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Michael Delaney or Michael Shawn Delaney II is an American musician from Georgetown, Texas. Michael started playing music in junior high and fell in love with the creation of music. In high school he formed his first band playing drums with Matt Griffen, Caleb Stout and Mike Herbert. The band was original called 39Thunder but later became Blue Haven. Inspired by band such as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden, Michael picked up the guitar and bass. After high school Michael briefly attending music school in Los Angeles, California where he drummed and played guitar for a local worship band. Upon moving back to Texas, Michael started a mathcore band with Blue Haven bassist, Mike Herbert, Anthony Kroker(Widows & Orphans) and Sarah Day called The Dinah Incident. They pulled influences from Converge, Spitfire, Norma Jean, Dillinger Escape Plane and many early christian metalcore bands. The Dinah Incident disbanded so Michael could focus on ministry in the church and solo music. Later on Michael started an experimental and instrumental band with Paul Johnson and his sister Michele Dry called Falls Victim. Paul and Michael pulled from their metal background with technicality but used no distortion and aggressive rhythms.