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Spiritbox

Victoria, Canada

Spiritbox is a music group from Victoria, Canada. Their discography on Gatefold includes 8 records.

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Spiritbox is an alternative metal / metalcore / progressive metal band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 2017 by vocalist Courtney LaPlante and guitarist Mike Stringer. Current lineup includes Courtney LaPlante, Mike Stringer, bassist Josh Gilbert, and drummer Zev Rosenberg. Former members have included Ryan Loerke (drums, 2018–2020) and Bill Crook (bass, 2018–2022). They released their debut EP Spiritbox (2017), followed by Singles Collection (2019).

The Arc of Spiritbox

The pivots — what forced Spiritbox to reinvent.

  1. The Kitchen Table Independence

    After leaving the road-dog life of iwrestledabearonce, LaPlante and Stringer built the foundation of the band using nothing but a cheap interface and a desire to stop playing chaotic mathcore. This era was defined by the 2017 self-titled EP where they figured out how to layer atmospheric synths over Stringer’s down-tuned riffs without a full band behind them. You can hear the isolation in the mix, a cold and calculated approach to metalcore that felt more like a studio project than a touring act.

  2. The Braunstein Polish

    Working with producer Dan Braunstein for Eternal Blue changed the trajectory from an internet curiosity to a stadium-sized operation. Braunstein helped them embrace a pop-centric song structure that pushed the vocals to the absolute front of the mix while making the breakdowns hit with clinical precision. This shift moved them away from the ambient textures of the early EPs and into a world of hyper-produced, chart-ready heavy music that forced the rest of the scene to upgrade their production value.

  3. The Genre-Fluid Pivot

    The Rotoscope and The Fear of Fear sessions saw the band actively sabotaging their own metalcore label by incorporating industrial and nineties alt-rock influences. Adding Josh Gilbert on bass and Zev Rose on drums gave them a locked-in rhythm section that allowed them to experiment with danceable tempos and more experimental vocal layering. It wasn't about being the heaviest band in the room anymore; it was about seeing how far they could stretch the brand before the metal purists lost their minds.

Influences

  • Deftones — LaPlante has repeatedly cited Chino Moreno’s ability to flip from a whisper to a scream as the blueprint for her own vocal style. You hear it most in the way they use gauzy, reverb-heavy textures to bridge the gap between heavy riffs and melodic verses. It’s that White Pony tension of beauty versus abrasive noise.
  • TesseracT — The band toured with these guys early on and Stringer has pointed to their clean, rhythmic complexity as a major technical influence. The DNA of Spiritbox's 'dry' guitar tone and those odd-time signature grooves is straight out of the British djent playbook. They took the math and applied a pop sensibility to it.
  • Evanescence — Courtney told Revolver that Fallen was a massive record for her in terms of understanding how to front a heavy band with operatic power. The influence shows up in the cinematic scale of their choruses and the refusal to bury the vocals under the guitars. It’s the high-drama, gothic-adjacent energy of the early 2000s repackaged for the 2020s.
  • Meshuggah — Stringer’s use of 7 and 8-string guitars is a direct lineage from the low-end mechanical chug of these Swedes. While Spiritbox adds way more melody, the percussive, palm-muted 'thall' style riffs are pure Meshuggah worship. It’s the foundation of every breakdown they’ve ever written.
  • Björk — LaPlante has noted Björk’s vocal phrasing and avant-garde approach to pop as a major inspiration for her melodic choices. You hear it in the weird, staccato vocal lines on tracks like 'Hurt You' where the melody doesn't follow a standard rock trajectory. She’s aiming for that level of unpredictable, singular expression.

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