Thrice is an American rock band that formed in Irvine, California in 1998. … Read Full Bio ↴Thrice is an American rock band that formed in Irvine, California in 1998. The lineup consists of Dustin Kensrue (vocals and guitar), Teppei Teranishi (guitar, keys), Eddie Breckenridge (bass), and Riley Breckenridge (drums).
In 2000, Thrice signed with Sub City Records and released two LP's. The first, Identity Crisis (2000), only received 1.5 stars in the AMG review and little buzz. The second, The Illusion of Safety (2002), was widely acclaimed and received attention from major record labels. Even though Thrice's music has always included metal influences, The Illusion of Safety contained a heavier metalcore sound. The album was recorded in Beltsville, Maryland and the track The Beltsville Crucible reflects this.
In 2003 Thrice signed up with Island Records and released The Artist in the Ambulance, which featured more metal oriented songs while keeping true to their hardcore influences. In 2005 a DVD outlining their entire career to date was released under the title If We Could Only See Us Now. It included a CD with live tracks from the Apple Store and various b-sides.
Thrice released their fourth full-length album, Vheissu, on October 18, 2005. The album was characterized by many critics as being experimentally different, using non-traditional Thrice elements in the process. From keyboard melodies ("For Miles") to Japanese music-box undertones ("Music Box") to chain gang chant choruses ("The Earth Will Shake"), Vheissu introduced a new sound to the band's post-hardcore roots. UK producer Steve Osborne, whose past credits include many Brit-pop hits, was sought by Thrice to gain a new perspective on the songwriting process, enabling the band to expand their musical influences and produce a different album. The album garnered widespread critical acclaim and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.
The band releasedRed Sky, an EP comprised of various b-sides as well as live recordings, shortly after Vheissu.
Thrice released the first and second volume of The Alchemy Index, a highly experimental project based on the four traditional elements (fire, water, earth, and air), on October 16th 2007. Over the summer Thrice parted ways with Island records and signed with Vagrant. The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II - Fire & Water was released on October 16, 2007, and sold 28,000 copies in its first week. The album consists of the first two volumes, Fire and Water, and features 12 songs, 6 on each disk. The third and fourth volumes, Air & Earth were released on April 15, 2008.
The "Fire" disc features the heavier post-hardcore sound traditional Thrice fans will quickly embrace, harking back to their pre-Vheissu albums. The "Water" disc, however, is comprised of ambient songs similar to those found in Vheissu, Thrice's previous album release. The "Air" disc brings a whole new element of electronic elements and delayed guitar riffs to Thrice's sound. In "Earth", much like Dustin Kensrue's solo album, "Please Come Home", Thrice introduces an indie-folk sound combining intricate piano and acoustic guitar.
Thrice's sixth studio album Beggars was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11 with a physical release containing bonus material pencilled in for September 15. These dates deviate from the original proposed release date of October 13 because of a leak via Vagrant Records web player, which has meant the artwork for the album has also changed. The first single to be taken from the album is All the World Is Mad and was first made available through Guitar Hero: World Tour on July 23.
Dustin Kensrue has described the album as being "more visceral and more raw - both in the songwriting and in the overall sound. It moves with a different energy than any of our past records. It was born out of us playing together in a room, almost as a backlash to the giant headgame that was The Alchemy Index" and has been well received critically.
The seventh studio album Major/Minor came out on September 20, 2011 through Vagrant Records. Yellow Belly, Promises and a few other songs were made available for the listeners to stream online before the release date. The album received extremely positive reviews from many online websites. Alex Djaferis of Absolutepunk.net gave Major/Minor a rating of 95%. Tracks like Promises and Listen Through Me reflected a natural progression from the sound Thrice created in Beggars, which was widely appreciated by the early listeners.
Thrice decided to take a break from being a full time band on November 21, 2011. In late spring/early summer Thrice announced the 'Farewell' tour for the spring/summer of 2012 , which would be the bands final tour before going into an indefinite hiatus.
In early 2015 it was announced that the band intends to release new music and tour again. Announcements were done via the bands website http://www.thrice.net/ and social media outlets with an accompanying picture with "Thrice 2015" text.
In 2000, Thrice signed with Sub City Records and released two LP's. The first, Identity Crisis (2000), only received 1.5 stars in the AMG review and little buzz. The second, The Illusion of Safety (2002), was widely acclaimed and received attention from major record labels. Even though Thrice's music has always included metal influences, The Illusion of Safety contained a heavier metalcore sound. The album was recorded in Beltsville, Maryland and the track The Beltsville Crucible reflects this.
In 2003 Thrice signed up with Island Records and released The Artist in the Ambulance, which featured more metal oriented songs while keeping true to their hardcore influences. In 2005 a DVD outlining their entire career to date was released under the title If We Could Only See Us Now. It included a CD with live tracks from the Apple Store and various b-sides.
Thrice released their fourth full-length album, Vheissu, on October 18, 2005. The album was characterized by many critics as being experimentally different, using non-traditional Thrice elements in the process. From keyboard melodies ("For Miles") to Japanese music-box undertones ("Music Box") to chain gang chant choruses ("The Earth Will Shake"), Vheissu introduced a new sound to the band's post-hardcore roots. UK producer Steve Osborne, whose past credits include many Brit-pop hits, was sought by Thrice to gain a new perspective on the songwriting process, enabling the band to expand their musical influences and produce a different album. The album garnered widespread critical acclaim and peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.
The band releasedRed Sky, an EP comprised of various b-sides as well as live recordings, shortly after Vheissu.
Thrice released the first and second volume of The Alchemy Index, a highly experimental project based on the four traditional elements (fire, water, earth, and air), on October 16th 2007. Over the summer Thrice parted ways with Island records and signed with Vagrant. The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II - Fire & Water was released on October 16, 2007, and sold 28,000 copies in its first week. The album consists of the first two volumes, Fire and Water, and features 12 songs, 6 on each disk. The third and fourth volumes, Air & Earth were released on April 15, 2008.
The "Fire" disc features the heavier post-hardcore sound traditional Thrice fans will quickly embrace, harking back to their pre-Vheissu albums. The "Water" disc, however, is comprised of ambient songs similar to those found in Vheissu, Thrice's previous album release. The "Air" disc brings a whole new element of electronic elements and delayed guitar riffs to Thrice's sound. In "Earth", much like Dustin Kensrue's solo album, "Please Come Home", Thrice introduces an indie-folk sound combining intricate piano and acoustic guitar.
Thrice's sixth studio album Beggars was released digitally through Vagrant Records in the UK on August 9, 2009 and in the US on August 11 with a physical release containing bonus material pencilled in for September 15. These dates deviate from the original proposed release date of October 13 because of a leak via Vagrant Records web player, which has meant the artwork for the album has also changed. The first single to be taken from the album is All the World Is Mad and was first made available through Guitar Hero: World Tour on July 23.
Dustin Kensrue has described the album as being "more visceral and more raw - both in the songwriting and in the overall sound. It moves with a different energy than any of our past records. It was born out of us playing together in a room, almost as a backlash to the giant headgame that was The Alchemy Index" and has been well received critically.
The seventh studio album Major/Minor came out on September 20, 2011 through Vagrant Records. Yellow Belly, Promises and a few other songs were made available for the listeners to stream online before the release date. The album received extremely positive reviews from many online websites. Alex Djaferis of Absolutepunk.net gave Major/Minor a rating of 95%. Tracks like Promises and Listen Through Me reflected a natural progression from the sound Thrice created in Beggars, which was widely appreciated by the early listeners.
Thrice decided to take a break from being a full time band on November 21, 2011. In late spring/early summer Thrice announced the 'Farewell' tour for the spring/summer of 2012 , which would be the bands final tour before going into an indefinite hiatus.
In early 2015 it was announced that the band intends to release new music and tour again. Announcements were done via the bands website http://www.thrice.net/ and social media outlets with an accompanying picture with "Thrice 2015" text.
Robot Soft Exorcism
Thrice Lyrics
Looking down through armored glass
Above a field of fire and ash
And from this height it's hard to even tell
Just what it's like outside the suit
The terror and the torn-up roots
The lives you've helped to make a living hell
But there's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
Staring up across the wreck
A single figure stands erect
They shout and wave, so tiny and absurd
And moved by curiosity
You crack and lift the canopy
And straining, you can just make out their words
There's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
There's a bigger game
And there's a deeper dream
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
So please come down now
Come out from where you've been
Please come down now
Come out and start again
I know you're scared
But so are we
And if you dare
You'll start to see
There's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
'Cause there's a bigger game
There's a deeper dream
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
Oh
Please come down now
Come out from where you've been
Please come down now
Come out and start again
Above a field of fire and ash
And from this height it's hard to even tell
Just what it's like outside the suit
The terror and the torn-up roots
The lives you've helped to make a living hell
But there's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Staring up across the wreck
A single figure stands erect
They shout and wave, so tiny and absurd
And moved by curiosity
You crack and lift the canopy
And straining, you can just make out their words
There's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
There's a bigger game
And there's a deeper dream
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
So please come down now
Come out from where you've been
Please come down now
Come out and start again
I know you're scared
But so are we
And if you dare
You'll start to see
There's another way
To face the unforeseen
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
'Cause there's a bigger game
There's a deeper dream
You don't have to stay
Inside of that machine
Oh
Please come down now
Come out from where you've been
Please come down now
Come out and start again
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Dustin Kensrue, Eddie Breckenridge, Riley Breckenridge, Teppei Teranishi
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JA R
Looking down through armored glass
Above a field of fire and ash
And from this height it’s hard to even tell
Just what it’s like outside the suit
The terror and the torn-up roots
The lives you’ve helped to make a living hell
But there’s another way
To face the unforeseen
You don’t have to stay
Inside of that machine
Staring up across the wreck a single figure stands erect
They shout and wave so tiny and absurd,
And moved back curiosity you crack and lift the canopy
And straining you can just make out their words,
But there’s another way
To face the unforeseen
You don’t have to stay
Inside of that machine
There’s a bigger game
And there’s a deeper dream
You don’t have to stay
Inside of that machine
So please
Come down now
Come out from
Where you’ve been
Please
Come down now
Come out and start again
I know
You’re scared
But so are we
And If
You dare
You’ll start
To see
There’s another way
To face the unforeseen
You don’t have to stay
Inside of that machine
There’s a bigger game
And there’s a deeper dream
You don’t have to stay
Inside of that machine
Ohhhhhhh
Please
Come down now
Come out from
Where you’ve been
Please
Come down now
Come out and start again…
Dracarys
I started listening to Thrice when I was 15 and now I'm in my 30s. Let's grow old together pals!
Rob The Reelist
I started when I was 15. Image of the Invisible was the first song I heard from them. I've been hooked since.
Swishas NKush
@Caitlyn now IOS was my fav
Swishas NKush
Same here, I got an unreleased Radio Session set on KUCI where they play 1/2 the songs from Identity Crisis & a few from First Impressions & a cover & b-side. I been holding onto the bootleg album since 2002 or 2003 & almost dropped it when they broke up....just waiting for the right day...someday. I leaked the live T&C version bout a decade ago on a friends channel as proof. Peep it....its dope.
WendigoPRIMED
same
Lauren Farris
Same! 💙
Edison Ewell
How the hell do these guys continue to make music that is so much more unique than their previous works, and yet you know it’s still them??? Floored. These guys are truly underrated.
Sam Ezidro
Always stayed true - never sold out. 💯🖤
Alex
it's called not settling, artistically, every one of their influences havent either.
I've been following them for almost 20 years for that exact reason too. Cheers
Riston Alaimo
@Edison Ewell I'm not pretentious for asking you to look at some NDE's. I'm telling you what I've learned. I'm not holding any keys, I'm trying to share knowledge, like a teacher in school shares knowledge. Your teachers are not intrinsically pretentious. Look up those NDE videos.