The Revolution Smile was formed in March of 2000 in Sacramento, CA. After the demise of Epic/Immortal Records recording artists Far, guitarist Shaun Lopez scored 2 films, Black Friday (released in 2001), and 42K (released in 2003) and did some remix work. He briefly played in an early version of Rival Schools headed by former Quicksand frontman, Walter Schreifels. Shortly after, he auditioned for various bands, including the Foo Fighters, which led him to realize he wanted to front his own band. Thus, The Revolution Smile formed. In November of 2000, The Revolution Smile released At War With Plastic, a 6 song ep produced by Shaun, and released on Animation Records. The CD got worldwide distribution, and the band started to gain notoriety. In January 2001, The Revolution Smile solidified it’s 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 by Shaun 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. July of 2002, The band entered the studio with Dave Sardy (Marilyn Manson, Far, Jet) and Shaun, co-producing. What became of this was Above The Noise. In January 2003, Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, At The Drive-In) mixed Above The Noise, and the band began touring, playing alongside, Deftones, Chevelle, Dredg, The Music, Marilyn Manson, Korn, and many others. September 2003, The Revolution Smile toured Europe w/ Deftones and A Perfect Circle. They were also musical guests on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. Shortly after, Jeremy and Tim parted ways with the band. Jeremy was replaced by Stephen Hoke. They became a 3 piece and had various friends fill in on guitar for live shows. In January 2004, the band asked to be released from their recording contract. In July 2004, the band played The Warped Tour. They shared the stage with My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, Atmosphere, and From Autumn To Ashes. In June of 2005, the band finished Summer Ever. The 15 song album which Shaun Lopez recorded and produced. Shaun Lopez took time off to persue his career as a producer. He recorded bands such as Giant Drag, and Deftones. In August of 2006, Annie Hardy announced on Indie 103.1's local radio show, Check One.. Two, that Summer Ever will receive a September 5, 2006 release date on Animation Records.
Discography
- Summer Ever - 2006
- Above The Noise - 2003 - Geffen Records
- We Are In This Alone - 2002
- At War With Plastic - 2000
Sources
source:http://www.shaunlopez.com source:http://www.therevolutionsmile.com source:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589597 source:http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1475958/20030806/limp_bizkit.jhtml?headlines=true source:http://www.wickedland.com/far//news/