Biography:

The band formed in 1997 in Southern California with Crisci and Pillar joining bassist Jason Wickersheim and drummer Louie Ruiz under the name December's Tragic Drive (derived from lyrics of the song, "Seven" by Sunny Day Real Estate). The following year, the band - now billed as The Appleseed Cast - signed to Deep Elm Records out of North Carolina and released their debut album, The End Of The Ring Wars, an album which met with considerable approval from the emo and underground scenes, as incendiary tracks like "Marigold & Patchwork" were essentially blueprints for the emo style. However, the album was also criticized in some quarters (most notably by Pitchforkmedia) for sticking too closely to a style already well explored by previous acts such as Braid and Sunny Day Real Estate.

[Source: Wikipedia. See their Appleseed Cast article for more information]

Discography:
1998: The End of the Ring Wars
2000: Mare Vitalis
2001: Low Level Owl, Vol. 1
2001: Low Level Owl, Vol. 2
2002: Lost Songs
2003: Two Conversations
2006: Peregrine