The hottest new band in heavy music, Canadian metal outfit Spiritbox, have announced their long-awaited debut album, titled ‘Eternal Blue’.
“We are very anxious to release our album, it is a body of work we have been accumulating for over two years.” Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante shares. “Having the recording process put on hold for so long due to the pandemic has made me see that I can never take the experience of tracking an album for granted ever again.”
“I must say that although we never intended to wait so long to do this record, I think it did help the songs become stronger. I am so happy with every single song, I wish I could release each one as a single with a music video. They all reflect different moments and influences in our lives.”
“We have had enough time to release the exact music we would like to put out into the world, with no need to compromise. Every single note and every single syllable is the music that we have always dreamed of making and we are very proud of it.”
The announcement comes alongside the release of a brand new single, titled ‘Secret Garden’. Find the track on streaming platforms here.
Talking about the new single, Courtney adds “I think this is the most scared I’ve been to put out a song, because I realise as we continue to release music in single format, listeners can start to assume what kind of band we are, and are alarmed when we do not meet those assumptions. I want to continue to showcase the fluidity that is inherent in heavy music, and even though this is just one part of a full body of work that may not sound exactly like this song, it is a song that we love and are obsessed with. I celebrate variation. ‘Secret Garden’ is exciting to me, for this reason. I’m scared but excited, like I’m about to hit the big drop on a roller coaster, and I’m fully embracing that.”
Check out ‘Secret Garden’ here:
The new album will also feature a special guest appearance from Architects frontman, Sam Carter, on the track ‘Yellowjacket’.
The new album is set for release on September 17th, pre-orders are available now here.
‘Eternal Blue’ Tracklisting:
1. Sun Killer
2. Hurt You
3. Yellowjacket feat. Sam Carter
4. The Summit
5. Secret Garden
6. Silk In The Strings
7. Holy Roller
8. Eternal Blue
9. We Live In A Strange World
10. Halcyon
11. Circle With Me
12. Constance
The announcement comes hot on the heels of the band’s previous single released at the end of May, ‘Circle With Me’, which has already clocked up 4.3 million streams to date. Before ‘Circle With Me’ the band released two break-out, hit singles last year – the heart-breaking and otherworldly ‘Constance’ and the unrelentingly brutal ‘Holy Roller’.
The band released ‘Constance Reimagined’ this past weekend, in conjunction with The Grammy Museum COLLECTION:live #spotlightsaturdays in partnership with BMG. The band performed an incredible acoustic rendition of the song featuring a string quartet and filmed in a church. Watch the interview and the full performance here.
The band are scheduled to perform at several major festivals across Europe and the US this year, including:
Aug 28th – Reading Festival, UK
Aug 29th – Leeds Festival, UK
Sep 9th – Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Danville, VA
Sep 25th – Louder Than Life Festival, Louisville, KY
Oct 26 – 29th – Coheed & Cambria S.S. Neverender Cruise, Miami to Bahamas
Nov 11th – Welcome To Rockville Festival, Daytona Beach, FL
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