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A band has risen out of the ashes of the repetataive, look-alike, sound-alike hell of what some rock groups have succumbed to. Hard, raw music is all they can promise... Strata is: Eric Victorino: vocals Ryan Hernandez: guitar Hrag Chanchanian: bass Adrian Robinson: drums Formed in a suburb of San Jose, the group then known as Downside was expanding its horizons, and becoming more popular as their momentum grew. Victorino and Hernandez met in a cofee shop and saw the prospect of a band in each other. Chanchanian knew Victorino through the internet company they both worked at. Robinson was drafted after working with another band sharing the same facilities where Downside jammed. They immediatly went to work. In 2001 the band had a self-released LP under their new name Strata. An internet release was soon to follow and touring allowed their growing popularity to take root and spread. Even though many large labels showed an interest in their post-grunge sound, Starta decided to sign...