Technical Metal act. Corey Brown is ex-vocalist with PSYCODRAMA whilst bassist Kevin Chown is ex-TILES and ARTENSION. The 1999 album 'Chaos To Control' was mixed by DC TALK drummer Rick May. MAGNITUDE 9 guitarist Rob Johnson issued a solo album 'Guitarchetecture' in 1999 which saw contributions from drummers May and John Homan. That same year Brown fired up the SECTION 16 project, eventually debuting with the 2002 'Identity Crisis' album for DCA Recordings.

MAGNITUDE 9's January 2001 record 'Reality In Focus' would be issued in Japan with an additional track, a version of RAINBOW's seminal 'Man On The Silver Mountain'.

Chown also records with EDWIN DARE and has toured recently with TONY MACALPINE. The four stringer is never less than industrious. The Summer of 2001 had him on the road with LIFE, DEATH & GIANTS, THE LOUNGE LIZARDS and THE BLUES ROCKERS. In October of 2004 MAGNITUDE 9 guitarist Rob Johnson released a guitar instructional video release, entitled 'Shred Guitar Tactics'. Corey Brown joined BALANCE OF POWER during June of 2005.