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Formed: 2000
iSound Site: www.isound.com/strata
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A band has risen out of the ashes of the repetataive, look-alike, sound-alike hell of what some rock groups have succumbed to. Hard, raw music is all they can promise...
Strata is:
Eric Victorino: vocals
Ryan Hernandez: guitar
Hrag Chanchanian: bass
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A band has risen out of the ashes of the repetataive, look-alike, sound-alike hell of what some rock groups have succumbed to. Hard, raw music is all they can promise...
Strata is:
Eric Victorino: vocals
Ryan Hernandez: guitar
Hrag Chanchanian: bass
Adrian Robinson: drums
Formed in a suburb of San Jose, the group then known as Downside was expanding its horizons, and becoming more popular as their momentum grew. Victorino and Hernandez met in a cofee shop and saw the prospect of a band in each other. Chanchanian knew Victorino through the internet company they both worked at. Robinson was drafted after working with another band sharing the same facilities where Downside jammed.
They immediatly went to work.
In 2001 the band had a self-released LP under their new name Strata. An internet release was soon to follow and touring allowed their growing popularity to take root and spread. Even though many large labels showed an interest in their post-grunge sound, Starta decided to sign with Wind-Up, and their self-titled debut album came out July of 2004. Entirely self-produced and self-recorded in the band's own own studio, Strata took a highly unusual route recording this album. That is what Victorino claims to be one of the bands outstanding, defining elements. The band's approach on song writing is also very unusual; every member contributes to everything from lyrics to basslines. Oppening for Trapt, Smile Empty Soul, and Finger 11 this past spring on the Sno-Core Tour didn't hurt their reputation either. Their intense, confrontational, aggressive grooves have roused crowds across the United States.
"Ryan and I have a saying; if something doesn't give you chills, don't use it," Victorino states. "There are plenty of melodies and songs out there, but you need to be true to yourself." "Music is a powerful weapon if you use it the right way," adds Hernandez."It can definatly help people; it certainly has helped me." |
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RIP-OFF!
total rip-off! nothing great about this band!
they're a remake of every other nu-metal
band out there...like crossfade too, i hate
them...
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| crossfade, strata, chevelle, and future
leaders of the world are touring together...i
only know chevelle so i wunder if the rest of
em r good | simpleplanlover13 | obviously you have no taste in good rock if
you think strata sucks, they are def one of
the best bands around and one of few who are
true to their music and their fans, which is
proven by the fact that they pretty much
produced and market their album entirely on
their own and that they have no prob pullin
fans out of the crowd to rock on stage with
them. | AK_045 | First of all, Strata is not Nu-Metal, and
neither is Crossfade. Both of these bands are
hard rock and post-grunge. Second, what songs
have you heares from them? The first song I
heared from them was The Panic, and after I
heared it, I fell in love with the band. You
dont even have a good reason to hate Strata,
all you said was they rip off other bands,
but you didnt even give a good example of it.
Third, if you dont like the band, why did you
even bother to come on to their damn forum. | MusicMan13 | Yeah, I've seen Strata 3 times now in
concert, the first two were because they were
opening for bigger bands like Trapt, Smile
Empty Soul, and Finger Eleven. BUT, the last
time when I saw them play on Sno-Core tour
with Crossfade, Helmet, Chevelle, and Future
Leaders of the World, I went just because of
Strata, they are an amazing band, and
"The Panic" is one of my
favorite songs out there | gotahemmi | | Strata is purely great. | Monixskil | | | |
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