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Before co-founding Spiritbox, singer Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer were both in ].<ref name="Derdeyn2021">{{cite news |last=Derdeyn |first=Stuart |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Spiritbox casts a spell on hard rock audiences |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/spiritbox-casts-a-spell-on-hard-rock-audiences |url-status=live |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913121205/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/spiritbox-casts-a-spell-on-hard-rock-audiences |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Coare2021">{{cite news |last=Coare |first=Sam |date=May 2021 |title=Believe The Hype: Spiritbox are the hottest band in the world |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/spiritbox-are-the-hottest-band-in-the-world-believe-the-hype/ |url-status=live |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701125021/https://www.kerrang.com/features/spiritbox-are-the-hottest-band-in-the-world-believe-the-hype/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> In late 2015, they decided to quit the band.<ref name="Coare2021"/> LaPlante and Stringer had each replaced a previous member of Iwrestledabearonce, and were never comfortable with that status in the band; the two also desired to pursue a new personal and creative direction.<ref name="Loudwire2019">{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Jake |title=Spiritbox is where serene art-rock + metal savagery meet |url=https://loudwire.com/courtney-laplante-spiritbox-interview-iwrestledabearonce/ |website=] |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> On October 9, 2017, the husband and wife duo announced the launch of their new project named Spiritbox.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Iwrestledabearonce members launch new project |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/28985/Iwrestledabearonce-members-launch-new-project |url-status=live |work=Lambgoat |date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411041219/https://lambgoat.com/news/28985/Iwrestledabearonce-members-launch-new-project |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=September 21, 2021 }}</ref> Before co-founding Spiritbox, singer Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer were both in ].<ref name="Derdeyn2021">{{cite news |last=Derdeyn |first=Stuart |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Spiritbox casts a spell on hard rock audiences |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/spiritbox-casts-a-spell-on-hard-rock-audiences |url-status=live |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913121205/https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/spiritbox-casts-a-spell-on-hard-rock-audiences |archive-date=September 13, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Coare2021">{{cite news |last=Coare |first=Sam |date=May 2021 |title=Believe The Hype: Spiritbox are the hottest band in the world |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/spiritbox-are-the-hottest-band-in-the-world-believe-the-hype/ |url-status=live |work=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701125021/https://www.kerrang.com/features/spiritbox-are-the-hottest-band-in-the-world-believe-the-hype/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> In late 2015, they decided to quit the band.<ref name="Coare2021"/> LaPlante and Stringer had each replaced a previous member of Iwrestledabearonce, and were never comfortable with that status in the band; the two also desired to pursue a new personal and creative direction.<ref name="Loudwire2019">{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Jake |title=Spiritbox is where serene art-rock + metal savagery meet |url=https://loudwire.com/courtney-laplante-spiritbox-interview-iwrestledabearonce/ |website=] |access-date=September 22, 2021 |date=July 3, 2019}}</ref> On October 9, 2017, the duo announced the launch of their new project named Spiritbox.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Iwrestledabearonce members launch new project |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/28985/Iwrestledabearonce-members-launch-new-project |url-status=live |work=Lambgoat |date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411041219/https://lambgoat.com/news/28985/Iwrestledabearonce-members-launch-new-project |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=September 21, 2021 }}</ref>


As Spiritbox, the couple released a seven-song self-titled debut ] on October 27, 2017, preceded by the single "The Beauty of Suffering".<ref>{{cite news |last=Redrup |first=Zach |date=2017-10-11 |title=News: Spiritbox announce debut self-titled EP, out October 27th 2017! |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-spiritbox-announce-debut-self-titled-ep-out-october-27th-2017/ |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=Dead Press! |location=UK |archive-url=https://archive.today/z1GLo |archive-date=2021-09-19|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> Former Iwrestledabearonce bandmate Mikey Montgomery served as the band's first drummer to record the EP.<ref name="GSmith2018">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Courtney LaPlante (Interview) |url=https://www.grannysmith.fr/courtney-laplante-je-pense-que-je-tire-aussi-beaucoup-dinfluence-de-sam-carter/ |url-status=live |language=fr |work=Granny Smith |date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/CcuGQ |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cau |first=Giovanni |date=July 5, 2020 |title=Spiritbox, guarda il video ispirato a 'Midsommar' |trans-title=Spiritbox, watch the video inspired by 'Midsommar' |url=https://www.metal.it/note.aspx/73775/spiritbox-guarda-il-video-ispirato-a-midsommar/ |url-status=live |language=it |work=Metal.It |archive-url=https://archive.today/DGmzw |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> The band was later joined by Bill Crook of the ] band ] as bassist,<ref name="BB2021-04-30">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox Releases Video For New Song 'Circle With Me' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/spiritbox-releases-video-for-new-song-circle-with-me/ |url-status=live |work=] |date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165055/https://blabbermouth.net/news/spiritbox-releases-video-for-new-song-circle-with-me/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> and ] drummer Ryan Loerke became the band's first permanent drummer.<ref name="HardForce">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox: Tout Savoir sur le Groupe |trans-title=Spiritbox: Know Everything About the Group {{!}} 2016−present |url=https://hardforce.com/artist/37889/spiritbox |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=Hard Force Magazine |location=Paris |date=n.d. |archive-url=https://archive.today/T3zGl |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |oclc=32640105}}</ref> The band shared five singles which were eventually compiled into an EP titled ''Singles Collection'' on April 26, 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last=Redrup |first=Zach |date=March 12, 2019 |title=News: Spiritbox detail EP of 2018/2019 singles! |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-spiritbox-detail-ep-of-2018-2019-singles/ |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=Dead Press! |location=UK |archive-url=https://archive.today/p32Zx |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox debut new song and music video |url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/14066/SPIRITBOX-Debut-New-Song-and-Video |url-status=live |work=Lambgoat |date=December 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/o9RMt |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref> followed by the non-album singles "Rule of Nines" and "Blessed Be" in 2019 and 2020. Loerke would depart from Spiritbox in 2020,<ref name="HardForce"/> and was subsequently replaced by ]-based drummer Zev Rose. The band members met Rose only two days before the band began touring with him.<ref name="WOS-Brown2021">{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Paul |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Courtney LaPlante Clarifies Drummer Zev Rose's Position within Spiritbox |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/16/courtney-laplante-clarifies-drummer-zev-roses-position-within-spiritbox/ |url-status=live |language=en-US |work=Wall Of Sound |archive-url=https://archive.today/ZAgt4 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Derdeyn2021"/> As Spiritbox, the couple released a seven-song self-titled debut ] on October 27, 2017, preceded by the single "The Beauty of Suffering".<ref>{{cite news |last=Redrup |first=Zach |date=2017-10-11 |title=News: Spiritbox announce debut self-titled EP, out October 27th 2017! |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-spiritbox-announce-debut-self-titled-ep-out-october-27th-2017/ |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=Dead Press! |location=UK |archive-url=https://archive.today/z1GLo |archive-date=2021-09-19|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> Former Iwrestledabearonce bandmate Mikey Montgomery served as the band's first drummer to record the EP.<ref name="GSmith2018">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Courtney LaPlante (Interview) |url=https://www.grannysmith.fr/courtney-laplante-je-pense-que-je-tire-aussi-beaucoup-dinfluence-de-sam-carter/ |url-status=live |language=fr |work=Granny Smith |date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/CcuGQ |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cau |first=Giovanni |date=July 5, 2020 |title=Spiritbox, guarda il video ispirato a 'Midsommar' |trans-title=Spiritbox, watch the video inspired by 'Midsommar' |url=https://www.metal.it/note.aspx/73775/spiritbox-guarda-il-video-ispirato-a-midsommar/ |url-status=live |language=it |work=Metal.It |archive-url=https://archive.today/DGmzw |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> The band was later joined by Bill Crook of the ] band ] as bassist,<ref name="BB2021-04-30">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox Releases Video For New Song 'Circle With Me' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/spiritbox-releases-video-for-new-song-circle-with-me/ |url-status=live |work=] |date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505165055/https://blabbermouth.net/news/spiritbox-releases-video-for-new-song-circle-with-me/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021}}</ref> and ] drummer Ryan Loerke became the band's first permanent drummer.<ref name="HardForce">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox: Tout Savoir sur le Groupe |trans-title=Spiritbox: Know Everything About the Group {{!}} 2016−present |url=https://hardforce.com/artist/37889/spiritbox |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=Hard Force Magazine |location=Paris |date=n.d. |archive-url=https://archive.today/T3zGl |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |oclc=32640105}}</ref> The band shared five singles which were eventually compiled into an EP titled ''Singles Collection'' on April 26, 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last=Redrup |first=Zach |date=March 12, 2019 |title=News: Spiritbox detail EP of 2018/2019 singles! |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-spiritbox-detail-ep-of-2018-2019-singles/ |url-status=live |language=en-GB |work=Dead Press! |location=UK |archive-url=https://archive.today/p32Zx |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Spiritbox debut new song and music video |url=https://lambgoat.com/bits/14066/SPIRITBOX-Debut-New-Song-and-Video |url-status=live |work=Lambgoat |date=December 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/o9RMt |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref> followed by the non-album singles "Rule of Nines" and "Blessed Be" in 2019 and 2020. Loerke would depart from Spiritbox in 2020,<ref name="HardForce"/> and was subsequently replaced by ]-based drummer Zev Rose. The band members met Rose only two days before the band began touring with him.<ref name="WOS-Brown2021">{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Paul |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Courtney LaPlante Clarifies Drummer Zev Rose's Position within Spiritbox |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/09/16/courtney-laplante-clarifies-drummer-zev-roses-position-within-spiritbox/ |url-status=live |language=en-US |work=Wall Of Sound |archive-url=https://archive.today/ZAgt4 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |access-date=September 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Derdeyn2021"/>

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2021 studio album by Spiritbox
Eternal Blue
Studio album by Spiritbox
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
RecordedFebruary 2021
StudioJoshua Tree, California
Genre
Label
ProducerDan Braunstein
Spiritbox chronology
Singles Collection
(2019)
Eternal Blue
(2021)

Eternal Blue is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox. It was released on September 17, 2021, through Pale Chord Records in partnership with Rise Records. Produced by Dan Braunstein, work began on the album in October 2020 in Joshua Tree, California, and was finished by February 2021. The album proved an immediate chart success for the band, recording entries in seven countries. In advance of the record's release, five songs became singles: "Holy Roller", "Constance", "Circle With Me", "Secret Garden", and "Hurt You".

Background

Before co-founding Spiritbox, singer Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer were both in Iwrestledabearonce. In late 2015, they decided to quit the band. LaPlante and Stringer had each replaced a previous member of Iwrestledabearonce, and were never comfortable with that status in the band; the two also desired to pursue a new personal and creative direction. On October 9, 2017, the duo announced the launch of their new project named Spiritbox.

As Spiritbox, the couple released a seven-song self-titled debut extended play on October 27, 2017, preceded by the single "The Beauty of Suffering". Former Iwrestledabearonce bandmate Mikey Montgomery served as the band's first drummer to record the EP. The band was later joined by Bill Crook of the pop-punk band Living with Lions as bassist, and Shreddy Krueger drummer Ryan Loerke became the band's first permanent drummer. The band shared five singles which were eventually compiled into an EP titled Singles Collection on April 26, 2019, followed by the non-album singles "Rule of Nines" and "Blessed Be" in 2019 and 2020. Loerke would depart from Spiritbox in 2020, and was subsequently replaced by Philadelphia-based drummer Zev Rose. The band members met Rose only two days before the band began touring with him.

Composition

Spiritbox employed several heavy metal-based musical styles on Eternal Blue. Critics have identified the style on the album as metalcore, post-metal, and djent. They have also been labelled as "post-metalcore". Near the release of the record, LaPlante herself defined the musical genre of Spiritbox as metalcore. The band's use of the digital synthesizer provided a unique sonic aspect to the album, and LaPlante makes use of both screaming and singing throughout the record.

Recording and release

Spiritbox first found critical and commercial success with the release of the single "Holy Roller" in July 2020. It debuted at No. 25 on Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs. The song's original version spent seven weeks as No. 1 on Sirius XM Liquid Metal's Devil's Dozen, and was deemed the best song of 2020 by the station's listeners. In September 2020, Spiritbox announced that they had signed with Rise Records, as part of the label's partnership with Pale Chord Records. The band subsequently released a remix of "Holy Roller" in October, which featured Ryo Kinoshita of Crystal Lake. The "Holy Roller" remix version spent five weeks as No. 2 on Sirius XM Liquid Metal's Devil's Dozen.

The songwriting for the band's debut album was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic; eventually, the band reconvened in Joshua Tree, California, to continue working in "their own bubble" over a five-month period. The band set a deadline of April 2021 to finish work on the album so it could be released by the end of 2021. In December 2020, Spiritbox debuted "Constance"; that same month, a Kerrang! reader's poll voted Spiritbox as "Best New Band".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sun Killer"3:47
2."Hurt You"3:46
3."Yellowjacket" (featuring Sam Carter)3:18
4."The Summit"3:57
5."Secret Garden"3:39
6."Silk in the Strings"2:57
7."Holy Roller"2:53
8."Eternal Blue"3:59
9."We Live in a Strange World"2:48
10."Halcyon"3:40
11."Circle With Me"3:53
12."Constance"4:30

Personnel

Spiritbox

  • Courtney LaPlante – vocals
  • Mike Stringer – guitar
  • Bill Crook – bass
  • Zev Rose – drums

References

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  16. The following critics called Eternal Blue post-metalcore:
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  22. "Spiritbox Release Video For Remix Of 'Holy Roller' Feat. Ryo Kinoshita Of Crystal Lake". October 5, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  23. "Spiritbox Dedicate Emotional 'Constance' Video to Late Grandmother + Elders With Dementia". December 4, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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