remaining original band member. Mark Young, originally from Hed PE and Victor Ribas, originally from HURT, have joined the band as both touring and recording musicians on bass and drums/percussion/vocals respectively. In May 2018, Young announced his departure from the ensemble. On February 7, 2019 it was announced that Smile Empty Soul will be releasing an acoustic EP titled The Acoustic Sessions. Volume 1 In August 2019, Danielsen announced that the ensemble planned to release an EP entitled Sheep . On February 14, 2020 Sean was teasing new gear on Smile Empty Soul Page with Caption "Interesting things to come........" and Sean revealing Smile Empty Soul will continue as 2 Member Band Only. On May 18, 2020, it was announced on Facebook along with album art on May 18, 2020 that Acoustic Sessions Vol.2 is going to be recorded . On July 2, 2020, the band announced that since they are not able to tour (due to the pandemic) they will instead be going into the studio to record an EP titled 2020. Band members Current members Sean Danielsen – lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars (1998–present) Touring Members Ty Del Rose – drums (2018–present) Former members Ryan Martin – bass guitar (1998–2017) Jake Kilmer – drums, backing vocals (2006–2017) Derek Gledhill – drums, backing vocals (1998–2005) Dominic Weir – drums (2005–2006) Mike Booth – lead guitars (2006–2007) Mark Young – bass guitar (2017–2018) Victor Ribas – drums, backing vocals (2017–2018) Jody Linnell - bass guitar (2019) Former touring members Phil Lipscomb – bass guitar (2014) Preston Rodgers – bass guitar (2018) Chris Berryman - guitar (2004) John LeCompt – bass guitar (2018) Tom Minogue – bass guitar (2019) Discography Studio albums Compilation albums EPs Singles Other songs "Alone" Music videos "Bottom of a Bottle" "Nowhere Kids" "Silhouettes" "This Is War" "Here's to Another" "Jesus Is the Manager at Wal-Mart" "Loser" "Don't Ever Leave" "We're Through" "Faker" "Afterlife" "Not Alike" "Wrecking Ball" "False Alarm" "Chemicals" "All In My Head" "Not Alike" "Stars" "My Name" Contributions "Finding Myself" – Featured on The Punisher: The Album (2004) "Who I Am" – Featured on Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 2 (2004) Notes A "Bottom of a Bottle" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. References External links American post-grunge