The Red Affair, which was later re-named the Great American Beast and was formed in 2002 in Dayton Ohio, was made up of several members of alternative rock band A Day in the Life, but they took a break in 2003 before reforming in 2004 to record an EP.
Formed in 2002 as The Red Affair, the band's original line-up consisted of several members from A Day in the Life, an alternative rock band from the same home city. The Great American Beast (formerly known as The Red Affair) was an American Southern rock/metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. The Red Affair went on hiatus a year later, and reformed in 2004 to record the EP Memento Mori. 
