 Frontman Chad Smith admits he did not come up with the idea, but he did bring it to the metal world, and passed it on to other bands that toured with Hemlock (i.e.Chimaira, 36 Crazyfists ) and they passed it on, and now it is a favorite at most metal shows.In Hemlock's version of the wall of death, the band starts playing music while the lead singer counts down from 10.