.[citation needed] The band has finished recording their second full-length album, entitled Ares, which was released September 15, 2009.[3][4] Salt The Wound was founded by original drummer Jim Agrippe, and original guitar player Mike Kawkabany in 2001. The band continued on as duo until adding singer Kevin Schafer in 2003. On October 30, 2009, Salt the Wound announced that they are "haning up the towel" and currently are scheduling a farewell tour that will start at the beginning of 2010. www.myspace.com/saltthewound