Biography : Pariah (USA-4)
Eventually settling on the name Pariah (not to be confused with the English heavy metal band of the same time), their live show earned them a regional following, and a contract with Geffen soon followed.
After repeated and frustrating delays, Pariah's debut album, To Mock a Killingbird, was finally released in mid-1993. But it arrived minutes too late to capitalize on the hair metal craze (then in its death-throes thanks to the advent of grunge), and the disappointed musicians soon went their separate ways.
Tragically, Sims Ellison would commit suicide two years later after moving to Los Angeles - the victim of depression... but the Sims Foundation was founded in his honor to provide health care to Austin area musicians.
(Artist Biography by Ed Rivadavia)
Source : http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pariah-mn0000790506/biography