Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, that was formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza (guitar/vocals), Anthony Cangelosi (guitar), Lawrence Sullivan (bass) and Billy Alemaghides (drums).

History

Originally the band was called Flu Thirteen and released a 7-inch entitled ''Edgar's Airwaves'' and an album entitled ''Spin Cycle'' before being signed to The Medicine Label. After being signed they released their second album titled ''In the Foul Key of V''. The band signed with major label

Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Record ...

in 2001 and changed their name to Diffuser. In 2001 the band released their first album on Hollywood Records titled ''Injury Loves Melody''. Their single "Karma" was included on the ''Mission: Impossible 2'' soundtrack; it peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Chart Positions

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...

Sullivan and Alemaghides left the band in 2003 and were replaced by Peter Schojan and Dan Leo on bass and drums respectively. In March the band toured the country with Simple Plan,

Gob Gob or GOB may refer to: Government * Government of Bahrain * Government of Bangladesh * Government of Barbados * Government of Belarus * Government of Belize * Government of Brazil Music * Gob (band), a Canadian punk band ** Gob (Gob album) ...

and Madcap. Their second album, ''Making the Grade'', was released in July of that year. The songs "I Wonder" and "Get It On" were used in the 2003 movie '' Freaky Friday''. The song "Get It On" also appeared on the soundtrack for the '' Outlaw Volleyball'' video game. The first 150,000 copies of the video game contained a bonus music sampler from Diffuser. In the fall of that year the band joined

Hoobastank Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassis ...

and

The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects is an American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999.Spitalfield Spitalfield was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois signed to Victory Records. Formed in 1998, Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with their 2002 release ''The Cloak And Dagger Club EP'' and a year later released their ...

and Silverstein, followed by a tour in Japan in March. In April Hollywood Records dropped them, and they disbanded shortly after. Dan later joined

Action Action Action Action is an American indie rock band, formerly signed to Victory Records. History Action Action formed in 2004 from the ashes of The Reunion Show, Count The Stars and Diffuser. The band signed with Victory Records and released their fi ...

with ex-members of

The Reunion Show The Reunion Show was a pop-punk American band from Long Island, New York. They released one album on Victory Records before three members of the group moved on to form Action Action. History The group formed from members of Step Lively, the Wa ...

and Count the Stars. Diffuser has recently gotten back together and, according to their Myspace, plan to release a new album in spring of 2008 and re-release some Flu Thirteen albums. Diffuser has recently started recording their album ''Sincerely, Wasting Away'', posting this on their MySpace page: On May 24, 2008, Diffuser uploaded two new songs from the upcoming album on their MySpace page, entitled "Falling Down" and "Free".

Band members

Current lineup: * Tomas Costanza - Guitar/Vocals *Anthony Cangelosi - Guitar *Peter Schojan - Bass *Dan Leo - Drums *Additional Musician - Keith Hille - Guitar Former members: *Lawrence Sullivan - Bass (1994–2003) *Billy Alemaghides - Drums (1994–1995; 2000–2003) *Brian Fawcett - Guitar (Flu Thirteen)(1994–1998) *Chris Sanchez - Drums (1998–2000)

Discography

Flu Thirteen: *''Edgar's Airwaves'' 7-inch - 1995 *''Spin Cycle'' - 1996 *''In the Foul Key of V'' - 1998 Diffuser: *''35/Leaving With A California Tilt'' 7-inch - 2000 *''Injury Loves Melody'' - January 23, 2001 *'' Making the Grade'' - July 15, 2003 *'' Sincerely, Wasting Away'' - August 19, 2008

Videography

*"Karma" (2001) *"Get It On" (2003)

Other projects

Costanza played bass for The Never Enders from 2005 until the band split in 2006. They released one album, ''Air Raid Romance'', on

Indianola Records Indianola Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on hardcore punk. Overview Indianola Records was founded in 1999 with the release of Life Before's "Reflections on Tomorrow". The label quickly gained worldwide re ...

and shot one video for the single "Broken". The Never Enders are currently working on their new album.
The Never Enders websiteThe Never Enders' MySpace
Leo joined

in 2004 and is still currently in the band. They are currently working on their follow-up to 2006's ''An Army of Shapes Between Wars'' which was released on

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...

.
Action Action websiteAction Action's MySpace

References

External links

Official MyspaceOfficial Street Team Myspace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diffuser Alternative rock groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Long Island Musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Musical groups reestablished in 2007 Pop punk groups from New York (state) 1994 establishments in New York (state)