12 Stones

McCoy had already gained significant exposure as the featured vocalist on Evanescence's Bring Me to Life — one of the biggest rock singles of 2003 — providing the male vocal counterpoint to Amy Lee's lead on a song that reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and introduced him to a massive mainstream audience. The visibility from that collaboration helped bring attention to 12 Stones' own music, and their singles Crash and Lie to Me received solid rock radio airplay that built their fanbase beyond Louisiana.

Potter's Field (2004) followed their debut and continued their commercial presence on rock radio, demonstrating the band's ability to craft hook-driven hard rock with genuine emotional weight. The band navigated lineup changes through the mid-2000s and went on hiatus before reforming with a revised lineup that included McCoy alongside new members. 12 Stones released new music including Beneath the Scars (2012) and a series of independent releases that maintained their connection with a fanbase built during the Wind-up Records era. McCoy's distinctive voice — powerful, slightly raspy, and capable of both aggression and vulnerability — remains the band's most immediately recognizable element.