The current lineup consistst of: Dustin Bates (lead vocals, keyboards, piano, synths and guitars), Ron DeChant (bass, keyboards and backing vocals), Brock Richards (guitars and backing vocals) and Adam Gilbert (drums and percussion).
They released their debut studio album, Transmissions, in 2014 with the label Razor & Tie, followed by a second studio album, Vessels, in 2017. After signing with Fearless Records in 2018, they released their third studio album, Divisions, in 2019, and their fourth studio album, HORIZONS, in 2020. As of 2024 the band is promoting a fifth, still unnamed, studio album.
History
Starset was founded in 2013 in Columbus, Ohio, by Dustin Bates, who was already lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of Downplay; Bates later involved also former Downplay bass and keyboardist Ron DeChant, Brock Richards and Adam Gilbert. The space-like concept of the band was inspired by Bates' interest in astronomy, which was fueled while acquiring his master in electrical engineering at Ohio University and his research work for the US Air Force.
They released their first single, My Demons on October 24, 2013 with the label Razor & Tie. The song peaked at number 5 on Billboard US mainstream rock songs chart in 2014 and it spent 41 weeks on that chart, more than any other song in that year, gaining a huge success on streaming services such as YouTube, where the official music video received 285.4 billion views between September 2014 and November 2016. On July 8, 2014 the band released the debut album Transmissions, which debuted at number 49 on Billboard 200 charts. In order to promote the album two more singles were released: Carnivore, on October 29, 2014, and Halo, on May 4, 2015. Two songs on the album, Down with the Fallen and Dark on Me were previously recorded and released by Downplay.
Members
Dustin Bates ā lead vocals, keyboards, piano, synths, guitars (2013āpresent)Ron DeChant ā bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2013āpresent)Brock Richards ā guitars, backing vocals (2013āpresent)Adam Gilbert ā drums (2013āpresent)
Discography
Studio albums
Transmissions (2014)Vessels (2017)Divisions (2019)HORIZONS (2020)
External links
English Wikipedia
EVERGLOW
Starset Lyrics
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Till you're all I know
Then you fade away
Into nothing
Weighed down by dark matter inside
You leave me frozen
You leave me froze in time
In your
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Falling through a landslide
Feeling like the first time I felt you
Caught inside the field lines
That pull me to the land mines inside you
Black hole eyes won't gaze now
Drawn in just the same
You leave me frozen
You leave me frozen inside
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Come
I'll show every ghost in me
Take my pain into you...
The opening lines of Starset's song "Everglow" speak of the ebb and flow of a relationship. The waves of the other person come crashing in, becoming all-encompassing until they fade away into nothing. The singer is left weighed down by the dark matter inside, feeling frozen in time. However, despite the pain and struggle, there is a sense of awe and beauty in the other person, seen when they open their shadows, revealing the worlds and beauty that they don't show to others.
The next verse paints a picture of being caught in a landslide and feeling the pull of the other person's "land mines." Despite the danger, the singer is still drawn to the other person's "black hole eyes," which have now lost their gaze. As before, the singer is left feeling frozen, yet there is still beauty to be found in the other person's "everglow," even if they will never know it.
Overall, the song is about the complexities of a relationship, the struggles and beauty that can come with it, and the pain of not being able to fully express one's feelings to the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
You come in waves
Your presence is felt strongly and intensely, like waves crashing onto the shore.
Till you're all I know
You become the only thing that I can think about or focus on.
Then you fade away
You disappear suddenly and without warning.
Into nothing
You become nonexistent and disappear completely.
Weighed down by dark matter inside
You are burdened and held back by negative emotions and feelings inside you.
You leave me frozen
You leave me feeling numb and unable to move.
You leave me froze in time
You leave me stuck and unable to progress or move forward in life.
In your Everglow
In your eternal and unchanging radiance.
You'll never know
You will never understand or comprehend the impact you have on me.
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
The hidden beauty and positivity that I see in you when you let your guard down.
They'll never know
Others will never be able to understand or see the things that I see in you.
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
The secret and hidden aspects of your personality and emotions that you never reveal to others.
Falling through a landslide
Feeling lost and out of control, like falling down a steep slope.
Feeling like the first time I felt you
The intensity and impact of my emotions for you feel just as strong as they did when we first met.
Caught inside the field lines
Trapped and unable to escape from the powerful pull of your negative energy and emotions.
That pull me to the land mines inside you
The dangerous and explosive emotions and feelings that you keep hidden inside of you.
Black hole eyes won't gaze now
Your cold and empty demeanor makes it difficult for me to connect with you emotionally.
Drawn in just the same
Despite this, my emotions continue to be drawn to you and I find it difficult to move on.
Come
I want to connect with you on a deeper level and offer you my support.
I'll show every ghost in me
I will reveal all of my hidden fears and insecurities to you.
Take my pain into you...
I want you to help me bear my burdens and share my grief with you.
Lyrics Ā© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Dustin Paul Bates, Joseph Robert Rickard, Rob Graves
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@urboy412
It began with The Order.
He ordered himself to find you.
He traveled near and far.
As high as a Satellite.
Searching, and hoping,
To catch your Frequency.
He'd do anything to find you.
He would even Die For You.
He felt like he traveled in circles.
He felt like he was going to Ricochet.
In his dream's,
He saw your Starlight glowing.
He hopes to find you.
Even going Into the Unknown.
He felt himself getting closer and closer.
Feeling compressed by the Gravity of You.
He sometimes felt like giving up.
Like he wanted to fall Back to the Earth.
But when push comes to shove,
He would rather be the Last to Fall.
He feels a barrier between you and himself.
He desperately tries to start Bringing it Down.
He felt himself going mad.
As if it was his Unbecoming.
This journey slowly driving him to insanity.
He felt like he was the real Monster.
He wished he didn't have to travel this long.
He wishes he was Telepathic.
But all hope is not lost.
For he see's your Everglow.
You give him hope.
You give him energy.
He will fly through the universe,
Into the outer space.
He will find you.
If your near or far,
Where ever you are.
@LazyBones-m1o
You come in waves
Till you're all I know
Then you fade away
Into nothing
Weighed down by dark matter inside
You leave me frozen
You leave me froze in time
In your
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Falling through a landslide
Feeling like the first time I felt you
Caught inside the field lines
That pull me to the land mines inside you
Black hole eyes won't gaze now
Drawn in just the same
You leave me frozen
You leave me frozen inside
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Everglow
You'll never know
The beauty I see when you open your shadows
Everglow
They'll never know
The worlds that I see in the darkness you don't show
Come
I'll show every ghost in me
Take my pain into you...
@Dartz931
I thinkĀ this will be that special track on the album everyone overlooks then eventually realizes how amazing it is.
@Stynkrat
Point of No Return was Transmission's special overlooked track.
@russelgannard7258
Exactly what happened with me
@BPPDan
I legit made a comment how it grew on me a few weeks ago this is spot on
@MyoticTesseract
I always pay attention to the closers. More people should pay attention to the closers, they're often some of the best
@majidburki9355
So true in my case
@Peter_Quinn
Everyone's talking about the scream at 4:07, meanwhile I'm here just gawking at the amount of tragedy that builds up to it from 3:10 onwards. The way those drums suddenly stop and the piano enters makes it sound so lonely. Perfection.
@doge3516
Yeah It sounds Lonely
@CarassiusAu
Yep. I listened to this at 2am and it really hits differently
@klxzz
Yesssss. And towards the end, before the small instrumental outro... everything just.... implodes in on itself into disintegration and everything just... stops.