Smile Empty Soul

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Smile Empty Soul
Also known as Hecklers Veto
Origin Santa Clarita, California
Genre(s) Alternative metal
Post-grunge
Years active 1999 – Present
Label(s) OMG Records (2008)
MRAfia Records
Bieler Bros.
Atlantic Records
Lava Records
Throback Records
Website SmileEmptySoul.com
Members
Sean Danielsen
Ryan Martin
Jake Kilmer
Former members
Derek Gledhill
Dominic Weir
Mike Booth

Smile Empty Soul is an alternative metal band from Santa Clarita, California.

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[edit] History

Smile Empty Soul formed in 1999, 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 Todd 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 of 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 At this point, drummer Dominic Weir had been replaced by Jake Kilmer, and Mike Booth (ex-Cold) was added as a second guitarist.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 of 2006. They are about to head out on tour with The Exies and Egypt Central.

As of December 13, 2006, Vultures had sold 13,130 copies in the United States.[1]

Some time between April 17, 2007 and April 30, 2007 Smile Empty Soul parted ways with Mike Booth which was a mutual split.

According to a post on the band's myspace page they will begin recording their new record in Greenville, SC on February 1, 2008

As of February 21, 2008, Smile Empty Soul has finished recording their new album entitled "Consciousness." It will be released later this year.

In May, 2008, Smile Empty Soul returned to the studio to record a few more songs for their new album "Consciousness".

[edit] Members

  • Sean Danielsen – Vocals, Guitar (1999 - Present)
  • Ryan Martin – Bass (1999 - Present)
  • Jake Kilmer – Drums (2006 - Present)

[edit] Former

  • Derek Gledhill – Drums (1999 - 2004)
  • Dominic Weir – Drums (2005 - 2006)
  • Mike Booth – Guitar (2006 - 2007)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label
May 27, 2003 Smile Empty Soul Lava Records
Unreleased '05 Anxiety Lava Records
Oct 24, 2006 Vultures Bieler Bros. Records
N/A Summer 2008 Consciousness TBA

[edit] Demo & EPs

  • Hecklers Veto | 1999

1.Perfect Scene
2.Facepaint
3.Too Far Gone
4.Tears
5.Shaking The Glass
6.Hidden

[edit] Singles

Year Song U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock Album
2003 "Bottom of a Bottle" #7 #8 Smile Empty Soul
2004 "Nowhere Kids" #27 #26 Smile Empty Soul
2004 "Silhouettes" #22 #25 Smile Empty Soul
2005 "Don't Need You" #37 Anxiety
2005 "Holes" Anxiety
2006 "The Hit" - - Vultures
2007 "Here's to Another" - - Vultures
2007 "Jesus Is the Manager At Wal-Mart" Vultures
2007 "Loser" - - Vultures

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