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An Endless Sporadic is an American progressive rock band from Texas. They are well-known for their original style and songs of theirs in popular video games. They have been given positive feedback from many musicians such as Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater. The band is recognized for their guitar-driven brand of progressive rock and for their complex and dynamic song structures. They have released two albums and are planning a tour in June 2009. 

Formation and Ameliorate
High school friends Zach Kamins and Andy Gentile began a band in early 2005. The two of them had many jam sessions together and the band was then named An Endless Sporadic. However, after high school Zach Kamins left to go to college at Berklee while Gentile left to work for the Neversoft video game company. Despite being apart, the two sent music to each other across the internet. This resulted in the EP Ameliorate. It consisted of four short songs (all instrumental) which were in the style of progressive metal. Three of the four Ameliorate songs were used in video games such as Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Guitar Hero III, and Guitar Hero: World Tour; mainly due to the influence of drummer Andy Gentile at Neversoft.

Debut Album
In 2009, Kamins and Gentile got together in Woodland Hills, California to work on some songs for a new album. To lighten the load for themselves, the duo called upon progressive rock icons Roine Stolt and Jonas Reingold of The Flower Kings for help on the album. Reingold played bass guitar for the debut while Roine Stolt produced the album. The album was released on November 25, 2009  It was available in CD format from the band's website and for download from iTunes. The album gained much praise from fellow progressive rock contemporaries, most notably Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of progressive metal band Dream Theater. 

2010 Tour
An Endless Sporadic announced May 6, 2010, that they would be starting a tour for their debut album on June 12, 2010, at the Hollywood club The Viper Room. The band has said that they will be touring with another guitarist and a bassist who have yet to be announced.

Personnel
Zach Kamins: Guitars and Keyboards

Andy Gentile: Drums and Percussion

Jonas Reingold: Bass Guitar

Roine Stolt: Producer and Engineer