Nural hails from Los Angeles, CA, where they developed their sound over the years. Vocalist Kyle Castellani, guitarists Doug Allen and Charley Hoy, bassist Kyle Black, and drummer Aaron Tyler began playing locally from 2000-2005 before hooking up with Hopeless Records and recording their full-length debut. Weight of the World appeared in August 2005. Their sophomore album Entitlement, produced by David Bendeth (Paramore/Breaking Benjamin), was released on Atlantic/Hopeless Records in 2009.