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Biography

Onesidezero (also depicted as OneSideZero ) is a five-piece music group from Los Angeles , California . Their style is often described as heavy melodic rock. Their songs are often very dark, with deep lyrics and slow bass lines.

History

Formed in 1997 in music|1997 , the band recorded several Demo (music)|demo s before being signed by Maverick Records . Their first full length, Is This Room Getting Smaller , was released on November 20, 2001 in music|2001 . The band toured for three years, alongside bands like Incubus (band)|Incubus , 311 (band)|311 , Sevendust , Static-X , Soulfly , Soil (band)|Soil , also appearing on HBO 's Reverb (TV series)|Reverb with Linkin Park . The singles "Instead Laugh" and "New World Order" failed to push the album, and the band asked to be released from their contract. In 2003 in music|2003 , Onesidezero disbanded and retreated to various side projects .

The most notable side project, Abloom (previously called Mothra), featured vocalist Jasan Radford and lead guitarist Levon Sultanian. Also part of the band was Mike Doling (ex- Snot (band)|Snot , ex- Soulfly ), Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly) and John Fahnestock (ex-Snot). Fahnestock left and was replaced by Marcelo Dias aka Marcello D. Rapp (ex-Soulfly). Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down took the role of executive producer .

Abloom song titles included "Cover Up," "After That Quiet," "January 2nd," "What You Came For," "Shadows," and "Mama Don't Cry." Some of these are featured on their MySpace page while others are floating around on the internet. Abloom has a more classic rock feel while at times showcasing Levon Sultanian's guitar playing who is of Armenians|Armenian descent.

In late 2004 in music|2004 , Onesidezero decided to reunite and work on new material. The band toured throughout 2005 in music|2005 and 2006 in music|2006 while writing and recording their album with Ulrich Wild ( Taproot (band)|Taproot , Static-X ) at the helm. Before writing what would become Onesidezero (album)|their self-titled 2007 release , the band wrote, and scrapped, almost an album and a half worth of material that comprised most of their setlist from 2002 in music|2002 through 2006. Song titles included "Empty," "Summertime," "Quicksand," "Chasing the Sun," "Say," "Separate," "Up From Down," "U4IA," "Oneside of the Zero," and more. On November 8, 2006, Onesidezero announced they had signed with Corporate Punishment Records . Their self titled album Onesidezero (album)|Onesidezero was released June 5, 2007 in music|2007 . It was originally slated for a February 20 release. According to their Facebook page, they are in the process of writing new music for their next album for 2012 release.

Band members

Current members

Jasan Radford& nbsp;— Singing|vocals , guitar

Levon Sultanian& nbsp;— Lead guitar, backing vocals (1997–2003, 2004–2007, 2010–present) Attended elementary and high school

with Daron Malakian of System of a Down.

Brett Kane& nbsp;— guitar, Backing vocalist|backing vocals (1998& ndash;2003, 2007& ndash;present)

Cristian Hernandez& nbsp;— Bass guitar|bass , backing vocals

Rob Basile& nbsp;— Drum kit|drums

Former members

Travis Prentice& nbsp;— drums , backing vocals (1997& ndash;1999,)

Peter Pres& nbsp;— bass guitar , backing vocals (1997& ndash;1999,)

Colin Crow& nbsp;— guitar (2007& ndash;2009)

Discography

Studio albums

Is This Room Getting Smaller (2001)

Onesidezero (album)|Onesidezero (2007)

Demos

1998 –

#Paste
#Brocwurst
#Sleep Through This
#Into A Million Pieces

2000 –

#Instead Laugh
#Holding Cell
#New World Order
#Shed the Skin
#Eight
#Sleep Through This

2003 – Summer Demo

#Empty
#Separate
#Summertime

2003 – 2/5's Demo (contains some alternate versions)

#Empty
#Summertime
#Quicksand
#Chasing the Sun

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions						Album
Year	Title	US Hot 100	US Mod. Rock	US Main. Rock	UK	UK Rock Track	CAN Hot 100	Album
2001	"New World Order"	-	-	-	-	-	-	Is This Room Getting Smaller
	"Instead Laugh"	-	-	-	-	-	-
	"Shed the Skin"	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	"My Confession"	-	-	-	-	-	-	Onesidezero (album)
2007	"Sleep"	-	-	-	-	-	-	Onesidezero (album)

Drummer Rob Basile contributed Drum kit|drums for singer / songwriter Colleen Grace on albums Colleen Grace (2003) and Rosetta Hotel (2006), and for the track entitled "Where He Can Hide" by Tom Wolfe on the Me, Myself & Irene#Soundtrack|soundtrack of the film Me, Myself & Irene starring Jim Carrey (2000).

Vocalist Jasan Radford contributed vocals to the tracks "Run Around," "Going Digital," and "Strange" on the Digimon: The Movie#Soundtrack|soundtrack of Digimon: The Movie , as well as the theme song for Power Rangers Time Force .

The song "Tapwater" from Is This Room Getting Smaller was featured in the film A Walk to Remember .

Music videos

Song !! Album !! Director(s)
"Eight"

External links

at MySpace

Category:American post-grunge musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles, California
Category:Corporate Punishment Records artists

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