Course of Nature

Based in LA but originally from Enterprise, AL, Span of Nature are an American post-grunge and alternative pop/rock and roll band such as 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, and Creed. They epitomize the greater commercial part of post-grunge, offering the sort of material which has functioned like a 1990s/2000s exact carbon copy of old-school 1970s and 1980s market rock and roll. Quite often, a method of music that begins as something underground and counterculture-minded ultimately ends up getting a lot more mainstream; that occurred with punk and gangsta rap, looked after occurred with grunge — which just had a little cult pursuing when Nirvana, Tad, and Alice in Stores were experimenting Seattle in the past due ’80s but became extremely mainstream when Nirvana and Pearl Jam exploded commercially in 1992 and 1993 (very much to the shock of Eddie Vedder as well as the past due Kurt Cobain). And even though there are components of Pearl Jam and Nirvana in Span of Nature’s music, Course of Character favor a method of post-grunge that — like 3 Doorways Down and Nickelback — is certainly industrial and radio-friendly instead of subversive. Span of Character had been co-founded by business lead singer/tempo guitarist Tag Wilkerson in Organization, AL, in 2001, although Span of Character weren’t the initial music group that he was an integral part of. In the past due ’90s and 2000, Wilkerson and guitarist/bassist John “Seafood” Milldrum performed together within an Alabama music group called Cog, that ought to not be baffled with an Australian intensifying rock and roll outfit which has the same name. In March 2001, Cog self-released their initial album, VIRTUALLY NO TIME in any way, and afterwards that calendar year Wilkerson and Milldrum made a decision to keep Cog and type their own music group; they asked drummer Rick Shelton (previously from the post-grunge music group Dust forever) to become listed on them. Initially, Wilkerson and Milldrum regarded calling the brand new music group Pull, but rather, they finished up going with Span of Character (which have been the name of 1 from the music on VIRTUALLY NO TIME in any way). During 2001 Span of Character also agreed upon with Lava/Atlantic and documented their initial album, Superkala, that was made by Matt Martone (known for his use 3 Doorways Down, Seven Mary Three, Saliva, Breaking Stage, Sister Hazel, among others). Superkala premiered in 2002, as well as the one “Captured in sunlight” became a significant hit. But from then on, Course of Character experienced a number of problems that held the music group in limbo for approximately half a 10 years — not merely label complications, but management complications aswell. Milldrum finished up leaving due to all of the turmoil, as do Shelton. Despite everything, Wilkerson (who wedded celebrity Melissa Joan Hart of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch popularity) were able to keep the music group heading — and in 2007, Span of Character signed using the Silent Bulk label, which released their second recording, Damaged (made by David Bendeth), the next yr. In 2008, Span of Nature’s lineup included Wilkerson on business lead vocals and tempo acoustic guitar, Sean Kipe on business lead acoustic guitar, Jackson Eppley on bass, and Shane Lenzen O’Connell on drums.