Onesidezero
(also depicted as OneSideZero
) is a five-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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History
Formed in
1997, the band recorded several
demos before being signed by
Maverick Records. Their first full length,
Is This Room Getting Smaller,
was released on
November 20,
2001. The band toured for three years, alongside bands like
Incubus,
311,
Sevendust,
Static-X,
Soulfly,
Soil, also appearing on
HBO's
Reverb
with
Linkin Park. 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
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. 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
Corporate Punishment Records. 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.
Band members
Current members
- Jasan Radford — vocals, guitar
- Brett Kane — guitar, backing vocals (1998–2003, 2007–present)
- Cristian Hernandez — bass, backing vocals
- Rob Basile — drums
- Colin Crow — guitar (2007–present)
Former members
- Levon Sultanian — lead guitar, backing vocals (1998–2003, 2004–2007)
Discography
Studio albums
- Is This Room Getting Smaller
(2001)
- Onesidezero
(2007)
Demos
#Paste
#Brocwurst
#Sleep Through This
#Into A Million Pieces
#Instead Laugh
#Holding Cell
#New World Order
#Shed the Skin
#Eight
#Sleep Through This
#Empty
#Separate
#Summertime
- 2003 – 2/5's Demo (contains some alternate versions)
#Empty
#Summertime
#Quicksand
#Chasing the Sun
Singles
Year
| Title
| Chart positions
| Album
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US Hot 100
| US Mod. Rock
| US Main. Rock
| UK
| UK Rock Track
| CAN Hot 100
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2001
| "New World Order"
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| -
| -
| -
| -
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| Is This Room Getting Smaller
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"Instead Laugh"
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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"Shed the Skin
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| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
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2007
| My Confession
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| -
| -
| -
| -
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| Onesidezero
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Sleep
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Music videos
Song
| Album
| Director(s)
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"Eight"
| Is This Room Getting Smaller
(2001)
| Jasan Radford
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Miscellanea
- 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 Tom Wolfe on the soundtrack of the film ''Me, Myself & Irene starring Jim Carrey (2000).
- Vocalist Jasan Radford contributed vocals to the tracks "Run Around," "Going Digital," and Strange on the soundtrack of Digimon: The 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.
- Levon Sultanian attended elementary and high school with Daron Malakian of System of a Down.