Aranda (band)

Did You Know?

• "Whyyawannabringmedown" was used as official theme for WWE's PPV The Bash, and later recorded by Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson.
• "All I Ever Wanted" was also recorded by Kelly Clarkson for her fourth record, which was named after the song, and is the fourth single from the album.

History

Dameon and Gabe Aranda started making music when they were young. The group officially formed as Aranda in 2001, having previously played around Oklahoma City under names like "Image" and "Freewill" during the 1990s. They landed a deal with Epic Records, but after recording an album, the label underwent a major restructuring and dropped them. Original drummer Armando Lopez left in 2003 to play with No Justice. Mike Walker came on board for the 2004 recording "The 405 Sessions" and became a full member when the band signed with Astonish Records in 2006. Their debut full-length album, Aranda, came out on April 22, 2008. Its first single, "Still in the Dark," reached number 31 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Over the years, Aranda has shared stages with The All-American Rejects, Buckcherry, Sevendust, Anew Revolution, Since October, Edisun, Saliva, Shinedown, Puddle of Mudd, Theory of a Deadman, Black Stone Cherry, Shaman's Harvest, Tantric, Halestorm, Adelitas Way, 3 Doors Down, and Daughtry. In 2010, they played Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma. In 2012, they received a RadioContraband Rock Radio Award nomination for Indie Artist of the Year. In 2015, it was announced they would perform at the 10th Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio in May 2016. The band used Facebook to announce their next album, Stop the World, releasing the lead single "Undone" on July 1, 2011. The full album dropped on iTunes on January 31, 2012. It was produced by Grammy-nominated Johnny K and contains ten songs. Aranda signed with Wind-up Records in mid-2012. Their third studio album, Not the Same, arrived on June 30, 2015, featuring the tracks "Don’t Wake Me" and "We Are the Enemy." Produced by Kato Khandwala, it hit number 12 on the Billboard Heatseeker Albums Chart. On July 29, 2022, they released their fourth album, Recollections of a Painted Year, with nine tracks. A deluxe edition later added five more songs, bringing the total to fourteen.