Pandabear 414 Posted October 12, 2011 Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.Early in their career, the band was known for fast, hard music based in heavily distorted guitars, prominent lead guitar lines, and frequent changes in complex time signatures. This style is exemplified on their second album, The Illusion of Safety (2002) and their third album The Artist in the Ambulance (2003). Their fourth album Vheissu (2005) made significant changes by incorporating electronic beats, keyboards, and more experimental and nuanced songwriting. Their fifth effort was a double album entitled The Alchemy Index (2007/2008), released as two sets of two CDs that together make a 4-part, 24-song cycle. Each of the four 6-song EPs of the Alchemy Index features significantly different styles, based on different aspects of the band's musical aesthetic which reflect the elemental themes of fire, water, air and earth, both lyrically and musically. The band's sixth album, entitled Beggars, was released on August 11, 2009, and their seventh, Major/Minor on September 20th, 2011. The most recent albums feature a refined combination of the band's different experiments and explorations. Each album released by Thrice has had a portion of its sales proceeds donated to a new charitable organization. 9pyA_lSJXK4 wCmSTfHotJs Got into these guys back when Artist In the Ambulance came out. I always loved their sound and it's been interesting to see how much they have progressed and changed while still remaining awesome. Compare Stare at The Sun with In Exile for example. They definitely started to progress into their more current indie sound on the Air and Earth Alchemy Index release and continued with it into Beggars. Their new album is great too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaye 296 Posted October 12, 2011 Loved them years ago. Still need to check out their newest... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sai 868 Posted October 13, 2011 Yeah I remember having a song of theirs on my iPod once, and I remember liking it so yeah...might check out some other stuff by them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandabear 414 Posted November 8, 2011 Saw them play for the first time at a sold out show at Irving Plaza. They totally rocked. The crowd was pretty chill and cool during their performances of their new material but then hell broke loose whenever they played their harder and faster songs. The band actually played songs from all of their 7 albums which I thought was great since bands with several albums usually omit a good portion of their songs from live performances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yasupon 18 Posted November 10, 2011 I also love Thrice. I haven't listened to them in a while but my favorite song from them is Red Sky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted November 22, 2011 going on hiatus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandabear 414 Posted November 22, 2011 going on hiatus Just found out too. Not surprising since they haven't taken a break since they formed. I don't really mind when band's go on hiatus though. As long as its not years, or leads to a breakup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furik 832 Posted November 23, 2011 I kind of knew this was going to happen considering 'Beggars' and 'Major/Minor' weren't up to everyones expectations. They should've stuck with the Vheissu sound, tbqh. Let's hope Dustin releases another solo album! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaye 296 Posted November 23, 2011 Loved Vheissu... They were at their best then... Wish I could have seen them once before their hiatus though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
