- The Revolution Smile
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Name = The Revolution Smile
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Origin =Sacramento, California ,USA
Genre = Indie
Alternative metal
Years_active =2000 – present
Label = GeffenAnimation Records
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Current_members =Shaun Lopez Octavio Gallardo Stephen Hoke
Past_members =Tim McCord
Jeremy White
Notable_instruments =The Revolution Smile is a band from
Sacramento, California , USA.History
The band was formed in 2000 by former Far, guitarist
Shaun Lopez after he briefly played in an early version of Rival Schools headed by former Quicksand frontman,Walter Schreifels , and after he auditioned for various bands, including theFoo Fighters .In November 2000, The Revolution Smile released At War With Plastic, a 6 song ep produced by Shaun, and released on Animation Records, with world wide distribution. In January 2001, The Revolution Smile solidified its first lineup which consisted of Octavio Gallardo on bass,
Tim McCord on guitar, and Jeremy White on drums. They began working on their follow up to At War With Plastic that summer. Once again engineered, mixed, and produced byShaun Lopez . We Are In This Alone was finished in the fall of 2001 and the band planned to release it soon after.In January 2002, We Are In This Alone landed in the hands of Geffen records, and they signed the band. Geffen planned to remix and release We Are In This Alone, but the band wanted to make a new record.
In July 2002, The band recorded
Above The Noise withDave Sardy andShaun Lopez , co-producing. In January 2003, Andy Wallace mixedAbove The Noise , and the band launched national tours in support of the album, playing alongsideDeftones ,Dredg ,The Music , Marilyn Manson,Korn , and many others.September 2003, The Revolution Smile toured Europe with
Deftones andA Perfect Circle . They were also musical guests onThe Jimmy Kimmel Show . Shortly thereafter,Jeremy White and Tim parted ways with the band. Jeremy White was replaced by Stephen Hoke, and the band became a three piece.In January 2004, the band asked to be released from their recording contract.
In July 2004, the band played The
Warped Tour where they shared the stage withMy Chemical Romance ,Rise Against ,Atmosphere , andFrom Autumn To Ashes .In June 2005, the band finishedSummer Ever , which was also recorded and produced byShaun Lopez .Shaun then took time off to produce and record other bands. He recorded bands such as
Giant Drag , andDeftones fifth albumSaturday Night Wrist .In August 2006, it was announced on
Indie 103.1 thatSummer Ever will receive a September 5, 2006 release on Animation Records.The Revolution Smile has received national and international press in such publications as "Spin", "Revolver", "
Kerrang! ", "Alternative Press", "Guitar Player ", "Rolling Stone " online, and "Q magazine " calledShaun Lopez "one of the most influential guitar players of his generation".Discography
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Summer Ever " - 2006
*"Above The Noise " - 2003 -Geffen Records
*"We Are In This Alone " - 2002
*"At War With Plastic " - 2000External links
* [http://www.therevolutionsmile.com The Revolution Smile Official site]
* [http://www.shaunlopez.com Shaun Lopez]
* [http://www.thebandfar.com Far]
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