User:DerelictAZ/Thequietline

Humble Beginnings
The band formerly known as ExitForm, The Quiet Line (or thequietline) was formed in early 2006 by guitarist Paolo Tuazon primarily as an outlet for other people who will join him in the band. At first, his soon-to-be-future bandmate and current vocalist Toons Quiambao thought Paolo was joking with the thought of him being in a serious band, as Toons was not a natural singer and only had a history to have sung for a joke pop-punk cover band called Armen. Soon, others were in the fold. Wilmar Santos, who was at the time singing in a band called Kiddie Meal/Choke Grenade and a common friend of Paolo's, was approached to play drums and obliged. Same goes with rookie bassist Nian Sicat and seasoned guitarist Patrick Licu. The last piece of the puzzle was in the form of Lean Soriano, who was an ace percussionist and sessions for other bands. His entry was an accident. He was just invited to session with the band and ended up being with them in the long run, therefore sealing what is the band. With a handful of gigs, they have gone in to make 3 original songs and a one-song demo for All I Wanted was an Autograph - a demo of Postmodern Autograph; which defined their sound as a sextet.

Life as DeadSilent
One fine day, Patrick called it quits, due to personal problems at the same time as Toons and Wilmar had a falling out, the rest of the guys (sans Toons and Patrick) marched on under the name DeadSilent with Lean taking main vocal duties and new guitarist Tatom Flores, a common friend of the band, replaced Patrick. Coming up with 2 originals only, the band was short-lived to start with. And everything fell silent again.

Hiatus and Rebirth: 2007-present
Toons returned to the band after Wilmar sorted out their personal issues. The band went on indefinite hiatus due to some of them having day jobs, which left their schedule broken. Wilmar went through his side-projects Broke and More Than Linda while Tatom and Lean focused on their studies. In June 2008, the band was invited to play the Independence Day gig at their local. Since Wilmar was in Hongkong at the time, Kristian Damasig of Guillermo temporarily filled in for him while Tatom played bass. In September 2008, Paolo decided to reform with the band for one more gig before the year ends, and with a new name - thequietline. All the members were complete and more than happy to be back onstage.

As of late 2008, Wilmar is not with the band anymore during their hiatus and will be playing full time with More Than Linda. Tatom will be behind the kit. Recently, Nian was relieved from his position as well. The band is currently writing new songs (sans a bass player) and are open to record some of them for a future release.

June 2009 marked the date for the re-inception of Kristian Damasig as a permanent member of the band and talks of a new record, specifically an EP teaser for a possible album release while Tatom fills in the second guitar position. Louie Domingo of Asthma was included as of the end of 2009 for the bass player position.

2010 welcomes the latest lineup: Kristian and Lou leaves the band while Tatom takes over drum duties. As of late, Lean will be on hiatus from the band to focus on family life and Aaron Guevara will take over bass duties.

Influences
Their sound is quite hard to box since they have a percussionist, adding beats to the band. The band started as a simple Saosin cover band and a soundalike of another local band Plane Divides The Sky and left with the more ambiguous sound until the present. Basically, they tend to gravitate towards the late 90's rock sound with bands like Faith No More, Far, Will Haven, Deftones until modern bands like Hopesfall, Glassjaw, etc. The band's atmospherics might be linked with the band's respect for the latter band mentioned.

Other Projects
Due to the mixed availability of the band due to their schedules, some of them are associated to other projects. Paolo plays for Burning Divisions (drums), an eclectic band with Tatom on guitar/vocals.

Members
Toons Quiambao (vocals) - 2006, 2008-present Paolo Tuazon (guitar) - 2006-present Tatom Flores (guitars) - 2007-2009, (drums) - 2010-present Aaron Guevara (bass) - 2010-present

Former Members
Wilmar Santos (drums) - 2006-2009 Patrick Licu (guitar, vocals) - 2006 Nian Sicat (bass, vocals) - 2006-2009 Kristian Damasig (drums) - 2009 Louie Domingo (bass) - 2009-2010 Lean Soriano (percussions, vocals) - 2006-2009