Strata (band)

Strata
OriginCampbell, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2000–2008, 2014–present
LabelsWind-up
MembersRyan Hernandez
Eric Victorino
Hrag Chanchanian
Jonathan Poso
Past membersAdrian Robison
Patrick Spain
Andrew Bailey
Jim Leadbetter
Websitestrata-music.com

Strata is an American rock band from Campbell, California, formed in 2000, when guitarist Ryan Hernandez and singer Eric Victorino met and left their previous bands. Bassist Hrag Chanchanian and drummer Patrick Spain completed the lineup under the band's original name, Downside. The band released an EP entitled "For Testing Purposes" and an album called Sleep in 2001. Garnering major label attention early on, Downside signed a development deal with Capitol Records, during which time they replaced drummer Patrick Spain with Adrian Robison and recorded a collection of songs called, The Industry Is Outnumbered... Their Factories Are Burning Down, much of which would become their major label debut, under the name Strata, on Wind-Up Records in 2003.

They released two albums with Wind-up Records, before disbanding[1] after the departure of vocalist Eric Victorino on January 19, 2008.[2][3] In 2014, the band reunited, minus Adrian Robison on drums, replaced by longtime friend of the band Andrew Bailey.[4]

  1. ^ "Former Strata in Beta Stage". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  2. ^ "Writing Coma". Metrosantacruz.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  3. ^ "Eric Victorino Leaves Strata". Redpillmusic.com. January 21, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Strata Returns to the Stage at Blank Club This Weekend". Activate.metroactive.com. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.