Thrice have intrigued me ever since I picked up their cd 'Vhiessu' after playing their song 'Red Sky' on myspace a few times. The lyrics are incredible, even biblical in places, and the frontman Dustin Kensrue addresses issues that a lot of us could relate to.
I've gotten back into them recently, into Vhiessu and the new songs from their upcoming Alchemy Index series of 4 Eps: Fire, Water, Earth, Air. They're releasing the first 2: Fire and Water on the 16th of October and I will be amongst the first people to purchase this in Australia if it comes out that day (it might have to wait until the following Saturday when JB has lots of stock).
The 4 Eps have a variety of sounds: Fire is a heavier ep with more metal influences (listen to Firebreather on their myspace, Water has less metal and more digital sounds (listen to Digital Sea), and the other two are supposedly more epic/stadium (Air) and folksy (Earth). Watching the Video updates you can tell that Thrice aren't your normal metal/post-hardcore/hardcore band, they don't go after the same look or sound as other bands. This is why I respect them, because they break out of the scene expectations and norms and make their own path.
So that's my recommendation for the day :)
Ben
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