Strata was a rock band

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 from Campbell, California

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 formed in 2001. They released two full-length albums with Wind-up Records

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, before disbanding after the departure of vocalist Eric Victorino on 19 January 2008.

History

In 2001

2001 in music

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, under the name Downside, the band released the nine-track EP Sleep. In 2003

2003 in music

-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...

, after changing the band name to Strata, they released the seven-track EP Now the Industry is Outnumbered. Their Factories are Burning Down

Now the Industry is Outnumbered. Their Factories are Burning Down

Now the Industry is Outnumbered. Their Factories are Burning Down is the second EP by the Californian music group Strata. The self-released disc was released in 2003...

.

2004 self titled album

In 2004

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 they released their first full-length album

Strata (Strata album)

Strata is the self titled debut album by the Californian music group Strata. The album was released on July 27, 2004 via Wind-Up Records. The songs "Never There " and "The Panic" were released as singles, both having music videos. The song "Piece by Piece" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2004...

 on Wind-up Records

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. The album was featured on the Billboard

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 "Top Heatseekers

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" chart, where it peaked at number forty-one. The album contained a lot of revised material from their previous internet only release When It's All Burning, and EP now the industry is outnumbered... their factories are burning down. The album spawned two singles, "The Panic" and "Never There (She stabs)", which were accompanied by music videos. Another song, "Piece By Piece", was featured on the soundtrack

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 for the movie The Punisher

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, and the video game Madden NFL 2005

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. "Never There (She Stabs)" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Elektra

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. During 2004 the band toured with Alien Ant Farm

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, dredg

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, Sno-Core, Smile Empty Soul

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, Finger Eleven

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, Nonpoint

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, and Skindred

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.

2007 The End of the World

On 17 July 2007, the band released their second full length album, titled Strata Presents The End of the World. The album spawned two singles, "Cocaine (We're All Going to Hell)" and "Stay Young". Critics noted a departure from the bands previous nu-metal grunge sound, into a more 'atmospheric' and 'epic' sound, similar to that of My Chemical Romance

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 or the Mars Volta.

In September 2007, Strata toured with Kaddisfly

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. The tour was their first co-headlining tour and covered most of the United States West Coast. Between 29 November 2007 and 16 December 2007, Strata toured the West Coast of the U.S., beginning in Orangevale, California

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 and finishing in San Francisco.

Hiatus and disbandment

On January 19, 2008, vocalist Eric Victorino announced that he was leaving the band, stating that he wanted to explore his creativity, and encouraging fans to "let this be a time of growth and evolution, a celebration of the past eight years and anticipation of what's to come." The band was subsequently disbanded, with Hernandez and Robison forming a new project titled Beta State. Victorino later started a new band named The Limousines

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, and also published two books; a short story and poetry compilation titled Coma Therapy, and Trading Shadows for Sunshine: A Loosely Chronicled Descent into the World of Exercise Bikes and Antidepressants. On September 17, 2010, Beta State released their highly anticipated full-length album entitled Stars. It is available on iTunes and exclusively on live105.com.

Members

• Ryan Hernandez, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer
• Adrian Robison, Drums, Percussion, Programming
• Hrag Chanchanian, Bass
• Eric Victorino, Vocals
• Patrick Spain, Drums

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label
2001	Sleep	Self-released Independent record label An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
2003	Now the Industry... Now the Industry is Outnumbered. Their Factories are Burning Down Now the Industry is Outnumbered. Their Factories are Burning Down is the second EP by the Californian music group Strata. The self-released disc was released in 2003...	Self-released
July 27, 2004	Strata Strata (Strata album) Strata is the self titled debut album by the Californian music group Strata. The album was released on July 27, 2004 via Wind-Up Records. The songs "Never There " and "The Panic" were released as singles, both having music videos. The song "Piece by Piece" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2004...	Wind-up Wind-Up Records Wind-up Entertainment, Inc. is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 by Alan Meltzer, former owner of CD One Stop, following his 1996 purchase of Grass Records. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world...
July 17, 2007	Strata Presents The End of the World Strata Presents The End of the World Strata Presents The End of the World is Strata's second and final full-length album and was released on July 17, 2007.-Track listing:#"Night Falls - The Weight of It"#"Hot/Cold "#"The Dotted Line..."#"Cocaine "...	Wind-up

Other independent releases:

"For testing purposes V1.0" (2000)

track list:

1. Sapphire

2. Flawless

3. Die Together

4. Champagne

"Falling Asleep" [2000]

1. Medicinal

2. Sleep

Breather Promo disc [2001]

1. Off Axis (Colour)

2. Recover

• Enhanced portion contains live "Sleep" video

Downside Demo [2002]

1. I Will Breathe Fire

2. She Stabs

3. The Panic

Klown Demos [2002]

1. The Panic

2. New Eternal

3. I Will Breathe Fire

4. In A Sweet Dream

5. She Stabs

6. Sleep

7. Just Like Silk

"When It's All Burning" (2003)

track list:

1. In/evolve

2. When It's All Burning

3. You Are Eternal

4. White Hot Light

5. I Will Breathe Fire

6. Piece By Piece

7. Trust Kill Trust

8. The Panic

9. Waiting

10. Never There

11. Just Like Silk

12. We've Changed

13. In A Sweet Dream

14. Out/slow To Home

Singles

Year	Title	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock	Album
2004	"The Panic"	—	40	Strata
2005	"Never There"	—	39
2007	"Cocaine (We're All Going to Hell)"	—	—	Strata Presents The End of the World
2007	"Stay Young Stay Young (Strata song) "Stay Young" is the second single from Strata's second album Strata Presents The End of the World. There was a music video produced, and released on November 27, 2007, on Purevolume.com.... "	32	—