Music Style Hard Rock

Musical Influences At the Drive-In, Refused, Glassjaw

Artist History Hailing from Northern California's now infamous Sacramento music scene comes RELEASE, a four-piece band from the Rocklin - Roseville area. The creators of this sound, Danny Herb (Vocals/ Guitars), Scott Kaseman (Guitars/ Backup vocals), Dan Tuturici (Bass), and Robbie Nelsen (Drums) have come from extremely different sonic realms, and the songs likewise reflect this. Understanding this without hearing it works best by looking at their most significant influences: U2, A Perfect Circle, and Incubus, among others, and draw a strong energy from punk/ hardcore bands like At the Drive In, Glass Jaw, and Refused. Combining these with individual artists like The Edge and Bjork to Vinnie Colaiuta, Release produces a thick, emotional sound that makes it difficult to forget once you hear them. "It's a breath of fresh air whenever we write a song", explains guitarist Scott Kaseman, " none of the songs ever seem to make us feel like we are in a rut, and when a new one DOES come along, we always feel like we are progressing in one way or another." Progress is indeed something Release has always been well acquainted with. Starting in early 2000 Scott Kaseman and Dan Turturici (Bass) began to play together late night at Dan's home after each other would get off work. "We'd play for five days a week, and one night I just stopped beating around the bush and told him we should start taking this the next level", says Scott. After finding a drummer and then a vocalist, they began playing under the name Foreshadow at local clubs. In December of 2000 they changed their name to Release, and in addition to that, a new singer, Danny Herb, was brought on. "Hearing him [Danny] for the first time," says Robbie Nelsen (drums), "I thought that something really unique was happening as a result of his contributions, and I would have felt very privileged to be able to collaborate with them." Robbie had that chance to do so in the summer of 2001, when he was approached to join the band. "I just wanted to jam with them as an experimental thing, but once the first practice was over, I knew it was not as much about whether I was going to jam with them again, but more about how I would tell my current band that I was changing projects." After only two auditions, Robbie Nelsen had become the new drummer of Release. "The reason behind the name is pretty straightforward", explains Danny. "For us the sound becomes the result of whatever has been coursing through us that day". Be it anything from their daily lives, it's very real for them and they try to convey that in their music. "We are very real people who are doing this because this is what we were made to do."

Group Members Danny Herb - Vocals, Guitar Scott Kaseman - Lead Guitar, Vocals Dan Turturici - Bass Robbie Nelsen - Drums

Instruments ESP Guitars, Stingray Basses, RocketShell Drums

Albums Release EP

Location Rocklin, CA - USA

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