Smile Empty Soul

is a post-grunge band formed in 1998 in Santa Clarita, California. They have so far released four albums (Smile Empty Soul, Anxiety, Vultures and Consciousness) with a fifth on the way. Its current line-up consists of Sean Danielsen, Ryan Martin and Jake Kilmer.

• Empty Shell: Empty soul, actually.
• Indecipherable Lyrics: In "Bottom of a bottle" is the lyric "I do it just to feel like I'm ahhh ahh ahhhhahhh!" (Its supposed to be "Feel like I'm alive!")
• Romanticized Abuse: Implied in "Don't Ever Leave" between the singer and the person he's singing about.
• Self-Titled Album: Their very first album is named after the band itself.
• Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism: Go ahead and try to find one positive thought in any of their songs. We'll wait.
• Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: Their songs cover a variety of touchy subjects and they most certainly are not afraid to be blunt with the points they are trying to make.
• Stepford Smiler: Invoked with their actual name, no less.
• War Is Hell: "This is war" and "God's army" are both good examples.