Acceptance (band)
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| Acceptance | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998 – 2006 |
| Label(s) | The Militia Group Sony Music Columbia Records |
| Associated acts | Anberlin The Divorce Search/Rescue Wild Orchid Children Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground Thunder Thunder |
| Website | Official Site |
| Former members | |
| Peter Pizzuto Jason Vena Christian McAlhaney Kaylan Cloyd Ryan Zwiefelhofer Nick Radovanovic Garrett Lunceford |
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Acceptance was an alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. They officially broke up in 2006.
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[edit] History
The band toured nationally and shared stages with the likes of The Juliana Theory, Finch, Further Seems Forever, and Seether as well as performing successfully on the Warped Tour and Cornerstone Festival. When the bands debut record, Lost For Words came out on Seattle indie, Rocketstar Records, and quickly approached the 5000 sales mark, the industry at large began taking notice. When the band recorded a new 5-song demo with Aaron Sprinkle, this industry interest turned into serious courting by several major labels.[citation needed] After putting a professional management team in place to help determine the band's course of action, the band made the decision to release the Black Lines To Battlefields EP on The Militia Group who had been a long-time supporter of the band.
Acceptance later signed to Columbia Records and released their debut album Phantoms in 2005, again produced by Aaron Sprinkle. The album was one of many included in the Sony rootkit controversy due to its inclusion of the Extended Copy Protection software.
Acceptance broke up in the summer of 2006. Christian posted the following message on their site:
| “ | You see, there comes a time in a band member’s life where he must choose between the abnormal life of a gypsy rock musician and the normal life of the common man. Jason, our beloved lead singer, has chosen the latter and decided to take on the yoke of the common man. HOWEVER, the rest of us do not share in this desire for normalcy and have decided to continue in our pursuit of rock stardom. You should all be expecting to hear a new kick ace rocking project from Nick, Kyle, and I, as well as a new project from Kaylan and a bunch of secret people that I can't talk about right now.[1] | ” |
At the time of the band's breakup, they had already written and demoed songs for a new album. As a "going away present" for fans, the band put the demo for "Not Afraid" up on their Myspace page for download.
[edit] Post breakup
- Kaylan Cloyd has joined Ryan Van Wieringen and Bobby Darling of Gatsbys American Dream to form Search/Rescue. The band will be releasing their debut album, titled The Compound, in Japan in late 2007 with a possible US release to follow in early 2008.[2]
- Christian McAlhaney currently plays guitar in Anberlin.
- Nick Radovanovic, Christian McAlhaney, and Kyle Flynn started a band called Thunder Thunder with Jerrod Bettis. Their current status is unknown due to McAlhaney's commitment with Anberlin.
- Kyle Flynn currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and is working on a script with his brother Kevin Flynn for Warner Bros. Pictures
- Jason Vena has retreated from the limelight, seemingly fulfilling his desire to lead a "normal" life. He's apparently currently working for his family's business in Mercer Island, Washington.[citation needed]
- On November 24, 2007, Nick Radovanovic posted a bulletin on Acceptance's Myspace stating that he is currently working with two bands, A Modern Love Story and A Novel Form, both of which have albums coming out soon.
- On May 30th Nick Radovanovic posted a remixed version of the song "So Contagious" on Acceptance's myspace page
[edit] Members
[edit] Final lineup
- Jason Vena — vocals
- Christian McAlhaney — guitars and vocals
- Kaylan Cloyd — guitars
- Ryan Zwiefelhofer — bass
- Nick Radovanovic — drum set
- Kyle Flynn — keyboards
[edit] Previous members
- Garrett Lunceford - drums
- Peter Pizzuto - original drummer
- Chris Camp - played bass after Jason and before Ryan
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Phantoms (2005)
[edit] EPs
- Lost For Words (2002)
- Black Lines to Battlefields (2003)
- Undone (Acoustic EP) (2005)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Permanent" | Black Lines to Battlefields | |||
| 2005 | "Permanent" | Phantoms | |||
| 2005 | "Different" | #25 | Phantoms | ||
| 2005 | "Take Cover" | Phantoms | |||
| 2006 | "Not Afraid" (not released) | ||||
[edit] Video games
- In Too Far - NFL Street 2 (2004), MLB 2006 (2005)
- The Sims 2: University, "This Conversation Is Over," redone in Simlish.
- ATV Offroad Fury 3, ATV Offroad Fury Blazin' Trails, "Permanent"
[edit] References
- ^ "Acceptance (1998-2006)." Punknews.org. August 2, 2006.
- ^ Search/Rescue album details. Absolutepunk.net. November 13, 2007.
