Acroma was an

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band originally formed in

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. They released one album, '' Orbitals'' in 2003 on

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, before disbanding shortly afterwards.

History

Formation as "No Release" (1999–2002)

The band originally formed in the late 1990s under the name "No Release". The band consisted of Jeremy Stanley on

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, Brian Christensen on

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, Tom Collins on

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and Joshua Zirbel on

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. Initially the band spent the late 1990s and early 2000s building up a local following in

. During this time, the band managed to self-release a three-song demo, and get a song on a local unsigned band compilation album. The band soon started working with Steve Walker (Contraband Management) and recorded a 6-song demo with producer Rob Daiker (Royal Bliss, Slowrush, Camaro Hair) The demo was noticed by Tom Mackay from

, who signed them to a record deal in 2002.

''Orbitals'' and break-up (2003–2004)

After signing with Universal Records, the band was renamed as "Acroma". The band entered the studio with producer

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, producer of

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's first album '' Undertow'' in 1993. As such, the music took a direction that was very much influenced by Tool, as well as Tool frontman

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's other band,

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. The album, '' Orbitals'', was delayed over a year due to issues with the record label, but was finally released on May 6, 2003. They released two songs as singles "Sun Rises Down" and "Wash Away (Some Desert Night)" to radio. They received National radio play on stations around the country, and on Sirius Satellite Radio's "

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" station and charted on the Mediabase active rock chart peaking at No. 39. As a result of the lack of sales for the album, the band was dropped from their record label, and quietly broke up.

Band members

*Jeremy Stanley –

(1999–2004) *Brian Christensen –

(1999–2004) *Tom Collins –

(1999–2004) *Joshua Zirbel –

(1999–2004)

Discography

*'' Orbitals'' (2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acroma (Band) Alternative rock groups from Utah American post-grunge musical groups Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Musical groups established in 1999 American musical quartets 1999 establishments in Utah