Anyone (band)

Anyone is a band from Southern California. The band emerged from the earlier Sylvia that was formed in the late 1980s by Riz Story, Taylor Hawkins and Jon Davison. The band's name and lineup changed several times before the release of their 2001 self-titled album on Roadrunner Records. Riz Story, the lead singer, is the only member of the band that has remained since its inception.

History

The group developed from the earlier band Sylvia, consisting of Story, drummer Taylor Hawkins (later of the Foo Fighters), guitarist Sean Murphy and Jon "Juano" Davison (later of Yes), which continued when Hawkins joined Sass Jordan's touring band, and Murphy began to work with bands Magdalen and Divinorum, and pursued a solo career. This led to the permanent name Anyone in 1995.[1]

In 1996, Anyone's first demo album Rats Live on no Evil Star (a palindrome) was recorded.[2] Anyone was described by Roadrunner Records in 2001 as "the most innovative band of the new millennium!" - They were offered the biggest record deal in the label's history up to that point.[3] They released their full-length studio debut Anyone in 2001.[1]

Johnny Ransom replaced David (Nipples) Murray as drummer in 2002, and both Ransom and "Static" were replaced in 2004 by Mike Boano as drummer, Miki Black as guitarist and keyboardist, and Miles Martin on bass.[2]

Re-emergence

The debut album Echoes and Traces was released worldwide on September 1, 2014, along with a music video for the first single "Beautiful World".[4] Five songs from the album are featured in the film and soundtrack for Riz Story's motion picture, A Winter Rose.[5]

In 2018, it was announced via the band's official website that a full-length documentary about the band would be released in 2019.[6] Plans were also announced for the release of a new album entitled On the Ending Earth.[7]

Riz Story in concert

In August 2020, Anyone released its third studio album, On the Ending Earth.... In January 2021, the band released the single My Death as a tribute to David Bowie who previously recorded the song.[8]

On October 12, 2021, Anyone released its fourth studio album, In Humanity.

Music

"Maximum Acid" is the term the press used to describe their sound, as a fusion of hard progressive rock and psychedelia.[9] Their early sound was described as alternative rock[1] and nu metal.[10]

Discography
  • Rats Live on no Evil Star (1996, Demo Album)
  • Live Acid (1999, Live Album)
  • TogethermenT [Feature Film] (TogethermenT Films, 1999)
  • Anyone [CD] (Roadrunner Records, 2001, Debut Studio Album)
  • Real (Roadrunner Records, 2001, Single)
  • Maximum Acid (RoadRunner Records, 2001, EP Sampler)
  • The Story of Maximum Acid [DVD]
  • A Little Sip (2006, EP)
  • Echoes and Traces [CD] (TogethermenT Records, 2016, Second Studio Album)
  • Fly Away (TogethermenT Records, 2016, Single)
  • On the Ending Earth... [CD] (TogethermenT Records, 2020, Third Studio Album)
  • Live Acid - Deluxe Edition [CD] (TogethermenT Records, 2020)
  • Only Imagine"(TogethermenT Records, 2020, Single)
  • Traces - The Dream Mix (TogethermenT Records, 2020, Single)
  • Chasing Dragons to the Sea (TogethermenT Records, 2020, Single)
  • My Death (TogethermenT Records, 2021, Single)
  • In Humanity [2xCD] (TogethermenT Records, 2021, Fourth Studio Album, Double Album)
  • The Sylvia Sessions (TogethermenT Records, 2022, Studio Album/EP, NFT package)

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p430986/biography
  2. "Bio | Anyoneden.net". anyone. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. "Meep Meep Podcast: Anyone - Anyone (2001) [w/ Riz Story of Anyone, Ryan Shuck of Orgy/Adema, & Kevin Estrada, A&R at Roadrunner Records] on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ANYONE ~ Beautiful World (Official Video). YouTube.
  5. A Winter Rose (The Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists, 2016-10-03, retrieved 2022-06-16
  6. "ANYONE the Movie - in Production". 9 July 2018.
  7. "The New Album". 3 October 2018.
  8. "My Death | AnyoneDen.net".
  9. "UniverCity interview with Anyone". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
  10. Sendra, Tim. "Seek and Destroy: 16 Nu-Metal Extremes Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 January 2022. This compilation from Empire Music indeed features 16 alt-metal tracks from bands who fall into the nu-metal sound.
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