Stemm wrote the UFC theme song Face the Pain in 2003 branding the Rock Hard / Heavy Metal band as The Soundtrack to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Throughout 14 years of independent success, Stemm released material Further Efforts - 1999, Dead To Me - 2001, Songs for the Incurable Heart - 2005, Blood Scent - 2008, Crossroads - 2011 and Face The Pain 2012 through their own label Catch 22 Records.

Stemm represents American Metal at it's finest, bridging the gap between thunderous hardcore style metal and the more approachable radio friendly Hard Rock sounds

A taste of Active Rock / Liquid Metal - xmplaylist.com radio success for the songs "Monster" and "House of Cards" and 1000+ road shows found Stemm supporting acts such as Run–D.M.C., Chimaira, Hatebreed, Sevendust, Stone Sour, Korn, Black Label Society, Staind, Alter Bridge, Machine Head, Soulfly, Killswitch Engage, Damage Plan and many other national acts over the bands career.

The bands reputation in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world have landed Stemm on every UFC related television program and video game, plus "Face The Pain 2012" song placement on the Kevin James 'Here Comes The Boom (music from the movie)' and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" plus Sega’s IRON MAN 2 and UFC Undisputed/EA Sports MMA/EA Sports UFC/EA Sports UFC 2/EA Sports UFC 3 ‘MMA’ video games. STEMM has also been tapped to play various Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour dates and other national tours over the years.