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| current_members = Kyle Castellani<br />Aaron Tyler<br />Douglas Allen<br />Charley Hoy<br />Kyle Black
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| past_members = Ryan Davis<br />John Anderson<br />
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'''Nural''' is an alternative/punk rock band from La Crescenta, California. The band consists of 4 members: Kyle Stephen Castellani, Kyle Black, Charley Hoy, and Aaron Breding. The band formed in the fall of 2000. It did not take them long to develop their signature sound. A unique blend of various influences including [[Silverchair]], [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]], Strung Out, [[A Perfect Circle]], and [[Blindside]].
'''Nural''' is an American band from [[La Crescenta, California]], United States. They formed in 2000 by Kyle Castellani, Ryan Davis, Kyle Black, Charley Hoy, and Aaron Tyler. Douglas Allen, formerly of the bands [[Shallow (band)|Shallow]] and [[Normal Like You]] joined the band in 2006.


==History==
==History==
In Early 2003, Nural signed with [[Hopeless Records]] in their first deal with a major record company. They then released their first major, full-length album titled The Weight Of The World. The Album was released [[August 9]], [[2005]], gaining immediate attention. In the beginning of the summer of 2005, they began touring as one of the invited bands on the [[Warped Tour]], a summer long rock tour of the United States. The single, "Tension", off The Weight Of The World album, appeared as one the songs on the [[Warped Tour]] 2-disc compilation that was released through [[Side One Dummy]] records.
In early 2003, Nural signed their first Record deal with [[Hopeless Records]]. They then released their first full-length album titled ''The Weight Of The World'' on August 9, 2005. In the beginning of the summer of 2005, they began touring as one of the bands on the [[Warped Tour]], and their single "Tension" appeared as one of the songs on that year's Warped Tour compilation album from [[Side One Dummy]] Records. Nural has been between labels for quite some time now and the release of their second album, ''Entitlement'', has been up in the air. Nural posted a blog on their Myspace on February 3, 2009 stating that they are releasing their album on DownloadPunk.com digitally. They're still working on album and art and a book for their official release. Nural released ''Entitlement B-Sides'' on September 14, 2010 on iTunes.


Their music also appeared on the soundtrack to the [[Discovery Channel]] movie, ''[[Drift: The Sideways Craze]]''.
==Discography==
*Title: Weight Of The World
*Year: 2005
*Label: [[Hopeless Records]]
*Tracks:
# "Tension"
# "Chasing You"
# "Curse, The"
# "Lukewarm"
# "Not Guilty"
# "Root Of All Evil, The"
# "Sign Of Life"
# "Enlighten Me"
# "I Told You So"
# "Years To Come"
# "Forgive Me"
# "How Do You Sleep At Night"


Nural unofficially broke up in 2009 after a legal battle with their management. Several of the members have moved on to different projects. Kyle Castellani released a solo EP in 2011 titled "Pseudo Romance", a full-length album in 2012 titled "Lemonade", a string of singles, and continues to write music for other artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kylecastellanimusic.com/ |title=Home |website=kylecastellanimusic.com}}</ref> Kyle Black built and runs his own studio, West Alley Recordings, in Van Nuys, Ca. and has become a go-to producer in the pop-punk & hardcore genres working with artists like Paramore, New Found Glory, State Champs, Pierce the Veil, Comeback Kid, and Strung Out.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kyleblackproducer.com/ |title=Home |website=kyleblackproducer.com}}</ref> On January 1, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nuralofficial/posts/10150489493282114|title=Nural|website=Facebook.com}}</ref> it was announced on Nural's Facebook page that they were working on an album that was supposed to be released in 2012, but on April 26, 2013 they stated that they had every intention of releasing a new album, but due to each band member having different projects that they were working on, a new album was not in the cards for any of the members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nuralofficial/posts/10151536749017114|title=Nural|website=Facebook.com}}</ref>
==Band Members==
The band consists of 4 members Kyle Stephen Castellani, Kyle Black, Charley Hoy, and Aaron Breding.


On October 3, 2013, a [[Twitter|tweet]] was sent out to a fan in regards as to whether or not they are still working on music and they had stated that they are currently not working on any music in the foreseeable future, further confirming that the band has dissolved.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/nuralofficial/status/385876871616819201 |title=Twitter / Nuralofficial: @NPaMusic Nah unfortunately |accessdate=2013-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006095518/https://twitter.com/nuralofficial/status/385876871616819201 |archivedate=2013-10-06 }}</ref>
===Kyle Stephen Castellani===


== Reunion ==
Position in Nural: Vocals
The band began teasing new music in April 2023 through Instagram and Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nural 'Hit The Reset' Studio Update, April 2023 |url=https://www.facebook.com/nuralofficial/posts/pfbid02NZxhnWh8Vayt5Latb4k73AMeHgiJ7bEYiRnXY5bbK6YskbT5VYErat5hCvvQdd5Tl |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> The band has stated that they are working on a single, called "Hit The Reset".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nural 'Hit The Reset' Studio Update, June 2023 |url=https://www.facebook.com/nuralofficial/posts/pfbid0CFi6FX9tKQRMdMrokC3N1RpYpezXHxMiBWu4Mh4jJrdGTBRmkART1DCx3jDzCwUAl |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> The song was released on Spotify on August 1, 2023. On October 13, 2023, The band released a song titled "Here We Go" and a music video for the song was released in February 2024.


== Band Members ==
Musical Influences: Mad Caddies, Thrice, Silverchair, The Used, Incubus, Blindside, Normal Like You, deftones, maroon 5, Vertical Horizon, Dream Theatre, and a lot more probably.
Non Musical Influences: God, family and friends


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Equipment: Ampeg 8x10 cabinet w/Ampeg SVT-2 Pro


==Discography==
Date of Birth: February 27, 1986
*''The Struggle Continues'' EP (Self-released, 2004)
;Track list
# "Tension"
# "The Curse"
# "I Told You So"
# "Live And Learn"
# "Spotlight"
# "Crowded"
# "The Struggle Continues"


*''Weight Of The World'' ([[Hopeless Records]], 2005)
Hobbies: Recording bands, booking tours for Nural, touring.
;Track list
Influences: Strung Out, Diffuser, Millencolin and all my favorite bands.
# "Tension"

# "Chasing You"
Musical Influences: Strung Out, Diffuser, Homegrown, Underoath, Anberlin, Normal Like You, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger, Thrice, Whippersnapper, Nural, The Used, Finch, Glass Jaw, Open Hand, Over It, He is Legend, Lost Prophets, Dogwood.
# "The Curse"

# "Lukewarm"
Goals: Tour the World with Nural. Becoming the best sound engineer/producer.
# "Not Guilty"

# "The Root Of All Evil"
Quote: "I just comb hair and wash my face, I keep straight ahead and keep my pace and don't think about nothing, except that it will be alright. I've got my band, i got my friends, i got a million distractions to keep me warm, and I know that i'll be alright, and i'll be alright!" -Jason Cruz (Strung Out)
# "Sign Of Life"

# "Enlighten Me"

# "I Told You So"
===Charley Hoy===
# "Years To Come"
Nickname:Chach
# "Forgive Me"

# "How Do You Sleep At Night"
Position in Nural: Guitar

Equipment: 03' Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody w/ Piezo, Gibson SG standard, and a 73' Gibson Les Paul. i play a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, Boss and Line 6 Effects.

Musical Influences: Thrice, Normal like You, Rage Against the Machine, Less than Jake, RX Bandits, The Juliana Theory, Jeremy Camp, DC, Face to Face, Incubus, Over it, The Better Half, John Mayer, Goldfinger, the Used, Dave Mathews, and kelly clarkson of course.

Interests outside of Nural: pretty much just do a bunch of nothing. go to church as often as i can.. hang out with all my friends, working out every once in a while, play video games, going to the beach. i lead an exciting life.

Quote: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5


===Aaron Breding===
Position in Nural: Drums


*''Entitlement'' ([[Hopeless Records]], 2009)
Equipment: DW custom red sparkle, Zildian A and Z Custom Cymbals
;Track list
# "The Hits Keep Coming"
# "Stop Me When You've Had Enough"
# "Physics"
# "Up Against"
# "Say What You Will"
# "Surefire"
# "I've Been Here Before"
# "Me Or The Music"
# "You've Got Some Nerve"
# "Sweet Oblivion"


*''Entitlement B-Sides'' ([[Hopeless Records]], 2010)
Musical Influences: Silverchair, Incubus, Glassjaw, The Used, Normal like you, The Disociatives, Underoath, Coheed, Kaddisfly, Muse, Norma Jean, Rise Against, Soilwork, Sting, Thrice, Eve 6, Abandoned Pools, Bone Thugs, Nas, A Perfect Circle, Difuser, The Mars Volta, Diminished
;Track list
# "This Is The Way"
# "Godspeed"
# "Adriana"
# "Kids These Days"
# "Calmer Waters"
# "Here Goes Nothing"
# "Can't Make You Change"
# "FU Pay Me"
# "Kylifornia"
# "Hero"
# "Calm In Your Eyes"
# "Stop Me When You've Had Enough (Demo)"
# "Say What You Will (Demo)"


Interests outside of Nural: writing music, studying my favorite bands, going to shows, nag champa


==References==
Anything important you want to tell us?: Go buy Silverchair's latest release "Diorama"....trust me!
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
Quote: "the radio was made for the music and now the music is made for the radio"
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090228003829/http://www.hopelessrecords.com/ Hopelessrecords.com]
*[http://www.purevolume.com/nural Purevolume.com/nural]
*[http://www.pahardcore.com/bands/bands.cfm?id=12763 Pahardcore.com]
*[http://www.downloadpunk.com/?webaction=ProductDetail&productid=3012391 Downloadpunk.com]


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[[Category:2000s music groups]]
[[Category:American post-grunge musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from California]]
[[Category:Hopeless Records artists]]

Latest revision as of 22:20, 7 April 2024

Nural
OriginCalifornia, United States
GenresPost-grunge
Alternative rock
Years active2000-2013, 2023-present
LabelsHopeless Records
MembersKyle Castellani
Aaron Tyler
Douglas Allen
Charley Hoy
Kyle Black
Past membersRyan Davis
John Anderson

Nural is an American band from La Crescenta, California, United States. They formed in 2000 by Kyle Castellani, Ryan Davis, Kyle Black, Charley Hoy, and Aaron Tyler. Douglas Allen, formerly of the bands Shallow and Normal Like You joined the band in 2006.

History

[edit]

In early 2003, Nural signed their first Record deal with Hopeless Records. They then released their first full-length album titled The Weight Of The World on August 9, 2005. In the beginning of the summer of 2005, they began touring as one of the bands on the Warped Tour, and their single "Tension" appeared as one of the songs on that year's Warped Tour compilation album from Side One Dummy Records. Nural has been between labels for quite some time now and the release of their second album, Entitlement, has been up in the air. Nural posted a blog on their Myspace on February 3, 2009 stating that they are releasing their album on DownloadPunk.com digitally. They're still working on album and art and a book for their official release. Nural released Entitlement B-Sides on September 14, 2010 on iTunes.

Their music also appeared on the soundtrack to the Discovery Channel movie, Drift: The Sideways Craze.

Nural unofficially broke up in 2009 after a legal battle with their management. Several of the members have moved on to different projects. Kyle Castellani released a solo EP in 2011 titled "Pseudo Romance", a full-length album in 2012 titled "Lemonade", a string of singles, and continues to write music for other artists.[1] Kyle Black built and runs his own studio, West Alley Recordings, in Van Nuys, Ca. and has become a go-to producer in the pop-punk & hardcore genres working with artists like Paramore, New Found Glory, State Champs, Pierce the Veil, Comeback Kid, and Strung Out.[2] On January 1, 2012[3] it was announced on Nural's Facebook page that they were working on an album that was supposed to be released in 2012, but on April 26, 2013 they stated that they had every intention of releasing a new album, but due to each band member having different projects that they were working on, a new album was not in the cards for any of the members.[4]

On October 3, 2013, a tweet was sent out to a fan in regards as to whether or not they are still working on music and they had stated that they are currently not working on any music in the foreseeable future, further confirming that the band has dissolved.[5]

Reunion

[edit]

The band began teasing new music in April 2023 through Instagram and Facebook.[6] The band has stated that they are working on a single, called "Hit The Reset".[7] The song was released on Spotify on August 1, 2023. On October 13, 2023, The band released a song titled "Here We Go" and a music video for the song was released in February 2024.

Band Members

[edit]


Discography

[edit]
  • The Struggle Continues EP (Self-released, 2004)
Track list
  1. "Tension"
  2. "The Curse"
  3. "I Told You So"
  4. "Live And Learn"
  5. "Spotlight"
  6. "Crowded"
  7. "The Struggle Continues"
Track list
  1. "Tension"
  2. "Chasing You"
  3. "The Curse"
  4. "Lukewarm"
  5. "Not Guilty"
  6. "The Root Of All Evil"
  7. "Sign Of Life"
  8. "Enlighten Me"
  9. "I Told You So"
  10. "Years To Come"
  11. "Forgive Me"
  12. "How Do You Sleep At Night"
Track list
  1. "The Hits Keep Coming"
  2. "Stop Me When You've Had Enough"
  3. "Physics"
  4. "Up Against"
  5. "Say What You Will"
  6. "Surefire"
  7. "I've Been Here Before"
  8. "Me Or The Music"
  9. "You've Got Some Nerve"
  10. "Sweet Oblivion"
Track list
  1. "This Is The Way"
  2. "Godspeed"
  3. "Adriana"
  4. "Kids These Days"
  5. "Calmer Waters"
  6. "Here Goes Nothing"
  7. "Can't Make You Change"
  8. "FU Pay Me"
  9. "Kylifornia"
  10. "Hero"
  11. "Calm In Your Eyes"
  12. "Stop Me When You've Had Enough (Demo)"
  13. "Say What You Will (Demo)"


References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Home". kylecastellanimusic.com.
  2. ^ "Home". kyleblackproducer.com.
  3. ^ "Nural". Facebook.com.
  4. ^ "Nural". Facebook.com.
  5. ^ "Twitter / Nuralofficial: @NPaMusic Nah unfortunately". Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  6. ^ "Nural 'Hit The Reset' Studio Update, April 2023". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. ^ "Nural 'Hit The Reset' Studio Update, June 2023". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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