Formed in 2003 by ex-Ironhorse virtuoso Robb Broun,the ZenMesa line-up evolved several times before the outfit was forged as it is today. With combined influences coming from progressive jazz; classical/baroque; heavy metal; and acid rock, ZenMesa began as largely an experimentel project before taking on its largely metal characteristics. Disgusted by the hair/glam metal that was predominant up through the present flood of bands whose vocals/guitars mostly sounded the same, the ZenMesa sound was tempered until it developed the classic metal sound that has become its trademark. "Rock and roll/heavy metal nearly developed to a point where it became unrecognizable and unpalatable. ZenMesa has had a hand in steering things around and returning rock to the point just before things began to go wrong." Attaining a clean equalization of Rock and Heavy Metal, ZenMesa has recoined and redefined the sub-genre of Classic Metal.