Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island, New York, that was formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza (guitar/vocals), Anthony Cangelosi (guitar), Lawrence Sullivan (bass) and Billy Alemaghides (drums).
Originally the band was called Flu Thirteen and released a 7-inch entitled Edgar's Airwaves and an album entitled Spin Cycle before being signed to The Medicine Label. After being signed they released their second album titled In the Foul Key of V.
The band signed with major label Hollywood Records in 2001 and changed their name to Diffuser. In 2001 the band released their first album on Hollywood Records titled Injury Loves Melody. Their single "Karma" was included on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack; it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2]
Sullivan and Alemaghides left the band in 2003 and were replaced by Peter Schojan and Dan Leo on bass and drums respectively. In March the band toured the country with Simple Plan, Gob and Madcap. Their second album, Making the Grade, was released in July of that year. The songs "I Wonder" and "Get It On" were used in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday. The song "Get It On" also appeared on the soundtrack for the Outlaw Volleyball video game. The first 150,000 copies of the video game contained a bonus music sampler from Diffuser.
In the fall of that year the band joined Hoobastank and The All-American Rejects on the Nokia Unwired Tour. The band did their final US tour in January 2004 with Spitalfield and Silverstein, followed by a tour in Japan in March. In April Hollywood Records dropped them, and they disbanded shortly after. Dan later joined Action Action with ex-members of The Reunion Show and Count the Stars. Diffuser has recently gotten back together and, according to their Myspace, plan to release a new album in spring of 2008 and re-release some Flu Thirteen albums. Diffuser has recently[when?] started recording their album Sincerely, Wasting Away, posting this on their MySpace page:
Hello friends, long time no talk. I hope everything is well by you. We just wanted to give everyone an update that we are currently in the studio recording our next record. Things have been going great, and we're stoked for it. We just finished tracking drums and some guitars, and it's been a blast. We will keep you updated...so for now, enjoy your holidays and stay safe!
On May 24, 2008, Diffuser uploaded two new songs from the upcoming album on their MySpace page, entitled "Falling Down" and "Free".
Costanza played bass for The Never Enders from 2005 until the band split in 2006. They released one album, Air Raid Romance, on Indianola Records and shot one video for the single "Broken". The Never Enders are currently working on their new album.
The Never Enders' MySpace
Leo joined Action Action in 2004 and is still currently in the band. They are currently[when?] working on their follow-up to 2006's An Army of Shapes Between Wars which was released on Victory Records.
Action Action website
Action Action's MySpace
References
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Burning Stars interview with Tomas and Peter 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
January 06, 2023
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Diffuser band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island New York that was formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza guitar vocals Anthony Cangelosi guitar Lawrence Sullivan bass and Billy Alemaghides drums DiffuserOriginLong Island New York United StatesGenresAlternative rock pop punk hard rockYears active1994 2004 2007 presentLabelsChamberlain RecordsHollywood Records 1 MembersTomas CostanzaAnthony CangelosiPeter SchojanDan Leo Contents 1 History 2 Band members 3 Discography 4 Videography 5 Other projects 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditOriginally the band was called Flu Thirteen and released a 7 inch entitled Edgar s Airwaves and an album entitled Spin Cycle before being signed to The Medicine Label After being signed they released their second album titled In the Foul Key of V The band signed with major label Hollywood Records in 2001 and changed their name to Diffuser In 2001 the band released their first album on Hollywood Records titled Injury Loves Melody Their single Karma was included on the Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart 2 Sullivan and Alemaghides left the band in 2003 and were replaced by Peter Schojan and Dan Leo on bass and drums respectively In March the band toured the country with Simple Plan Gob and Madcap Their second album Making the Grade was released in July of that year The songs I Wonder and Get It On were used in the 2003 movie Freaky Friday The song Get It On also appeared on the soundtrack for the Outlaw Volleyball video game The first 150 000 copies of the video game contained a bonus music sampler from Diffuser In the fall of that year the band joined Hoobastank and The All American Rejects on the Nokia Unwired Tour The band did their final US tour in January 2004 with Spitalfield and Silverstein followed by a tour in Japan in March In April Hollywood Records dropped them and they disbanded shortly after Dan later joined Action Action with ex members of The Reunion Show and Count the Stars Diffuser has recently gotten back together and according to their Myspace plan to release a new album in spring of 2008 and re release some Flu Thirteen albums Diffuser has recently when started recording their album Sincerely Wasting Away posting this on their MySpace page Hello friends long time no talk I hope everything is well by you We just wanted to give everyone an update that we are currently in the studio recording our next record Things have been going great and we re stoked for it We just finished tracking drums and some guitars and it s been a blast We will keep you updated so for now enjoy your holidays and stay safe On May 24 2008 Diffuser uploaded two new songs from the upcoming album on their MySpace page entitled Falling Down and Free Band members EditCurrent lineup Tomas Costanza Guitar Vocals Anthony Cangelosi Guitar Peter Schojan Bass Dan Leo Drums Additional Musician Keith Hille GuitarFormer members Lawrence Sullivan Bass 1994 2003 Billy Alemaghides Drums 1994 1995 2000 2003 Brian Fawcett Guitar Flu Thirteen 1994 1998 Chris Sanchez Drums 1998 2000 Discography EditFlu Thirteen Edgar s Airwaves 7 inch 1995 Spin Cycle 1996 In the Foul Key of V 1998Diffuser 35 Leaving With A California Tilt 7 inch 2000 Injury Loves Melody January 23 2001 Making the Grade July 15 2003 Sincerely Wasting Away August 19 2008Videography Edit Karma 2001 Get It On 2003 Other projects EditCostanza played bass for The Never Enders from 2005 until the band split in 2006 They released one album Air Raid Romance on Indianola Records and shot one video for the single Broken The Never Enders are currently working on their new album The Never Enders website The Never Enders MySpaceLeo joined Action Action in 2004 and is still currently in the band They are currently when working on their follow up to 2006 s An Army of Shapes Between Wars which was released on Victory Records Action Action website Action Action s MySpaceReferences Edit Archived copy geocities com Archived from the original on 27 October 2009 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Chart Positions AllmusicExternal links EditOfficial Myspace Official Street Team Myspace Burning Stars interview with Tomas and Peter Archived 2007 12 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diffuser band amp oldid 1117854857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
