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Comprising singer+guitarist Sean Danielson, bassist Ryan Martin and drummer
Derek Gledhill, the Alternative-Rock outfit Smile Empty Soul was formed
in the sleepy town of Santa Clarita, California USA, in 1999 while the
band members were still in high school.
The guys slowly evolved and perfected their modern melodic heavy-Rock
sound over the next four years, regularly playing the two small clubs
in their hometown, making the trek to the Sunset Strip and eventually
scored a deal with Lava Records.
In May 2003, the band released its self-titled debut album which included
"Bottom Of A Bottle", the single was played on both alternative
and album rock stations peaking at #7 and #8 spots respectively on Modern
and Mainstream Rock charts; the full-length disc rose to #2 on Billboard's
Top Heatseekers list, broke into The Billboard 200 Albums chart and was
certified gold for sales of more than 500,000 copies spawning two more
Active and Modern Rock top 30 hits: "Silhouettes" and "Nowhere
Kids".
The trio had initially titled its sophomore effort "Anxiety"
and had set a September 2005 release date for it, but despite the single
"Don't Need You" received considerable airplay on Mainstream
Rock stations, that CD never materialized for unknown reasons.
Smile Empty Soul, whove toured with everyone from Jane's
Addiction and Puddle Of Mudd
to Deftones and Seether,
are now a four-piece band, consisting of Danielson, Martin and two new
members: guitarist Mike Booth and drummer
Jake Kilmer. The rejuvenated and reinvented quartet released its long-overdue
second album, "Vultures", in October 2006 on Bieler Bros. Records;
their new album contains 12 tracks, including the first single "The
Hit".
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