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Ünloco Ünloco was an American nu metal band formed in Austin, Texas. History Ünloco was formed in 2000 by frontman vocalist Joey Dueñas, with Pete Navarrete on drums, Victor Escareño on bass, and Brian Arthur on guitar. That same year, the band rel ...

. The album was released on March 11, 2003 via

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. Produced by

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, the band's sound took an unexpected, somber turn toward a more melodic, metal-acoustic style. The second offering included two acoustic tracks — "Watching Me Slip" and "Texas". Sonically, the new style combined screams with resolute, poetic candour, surprising old and new fans alike. Despite positive reviews from critics and the promotional support of their label — with appearances at Ozzfest 2003, Music as a Weapon II, and a tour with

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— the album failed to meet commercial expectations and the band disbanded later the same year (and would not reform until 2014). "Failure" served as the album's single and had a music video which gained minimal airplay. The song "Bruises" is featured in the '' True Crime: Streets of L.A.'' soundtrack as well as ''

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'' soundtrack. The song "Crashing" was featured on ''

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''. A live version of the song, as well as "Empty", was included on the '' Music as a Weapon II'' CD in February 2004.

Track listing

Personnel

Ünloco * Joey Dueñas – vocals, acoustics * Marc Serrano – guitars * Victor Escareño – bass guitar * Pedro Navarrete – drums Additional personnel *

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– producer, mixing, engineer * Fred Archambault - engineer * Ted Regier – mixing assistant * Justin Walden – drum programming and keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Scott Gilman – drum programming, keyboards, flute, and occasional guitar (2, 5, 7-9, 11, 12) * Mark Renk – vocal guru * Mike Fasano – drum tech * Stephen Ferrera-Grand – guitar tech

References

External links

"Failure" music video
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