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History

Formed in 1997, the band recorded several demos before being signed by Maverick Records. Their first full-length album, ''

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,'' was released on November 20, 2001. The band toured for three years, alongside bands like

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, and

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. They also appeared on HBO's ''

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'' with

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. 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, Onesidezero disbanded and retreated to various

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. 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-

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, ex-

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(ex-Soulfly) and John Fahnestock (ex-Snot). Fahnestock left and was replaced by Marcelo Dias aka

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(ex-Soulfly). Shavo Odadjian of

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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 appear elsewhere on the internet. Abloom has a more

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feel while at times showcasing Levon Sultanian's guitar playing who is of

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descent. In late 2004, Onesidezero reunited and worked on new material. The band toured throughout 2005 and 2006 while writing and recording their album with Ulrich Wild (

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) at the helm. Before writing what would become 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 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

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. Their self-titled album '' Onesidezero'' was released June 5, 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.

Music

Writing about the band's music for ''

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'', Paul Rogers wrote, "Onesidezero sounded like

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without the polyrhythmic prog-iness and deliberate mystique, and offered all the angst of nu-metal sans the knuckle-dragging mob mentality. This was thoughtful, intelligent hard rock".

Band members

;Current * Jasan Radford — vocals, guitar * Levon Sultanian — Lead guitar, backing vocals(1997–2003, 2004–2007, 2010–present) * Brett Kane — guitar, backing vocals (1998–2003, 2007–present) * Cristian Hernandez — bass, backing vocals * Rob Basile — drums ;Former members * Travis Prentice — drums, backing vocals (1997–1999,) * Peter Pres — bass guitar, backing vocals (1997–1999,) * Colin Crow — guitar (2007–2009)

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2001) *'' 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

Drummer Rob Basile contributed 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

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on the

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of the film '' Me, Myself & Irene ''starring

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'' (2000).'' Vocalist Jasan Radford contributed vocals to the tracks "Run Around," "Going Digital," and "Strange" on the

of '' Digimon: The Movie'', as well as the theme song for ''

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''. The song "Tapwater" from ''

'' was featured in the film A Walk to Remember.

Music videos

References

External links

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