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Thrice — The Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4: Air & Earth

Finally, a former screamo band that have grown out of the whole distortion and yelling phase and moved into a more lyrical and textured soundscape. Thrice showcased their instrumental and songwriting maturity on the first two parts of The Alchemy Index, Fire & Water. Air & Earth are the final two parts in the four-EP series. Air's...
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The Alchemy Index Vols. 3 & 4: Air & Earth

Thrice — The Alchemy Index Volumes I & II: Fire And Water

Thrice have been trying to sever all ties to the screamo genre since 2003's The Artist In The Ambulance, and, after 2005's Vheissu, there weren't many similarities between them and the scene they helped populate. The first half of their ambitious double-album sees them wholeheartedly embracing their experimental tendencies. Fire And Water could...
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The Alchemy Index Volumes I & II: Fire And Water

It's Out With The Old, In With The New At Taste Of Chaos

Screamo fans had a great way to kick off the long weekend last Thursday when the second annual Taste Of Chaos tour made its way to Arrow Hall for one of the last dates on the trek. Though co-headliners Thursday announced earlier in the week that they were not going to perform, the venue was still packed with sweaty teenagers whose T-shirts gave...
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I Read The News Today... For July 20, 2011

Austra's Katie Stelmanis will appear on Trans Love Energies, the first album in seven years from U.K. psych rockers Death In Vegas. It comes out Sept. 12, and Stelmanis sings on two tracks. Moby's announced a North American tour that'll take place this fall to support his recently released Destroyed album. Go see him... y'know... if you still like...
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I Read The News Today... For July 4, 2011

Herohill has put together a special Canada Day Gordon Lightfoot tribute album. Turning Back The Pages Of My Sweet Shattered Dreams features artists like Adam & The Amethysts, Olenka Krakus of Olenka And The Autumn Lovers, The Schomberg Fair and Cursed Arrows covering Lightfoot's songs. It's available for free download here. Seriously, now,...
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I Read The News Today... For June 3, 2011

Thrice are returning with a new record dubbed Major/Minor on Sept. 20. It's described as "entirely different" than their last album, which is a relief because if a band literally released the same record over and over again, that'd be kind of, you know, awkward. Angry at mom and dad? Got a lot of xxxaggro bullshitxxx to take out on people you'll...
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I Read The News Today... For April 21, 2011

Big Music Fest 2011 has been cancelled in both Owen Sound, Ont. and Belleville, Ont. The Tea Party were supposed to play the Owen Sound date. Clearly dark magic is afoot? —The Owen Sound Sun Times Yesterday — 4/20 — rapper Afroman, famous for the single "Because I Got High," was sued for allegedly forgetting he was to play a show. We'd make a joke...
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Moneen, The Fullblast, Oh No Forest Fires Members Playing Jimmy Eat World Songs

If we had an emo alert of some kind, it'd be going off right now. It it had a sound effect, it'd probably be like the red alert from Star Trek: Basically, this news is pretty heavy on the emo. We're actually wondering if anything could be more emo than this. War Child's just announced a special covers benefit concert in which bands will...
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Thrice Show Stirs Up Carnal Passions In Fans

When's the last time you saw a couple make out at a concert? Not just sucking face like Guns N' Roses fans but full-on grinding, to the point where it becomes a scene? For some Toronto-based Thrice fans, there's a good chance the answer was Tuesday (June 15). But as awesome as it was to watch the awkward car wreck of a couple, the band...
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Thrice — Beggars

Thrice have never been afraid to transcend expectations. What started as an aggressive punk outfit over 10 years ago has matured into a band that create beautiful, layered songs. They've managed to evolve into something bigger than their 2001 Identity Crisis debut album ever could have predicted. Beggars comes across as possibly Thrice's...
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Thrice — "In Exile"

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Thrice's clip for Beggars' "In Exile" is a black-and-white affair that features the band live and back stage, juxtaposed with shots of industrial America. The video was directed by Josh Stern. Thrice premiered this clip on their MySpace page on Thursday (Nov. 26) as an American Thanksgiving gift to their fans. Beggars is out now.
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Alexisonfire On Guitar Hero Track Pack

St. Catharines, Ont. natives Alexisonfire are featured on a Guitar Hero World Tour track pack, scheduled for release July 23. The Track Pack includes "Young Cardinals," the single from the band's fourth studio album, Old Crows/Young Cardinals, and one song each from Thrice and Senses Fail. Both bands are Alexisonfire's labelmates south...
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Thrice Announce Album Details

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Thrice have finished tracking Beggars, their upcoming sixth studio album, which will be released through Vagrant in October. The album still needs to be mixed and mastered and is a self-produced effort. "I think we are at most times deluded in thinking that we are totally responsible for our circumstances, but in the end almost...
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Emo Frontmen Do Solo Acoustic Tour

The frontmen of Thrice, The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day and Bayside will be going it alone as part of a solo acoustic tour in January. The Where's The Band? tour will see Thrice's Dustin Kensrue, The Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor, Saves The Day's Chris Conley and Bayside's Anthony Raneri performing solo acoustic sets – and maybe even collaborating on...
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Thrice, Say Anything And Attack In Black To Tour Canada

Irvine, California post-hardcore band Thrice, Los Angeles punks Say Anything and Welland, Ont. rockers Attack In Black will cross Canada on an eight-date tour next month. All three groups released widely acclaimed records last year. If any of them catch your fancy, you can see them here: Feb. 7 Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre Feb. 9...
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Thrice: Understanding The Elements

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Thrice may be best known as forerunners of the post-hardcore genre, but if 2005's Vheissu didn't do the trick, their ambitious new album project, The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II: Fire And Water, will undoubtedly turn more than just the heads of angry screamo kids. The record is the first half of a series of four EPs based around the elements...
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Thrice Go Through Fire And Water On New Album

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Thrice are readying the release of what's not only their most ambitious album to date, but also arguably one of the most ambitious albums of the year. The band recently completed work on The Alchemy Index Volume I & II: Fire And Water, which includes two of four EPs based on the elements of nature — fire, water, earth and air. The first half...
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Dustin Kensrue Releases Solo Album While Working On Thrice Opus

Despite being hip deep into recording Thrice's ambitious four-disc follow-up to 2005's Vheissu and adjusting to the birth of his first child in December, frontman Dustin Kensrue will release his debut solo album on Jan. 23. Please Come Home is a stripped-down, mostly acoustic departure from the much harder sound of Thrice, and might be a sign...
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Next Thrice Album May Feature Four Discs

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Screamo band Thrice are hard at work on the follow-up to 2005's Vheissu, which could possibly alienate more fans than the group's recent mellowing. "There's going to be four discs, and they will each be themed differently," singer Dustin Kensrue told MTV News. "It will be a large body of music — maybe around 25 songs or so....
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