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You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present, and Tsunami Sea is the undeniable proof. The Vancouver juggernaut’s second full-length outing not only eclipses the already massive shadow cast by Eternal Blue, but does so with an effortless, unshakable confidence that turns expectation into obliteration.Since detonating into the global spotlight with “Holy Roller” back in 2020, Spiritbox have existed in that rarefied air where genre constraints feel more like gentle suggestions. But while Eternal Blue was a polished and often stunning debut, its stylistic sprawl sometimes felt like a band still deciding what shape they wanted to take. Tsunami Sea answers that question emphatically: all of them, at once, and better than anyone else.From the opening churn of “Fata Morgana”, you’re thrown headfirst into the maelstrom. Thundering riffs and acerbic screams crash like rogue waves, while Courtney LaPlante’s unmistakable melodic finesse provides rare pockets of calm amid the chaos. It’s an opening statement that feels like being caught in a riptide – dangerous, exhilarating, and impossible to escape.And it only gets better. “Black Rainbow” drags the band’s early djent leanings into sharper focus, layering warped electronics and ghostly vocal distortions over its mechanical groove. Then there’s the slick one-two of “Perfect Soul” and “Keep Sweet”, a pairing that delivers the sort of soaring, emotive metalcore that only Spiritbox can pull off without sounding tired.But just when you think you’ve got Tsunami Sea pegged, “Soft Spine” arrives to rip

Sea. Tsunami Sea finds them unleashing some of their heaviest music while blending in atmospheric tracks like "Deep End" and the drum ‘n bass-inflected "Crystal Roses." The music feels apropos for a band that has overcome adversity, including the recent death of a former band member and their bassist losing his home in the L.A. wildfires.Formed by singer Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Michael Stringer in 2015 after they left the band Iwrestledabearonce, Spiritbox released two independent EPs before making their big splash in 2021. Their full-length debut album, Eternal Blue hit No. 13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and generated significant buzz. Despite a series of touring setbacks due to the pandemic, Spiritbox began converting the masses with their heavy, high energy shows in late 2021. Two more EPs followed: the industrial-laced Rotoscope and the more melodic, twice GRAMMY-nominated The Fear Of Fear.This is set to be a big year for Spiritbox. The group will embark on a nearly six-week North American tour in April, followed by European festival dates and three shows supporting Linkin Park including one at Wembley Stadium. Ahead of their album release, LaPlante spoke with GRAMMY.com about the band’s recent upheavals, the rising power of women in metal, and a funny case of mistaken identity.This interview has been edited for brevity.Women rule pop music, but here are so many women in rock and metal doing cool things. I don't feel like the mainstream media gives them as much love. Do you wonder why that is?Yeah. There's not a lot of women that get to something other than niche success if they don't have a more traditionally pleasant voice. There isn't really an equivalent, like, Tom Waits in the women's world — someone [whose] singing is more about the character and storytelling, versus technical or pleasing proficiency. I wonder if hearing a male or female voice singing over the same passage of music, someone might interpret the heaviness factor differently. It's obviously an experiment that I will never conduct, but I always wonder, Is my male counterpart considered more metal than me if we are doing similar stuff?Learn more: 5 Women Essential To Punk: Exene Cervenka, Poly Styrene, Alice Bag, Kathleen Hanna & The Linda LindasYou've previously discussed how there are a lot of women in metal now, but there could be more.After a certain point, [women and girls] don't really care to get into a

The floor out from under you. It’s as venomous as Spiritbox have ever sounded, with Courtney snarling “You all deserve each other!” over a grinding, bile-soaked riff that could level small buildings. It’s here – and in later curveballs like “No Loss, No Love”, with its glitching electronics and spoken word passages – that Spiritbox‘s hunger to experiment pays off most.Where Eternal Blue sometimes hesitated, Tsunami Sea lunges forward without blinking. There’s a wild, cohesive energy running through these 11 tracks that suggests a band finally unshackled from their own hype. They’re playing their game now, fusing atmospheric balladry (“A Haven with Two Faces”), arena-ready anthems (“Ride the Wave”), and even liquid drum & bass (“Crystal Roses”) into one continuous, oceanic swell.Lyrically, too, Tsunami Sea digs deep. Water metaphors flood the record – waves crashing, tides pulling, depths dragging you under – all mirroring Courtney’s introspections on depression, anxiety, and the currents that drag us where we don’t want to go. But despite its often bleak themes, there’s catharsis in every crashing chorus and whispered bridge.By the time “Deep End” gently closes the album, you’re left drenched, breathless, and absolutely certain of one thing: Spiritbox aren’t just the standout band of modern metalcore anymore. They’re the standard.Where they go from here is anyone’s guess – but after Tsunami Sea, the only limit is how far they’re willing to push themselves. And if this record is anything to go by, there are no limits left.Tracklist:“Fata Morgana”“Black Rainbow”“Perfect Soul”“Keep Sweet”“Soft Spine”“Tsunami Sea”“A

DSP, who are one of the best spots for high quality and unique metal plugins on the internet. We’ve covered it before, in our list of the top plugins for metal guitar specifically, but we think it deserves another mention. If Plini isn’t your thing or you’re not into shred and technically guitar but instead want to go all out with some classic modern metal, this is the one for you. Whilst emulating Joe Duplantier pretty well – it would, given the average quality of Neural DSP products – it’s actually a great all round plugin for crisp modern metal and can be applicable to a range of projects and influences beyond what you might expect. The rest of the archetype series also features artists such as John Petrucci of Dream Theatre and Tom Morello of RATM. However, we’ve chosen to cover this one again for it’s global modern metal appeal, but also the creativity of the effects which have the potential to go far beyond just Gojira-inspired metal.The Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira ContainsMidi programmable pitch shifter and polyphonic octave shifterOverdrive, distortion, phaser, and chorus pedalClean, rust (crunch amp) and hot (hi gain amp) designed with joe duplantier himself EQ, cabsim and IR loaderLink/unlink allows you to exchange amp heads and cabsTape sat delay and dark reverbTranspose and doublerTuner and metronome Ability to run as a standalone plugin System requirements: 64-bit VST2 / VST3 / AU / AAX / Standalone. Latest OS Compatibility for Windows & Mac, including Native Apple Silicon.Find it HERE. Best Artist Plugins For Heavy Music Guitarist Edition: Spiritbox Signature Spiritbox is one of the artists whose sound encapsulates some of the most crucial trends in modern metal – clean, cutting sounds, efficient and tight production, and groovy, heavy djent inspired riffs that pull everything tightly together. Mike Stringer has teamed up with MixWave for this plugin and we’re glad he did. Influenced in part by electronic sounds which he blends carefully with his djent influences, you don’t have to be a fan of Stringer himself to benefit from the versatility of this signature plugin as it

Louder Than Life 2025, America's loudest rock and metal festival roars back into Louisville, Sept. 18-21 with the largest lineup in the history of the event producer Danny Wimmer Presents.Featuring more than 160 bands spread across four days and on six stages, Louder Than Life headliners include slash gods Slayer, Rob Zombie in a global exclusive performance of Astro-Creep: 2000 plus Marilyn Manson on Thursday. Friday's top billing goes to Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token and Breaking Benjamin. Deftones, Bad Omens and A Perfect Circle headline on Saturday and on Sunday its Bring Me The Horizon, $uicideboy$, and Evanescence.Held at The Highlands Festival Grounds in Louisville, 937 Phillips Lane, the four-day heavy metal festival will also feature performances from Louisville's Knocked Loose, Three Days Grace, Lamb of God, Mudvayne, I Prevail, Spiritbox, All Time Low, Dream Theater, Stone Temple Pilots, Motionless in White, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, DOWN, Lorna Shore, Bruce Dickinson, and many more.“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honoring the legends who paved the way. Bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter To Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker, and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing— they’re defining the next generation of headliners,” Danny Wimmer of Danny Wimmer Presents said in a news release. “At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving. This is where the past, present, and future of heavy music collide.”Now in its 11th year, Louder Than Life attracts fans from all 50 states and across the globe. More than 190,000 people were expected to attend Louder Than Life in 2024. The festival should rack up similar numbers this year thanks to its heavy weight headliners, and those bands are only part of the story.Rob Zombie performs on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee.Louder Than Life and DWP’s Louisville companion festival, Bourbon & Beyond, which takes place the previous weekend, generated over $33

YouTubeWatch On Harper - Thorn In My SideIt's been three years since Harper first burst onto the scene, but the metal wunderkind is picking up some serious steam on latest single Thorn In My Side. Explosive metalcore in the vein of Spiritbox, Harper might wear her influences on her sleeves but does so with a level of passion and zeal that makes it undeniably exciting. Considering she made Download history last year as the youngest performer to grace its stage, we can't wait to see what happens next.Harper - Thorn In My Side (Official Music Video) - YouTubeWatch On Disturbed - I Will Not BreakGiven they kicked off 2025 celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Sickness, perhaps it isn't too surprising that Disturbed are going old school on latest single I Will Not Break. From the pulsing thumps that lead into the track to Draiman's inimitable "Ah-Ah" vocalisations, the track certainly feels like something that could've come from their debut, but delivered with a confidence and sleekness that is in keeping with just how far the band have come in the quarter-century since its release.Disturbed - I Will Not Break [Official Audio] - YouTubeWatch On House Of Protection - AfterlifeWith their debut EP Galore last summer, House Of Protection made some serious waves with their genre-straddling brand of alt. metal/nu/hip-hop mash-up. New single Afterlife shows they're only just getting started. Taken from their upcoming EP Outrun You All, due May 23, it's a tar-paced thumper that has surprisingly melodic vocals drifting atop a sea of fuzzy, electronica-enhanced low-end. Whether you catch them with Poppy when they tour the US in April, or otherwise see them this summer at Download Festival, make sure you don't miss this lot.Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers,