Sean Danielsen –
lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars
Ryan Martin – bass guitar
Jake Kilmer – drums, backing vocals
Smile Empty Soul is an American post-grunge band from Santa
Clarita, California.
Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998, while its original members were
attending different high schools in the Santa Clarita area. The
band, originally a three-piece group, consisted of vocalist and
guitarist Sean Danielsen, bassist Ryan Martin and drummer Derek
Gledhill.
After playing numerous hometown gigs, Smile Empty Soul ventured
to the Sunset Strip, and later passed a demo to John Parker of
the Los Angeles indie label, ThroBack Records. That later led to
a record deal with Jason Flom's Lava Records – a subsidiary of
Atlantic Records.
On May 27, 2003, the band released their self titled debut album
Smile Empty Soul. The album was produced by John Lewis Parker,
and three successful singles were released. In March 2005, the
album was certified gold with sales in excess of 500,000+.
Sometime after the recording of their second album "Anxiety" was
finished, drummer Derek Gledhill was replaced by Dominic Weir.
On September 22, 2005, during a concert at The Beaumont Club in
Kansas City, Missouri, frontman Sean Danielsen stated that their
new album Anxiety, would not be released due to issues with Lava
Records. The band told fans that in order to receive the new
album they could purchase one of a very limited number of burned
copies or attempt to download the album online via BitTorrent.
On July 13, 2006, Smile Empty Soul signed with independent
label, Bieler Bros. Records. At this point, drummer Dominic Weir
had been replaced by Jake Kilmer, and Mike Booth (ex-Cold) was
added as a second guitarist.
On October 24, 2006, the band released Vultures, the official
follow-up to their 2003 debut Smile Empty Soul. The album
doesn't feature any songs from the unreleased Anxiety. The first
single released was the song "The Hit".
Vultures debuted at #169 on the Billboard 200 album charts with
just over 5,000 copies sold. The band embarked on a
co-headlining tour with Evans Blue in support of the album in
November 2006. After that they went on tour with The Exies and
Egypt Central, with further support on select dates from
punk/post-hardcore band Brazil.
As of December 13, 2006, Vultures had sold 13,130 copies in the
United States.
Some time between April 17, 2007 and April 30, 2007 Smile Empty
Soul parted ways with Mike Booth which was a mutual split. The
band has yet to replace him, and has continued on as a 3-piece.
According to a post on the band's myspace page they will begin
recording their new record in Greenville, SC on February 1, 2008
In February, 2008, Smile Empty Soul announced that recording for
their new album entitled "Consciousness" was finished, but in
May, 2008, Smile Empty Soul returned to the studio to record a
few more songs for "Consciousness".
As of July 28, 2008, Smile Empty Soul has completed their new
album "Consciousness".
On October 29, 2008, the band's Myspace page confirmed that they
had signed with F.O.F./EMI records.
The band's new album "Consciousness" was pushed back and was to
be released on June 16, 2009. This date has been pushed back
even further to sometime in July. The official release date for
the album is August 11, 2009.
On June 10, 2009 it was confirmed the album was bumped back to
August 25, 2009. Consciousness Released: August 25, 2009
In November 2009, the 2005 album "Anxiety" was released on
iTunes.
The band also released a "summer tour 09" DVD
Catch
Smile Empty Soul on Tour
Dec 8 2009 7:00P the
whiskey hollywood, California
Dec 9 2009 8:00P The Slide Bar Fullerton, California
Dec 10 2009 8:00P The Last Day Saloon Santa Rosa, California
Dec 11 2009 6:30P the joint las vegas, Nevada
Dec 12 2009 7:00P club vegas salt lake city, Utah
Dec 14 2009 7:00P the knitting factory spokane, Washington
Dec 15 2009 7:00P the knitting factory boise, Idaho
Dec 16 2009 7:00P el corazon seattle, Washington
Dec 18 2009 7:00P fat cats modesto, California
Dec 19 2009 7:00P the underground reno, Nevada
Jan 2 2010 8:00P The Boardwalk Sacramento, California
Jan 5 2010 8:00P Scout Bar San Antonio, Texas
Jan 6 2010 8:00P Scout Bar Houston, Texas
Jan 7 2010 8:00P Smokin’ Aces McAllen, Texas
Jan 8 2010 8:00P Trees Dallas, Texas
Jan 9 2010 8:00P City Club Houma, Louisiana
Jan 10 2010 7:00P firestone live orlando, Florida
Jan 14 2010 7:00P julian smith casino augusta, Georgia
Jan 15 2010 7:00P shoreline ballroom hilton head, South Carolina
Jan 21 2010 7:00P peabody’s cleveland, Ohio
Jan 22 2010 7:00P al rosa columbus, Ohio
Jan 23 2010 7:00P harpo’s detroit, Michigan
Jan 29 2010 7:00P 1st ave live cedar rapids, Iowa
Jan 30 2010 7:00P machine shop flint, Michigan
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