The Appearance February 13, 2007

Hailing from Orange County California, The Appearance is comprised of four members: Alan Oakes (vox/guitar) and Chad Kulengosky (guitars/vox) both grew up with a love and fascination with 80s metal and So Cal skater punk rock. Kulengosky, known for his fiery soaring guitar solos and hooky charts, joined forces with Oakes, who contributes the lyrics and writing the powerful hooky arrangements. Jason Nelson (bass) is a classically trained musician (cello and traditional string bass) which is rare in modern music today. Justin McCarthy’s (drums) credits include moonlighting as the drummer for MTV’s Laguna Beach cast member Alex M’s band and being one of the most “in demand” session drummers in Orange County, CA. Known for being a multi-instrumentalist, McCarthy also plays guitars and most musical instruments within his reach.

Cohesively as a unit, the band takes the best elements of emo/alternative/and pop-punk rock and they make it their own sound. Oakes’ heartfelt vocals will remind you of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, while Kulengosky’s soaring guitar leads pay homage to greats like U2’s The Edge, Steve Vai, and Eddie Van Halen. Add in the powerful rhythm section of McCarthy and Nelson, and you’ve got The Appearance.

The Appearance entered the studio (Stone Temple Pilot’s Eric Kretz’ Studio) to record their debut album with veteran producer/engineer Chris Fudurich (AFI, Jimmy Eat World, Nada Surf, Armor For Sleep, RX Bandits, Matthew Sweet, The Outline, Fielding, Finch, etc.), and executive producer Michael Narlinger. The end result is the amazing 12-track debut album, LOST IN AURORA, set for April 2007 release, via Adrenaline Music Group (ADA/WEA Distribution) and Read The Footnotes Productions. The first single, “Lost In Aurora” is available now via iTunes Music Store. Look for the band to tour this spring in support of the album release in April.

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