California"s Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998 and quickly rose in the Los Angeles club scene. The band was picked up by Atlantic Records which released their self-titled debut album "Smile Empty Soul" in 2003. The album was best known for the smash hit "Bottom Of A Bottle" and was certified gold with sales in excess of 500,000 units. The band toured and built a massive following which spawned the albums "Vultures", "Anxiety","Consciousness" and "3"s". All met with strong independent success and furthered the band"s long standing career. According to vocalist Sean Danielsen: "Fans have always said they can relate to the band"s "heartfelt" lyrics, as well as the raw and emotional sound. Through many struggles and hardships Smile Empty Soul has always persevered, simply because "this is what we love to do". When you listen to our records it"s obvious where our priorities lie: The music." The group has just completed work on their new album "Chemicals" that will be released on October, 1st.