Onesidezero
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| Onesidezero | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre(s) | Post-grunge Alternative rock |
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| Years active | 1998–2003 2004–present |
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| Label(s) | Corporate Punishment Maverick Records |
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| Website | OneSideZero.com | |
| Members | ||
| Jasan Radford Levon Sultanian Cristian Hernandez Rob Basile |
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| Former members | ||
| Brett Kane | ||
Onesidezero (also depicted as OneSideZero) are a four-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.
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[edit] History
Formed in 1998, the band recorded several demos before being signed by Maverick Records. Their first full length album Is This Room Getting Smaller was released on November 20, 2001. The band toured for two years alongside Incubus, 311, Static-X, Soulfly, SOiL, and many more, including a live performance on HBO's Reverb with Linkin Park. The singles "Instead Laugh" and "New World Order" failed to push the album, and the band was dropped shortly thereafter. In 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, 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 Armenian descent.
In late 2004, Onesidezero decided to reunite and work on new material. The band toured throughout 2005 and 2006 while writing and recording their album with Ulrich Wild (Taproot, Static-X) at the helm. On November 7, 2006, Onesidezero announced they had signed with Corporate Punishment Records. Their self titled album Onesidezero is due out on June 5, 2007. It was originally slated for a February 20 release.
[edit] Members
- Jasan Radford – Vocals, Guitar
- Levon Sultanian – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Cristian Hernandez – Bass, Backing Vocals
- Rob Basile – Drums
[edit] Former
- Brett Kane – Guitar (1998–2003)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Is This Room Getting Smaller (Nov 20, 2001)
- Onesidezero (Jun 5, 2007)
[edit] Videos
- 2001 - "Eight" Directed by Jasan Radford
The girl in the "Eight" video was asked to be in the video from a famous Hollywood restaurant "Barney's Beanery"
[edit] Singles
- 2001 – "New World Order"
- 2001 – "Instead Laugh"
- 2001 – "Shed the Skin"
- 2007 - "My Confession"
- 2007 - "Sleep"
[edit] 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 –
Empty
Summertime
Quicksand
Chasing the Sun
- 2003 – 2/5's Demo (features most of the same songs as the 2003 demo, but with a few different cuts and a different track).
[edit] Miscellanea
- Vocalist Jasan Radford contributed vocals to the tracks "Strange" and "Run Around" on the soundtrack of the Digimon Movie.
- Jasan Radford produced an EP titled "Together Life Means So Much More" for the unsigned band Aroarah.
- The song "Tapwater" from Is This Room Getting Smaller was featured in the film A Walk to Remember.
- Members of Onesidezero attended Elementary and High School with several members of System of a Down.
