Spiritbox

Spiritbox is a Canadian metal band from Vancouver Island, British Columbia.[3]

Spiritbox
OriginVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsRise Records, Pale Chord Records[2]
Associated actsiwrestledabearonce, Living with Lions
Websitewww.spiritboxband.com
Members
  • Courtney LaPlante
  • Mike Stringer
  • Bill Crook
  • Zev Rose

History and background

Before starting Spiritbox in 2016, husband and wife duo Courtney LaPlante and Mike Stringer were both in iwrestledabearonce.[3][4] In September 2020, the group announced that they signed with Rise Records, as part of the label's partnership with Pale Chord Records.[5]

Holy Roller

The band found widespread critical and commercial success with the release of the single Holy Roller in July 2020. The original version of the song spent seven weeks as No.1 on SiriusXM Liquid Metal's “Devil’s Dozen” and was deemed the station's No.1 song of 2020.[6][7][8] The track also accumulated more than 1.5 million views on YouTube in six months.[9]

Touring

Spiritbox is scheduled to play at the 2021 UK Download Festival.[10] The band has previously toured in support of After the Burial.[11]

Musical style

The group employs several musical styles and has been described as progressive metal, djent, metalcore, among other genres.[12][13] Lead singer Courtney LaPlante has cited the Deftones, Tesseract, and Kate Bush as influences.[14][15]

Members

Discography

EPs
  • Spiritbox (Consumer Records, 2017)
  • Singles Collection (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2019)

Singles
  • Perennial (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2018)
  • Electric Cross (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2018)
  • Trust Fall (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2018)
  • Belcarra (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2019)
  • Bleach Bath (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2019)
  • Rule of Nines (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2019)
  • Blessed Be (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2020)
  • Holy Roller (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2020)
  • Constance (Pale Chord Records, Rise Records 2020)

References
  1. "Spiritbox: the post-metalcore trio set to own 2021". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. "Spiritbox". PALE CHORD. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  3. "See Spiritbox Evoke 'Midsommar' In Video For Crushing New Song "Holy Roller"". Revolver. July 3, 2020.
  4. July 3, Jake RichardsonPublished:; 2019. "Spiritbox (ex-Iwrestledabearonce) Where Metal + Art-Rock Meet". Loudwire. Retrieved 2020-12-17.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Redrup, Zach (2020-09-24). "NEWS: Spiritbox sign with Rise Records!". DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  6. @SpirtiBox (December 25, 2020). "Speechless" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Spiritbox sign to Rise Records and announce 7" vinyl release of Holy Roller". Knotfest. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  8. "Spiritbox Release Video For Remix Of "Holy Roller" Feat. Ryo Kinoshita Of Crystal Lake". ArchCity.Media. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  9. "Spiritbox Holy Roller (Official Music Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  10. Blabbermouth (2020-08-03). "KISS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES, KORN, Others Confirmed For 2021 Edition Of U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  11. "After The Burial Have Announced A Spring 2020 UK Tour". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  12. Oran (2020-07-15). "FEATURE INTERVIEW - SPIRITBOX "It's a different era for the metal genre and whether we like it or not, time moves on and we have to move with it " COURTNEY LaPLANTE". Overdrive. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  13. Brown, Scottie (2019-03-22). "Interview with Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox". Loud Hailer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  14. "Courtney LaPlante - Iwrestledabearonce". Femme Metal Webzine. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  15. "Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante: "My Main Goal With This Band Is Fluidity" - Features". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
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