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|Name = Thrice
|Img = Teppei and Ediie of Thrice.jpg
|Img_capt = Teppei Teranishi and Dustin Kensrue of Thrice performing at Indio, CA
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|Origin = [[Irvine]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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|Genre = [[Post-hardcore]]<br />[[Experimental rock]]<br />[[Melodic hardcore]] (early material)<br />[[Art rock]] (newer material)
|Occupation =
|Years_active = [[1998]]—present
|Label = [[Sub City Records|Sub City]]<br />[[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]<br />[[Island Records|Island]]<br />[[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]]
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|URL = [http://www.thrice.net Thrice.net]
|Current_members = [[Dustin Kensrue]]<br />[[Teppei Teranishi]]<br />[[Eddie Breckenridge]]<br />[[Riley Breckenridge]]
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{{ dablink|This article is about a band. For the word "thrice," see [[wiktionary:thrice|thrice]] on the [[Wiktionary]]. }}
'''Thrice''' is an [[United States|American]] band from [[Irvine, California]]. The group was founded in 1998 by guitarist/vocalist [[Dustin Kensrue]] and guitarist [[Teppei Teranishi]] while they were in high school.<ref name=AOL>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.com/artist/thrice/biography/1437159|title=Thrice Biography |accessdate=2007-12-16|publisher=AOL Music}}</ref>
Early in their career, the band was known for their "powerful, driving beats and buzz-saw riffs,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=79136&|title=The Illusion of Saftety|accessdate=2007-12-16|publisher=Interpunk}}</ref> mainly due to the release of their second [[LP album|LP]], ''[[The Illusion of Safety]]'' (2002). Thrice released their third album ''[[The Artist in the Ambulance]]'' in 2003, showing off their musicianship by intricating music stylings such as [[Time signature#Complex time signatures|complex time signatures]] as shown in "Silhouette."<ref name=SPTNK>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=13824|title=The Alchemy Index: Vols. I and II|accessdate=2007-12-16|publisher=Sputnik Music}}</ref> Their fourth album ''[[Vheissu]]'' (2005) was portrayed by many critics as being experimentally unique, using non-conventional Thrice elements in the process;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=97074|title=Thrice - Vheissu|accessdate=2007-12-06|publisher=AbsolutePunk.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/4534|title=Thrice - Vheissu|accessdate=2007-12-16|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref> it introduced a new sound to the band's post-hardcore roots. Following this was ''[[The Alchemy Index]]'' (2007/2008), which only furthered Thrice's reputation as illustrious musicians and songwriters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thealbumproject.net/2007/10/15/full-review-thrice-the-alchemy-index-vols-1-2/|title=Full Review: Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. 1 & 2|accessdate=2007-12-16|publisher=The Album Project}}</ref>
Throughout the band's career, they have been known to donate proceeds from album sales to charitable or non-profit organizations. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merch.com/products.asp?dept=726|title=Thrice T-Shirts and Band Merchandise|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Merch.com}}</ref><ref name=STS>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundthesirens.com/articles/index.php?id=8,81,0,0,1,0|title=Interview with Riley|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Sound the Sirens Magazine}}</ref>
==History==
===''First Impressions'' and ''Identity Crisis''===
[[Dustin Kensrue]] and [[Teppei Teranishi]] knew each other from school and had played in a band together, the name of which is unknown. Teppei recruited his skate park friend [[Eddie Breckenridge]] to play bass, who then brought his brother [[Riley Breckenridge|Riley]] on as a drummer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mp3.com/artist/thrice/summary/|title=Thrice Summary|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=MP3.com}}</ref> In 2006, Thrice announced to participants at [[Power Chord Academy]] that they had come up with the name Thrice out of desperation and an inside joke;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051212030651/http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/thrice.htm|title=Interview with Riley Breckenridge|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=BettaWreckonize}}</ref> when a friend had told Dustin that he had beaten the [[Game Boy]] video game [[Frogger]] twice, Dustin replied he had beaten it "thrice."{{fact|date=January 2007}}
In 1999, the band self-released an [[extended play|EP]] titled ''[[First Impressions (EP)|First Impressions]]'' which was the product of a two-day recording session at A-Room Studios with Brian Tochilin.<ref name=NET>{{cite web|url=http://netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Thrice|title=Thrice|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Net Music Countdown}}</ref> Only 1,000 copies were made and the band members sold them out of their cars.<ref name=NET/> Working with [[Death by Stereo]]'s [[Paul Miner]], the quartet recorded 12 tracks, and by April 2000, the group had released ''[[Identity Crisis (Thrice album)|Identity Crisis]]'' on Greenflag Records. A portion of the album's proceeds were donated to a local charity called Crittenton Services for Children and Families.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://modernfix.com/?page_id=982|title=Interview - Thrice|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Modernfix.com}}</ref> More support gigs and local buzz followed, and Thrice sparked the interest of [[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]/[[Sub City Records|Sub City's]] Louis Posen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monitorthis.com/index.cfm?page=music§ion=articles&id=50|title=Hopeless Springs Eternal|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Moniter This!}}</ref> In 2001, Posen signed with the band, reissued ''[[Identity Crisis (Thrice album)|Identity Crisis]]'', and sent the group out on tour with [[Samiam]]. Tours with [[Midtown (band)|Midtown]] and [[Hot Rod Circuit]] followed.<ref name=AOL/>
===''The Illusion of Safety''===
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Thrice re-entered the studio with producer [[Brian McTernan]] to record its Hopeless/Sub City debut, ''[[The Illusion of Safety]]''. The album was released in February 2002 and the band toured extensively to support it, opening for [[Further Seems Forever]] and [[Face to Face]] before embarking on its first headlining tour later that year. The band again donated a portion of the album's proceeds, this time choosing a non-profit youth shelter in South Central Los Angeles, A Place Called Home. The band's donations were matched by their label.<ref name="charity">{{cite web|url=http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/62h16.html|title=Interview with Dustin|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=In Music We Trust}}</ref>
The album received generally positive reviews and garnered the attention of several major labels. The band eventually signed with [[Island Records]], who had agreed to match Thrice's charitable donations in the same manner that Hopeless/Sub City had.<ref name="charity"/> That fall, the band toured with [[Hot Water Music]] and [[Coheed and Cambria]] before returning to the studio.<ref name=AOL/>
===''The Artist in the Ambulance''===
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In 2003, the band released its Island Records debut, ''[[The Artist in the Ambulance]]''. The album's title is in reference to ''[[Burn Collector]]'' by [[Al Burian]] and is meant to reflect the band's desire to do more than make music and contribute to society through their charitable donations.<ref name=STS/> A portion of the album's proceeds were this time donated to the Syrentha Savio Endowment, a financial aid organization for breast cancer patients. First pressings of the album were packaged in a [[digipak]]-style case with postcards containing lyrics and notes from the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syrentha.org/news/press.php|title=Syrentha Savio Endowment - Press Release|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Syrentha Savio Endowment|date=2004-02-06}}</ref>
The album spawned two singles, "[[All That's Left]]" and "[[Stare at the Sun]]." Both songs, and their accompanying videos, received modest airplay and the band found themselves playing at larger venues as the year progressed. A co-headlining fall tour with labelmates [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]] and opener [[Coheed and Cambria]] sold out across the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=COHCAM|title=Coheed and Cambria|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Pollstar.com}}</ref> as well as a stint on the Honda Civic Tour with [[Dashboard Confessional]], [[The Get Up Kids]], and [[Hot Water Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://civictour.honda.com/heritage/?year=2004|title=HCT Memorie - 2004|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Honda Civic Tour}}</ref>
Throughout 2004, the band continued to tour in support of ''The Artist in the Ambulance''. Island Records issued a promotional disc (that features an alternate version of "The Artist in the Ambulance") in early 2004 that would become the basis for ''[[If We Could Only See Us Now]]'', a CD/DVD package outlining the group's career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intunemusic.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/thrice-the-artist-in-the-ambulance-alternative-mix|title=Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance (Alternative Mix)|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=inTuneMusic}}</ref> Named after a lyric from "So Strange I Remember You," the CD portion contained live tracks from a performance at the [[Apple Store (retail)|Apple Store]] and various [[B-sides]]. A slot to promote the CD/DVD came on the 2004 [[Vans Warped Tour]].
===''Vheissu''===
[[Image:Quick Check.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Teppei Teranishi (right) and Dustin Kensrue (left) of Thrice performing at a Fopp instore signing in Southampton, UK.]]
Thrice spent much of the first half of 2005 working with producer [[Steve Osborne]] on the follow-up to ''The Artist in the Ambulance''. Thrice released ''[[Vheissu]]'' in October 2005 with "Image of the Invisible" as the first single. The album's title was taken from the [[Thomas Pynchon]] novel ''[[V.]]'',<ref name=TUS>{{cite web|url=http://www.theundergroundscene.net/news.php?op=viewnews&nid=149|title=Thrice set to headline Taste of Chaos Tour|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=The Underground Scene}}</ref> and featured a wider variety of instrumentation than used in the band's previous albums, including the use of strings, electronics, and a [[Rhodes Piano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3430174,00.html|title=Vheissu - All Music Guide Review|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=All Music Guide}}</ref> Many of the album's lyrics also feature biblical, spiritual, and abstract themes. For ''Vheissu'', the band chose a tutorial program for underprivileged children called 826 Valencia to receive proceeds from the album sales.<ref name=TUS/>
The band toured extensively in support of the album, including headlining the 2006 [[Taste of Chaos]] tour and performing "[[Image of the Invisible]]" on [[Jimmy Kimmel Live]].<ref name="TUS" /> In April 2006, the band released "[[Red Sky (EP)|Red Sky]]" as the second single from the album.<ref name=BILLBOARD>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=436415&aid=769860|title=Thrice - Red Sky (EP)|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Billboard.com}}</ref> The accompanying video was directed by Tim Hope, who had previously directed videos for [[Coldplay]] and [[Jimmy Eat World]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Hope&first=Tim|title=Director Videography|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Mvdbase.com}}</ref> Instead of releasing just a single, Thrice opted to release the ''[[Red Sky (EP)|Red Sky EP]]'' in support of the single, which included two previously unreleased tracks and four live tracks.<ref name=BILLBOARD/>
===''The Alchemy Index''===
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In September 2006, the band announced plans for a new album (later titled ''[[The Alchemy Index]]'') on its official website. The album was conceived as a series of 4 EPs, each of which represents an [[classical element|element of nature]]: earth, air, fire, and water. The band maintained a studio blog titled Alchemy Index throughout the recording process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alchemyindex.com/|title=The Alchemy Index|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Thrice}}</ref>
During the recording process, the band announced that it was leaving Island Records, citing a difference of opinion on the band's future direction as the reason for the split.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=247621|title=Thrice and Island Records part ways|accessdate=2008-05-26|publisher=Absolutepunk.net|month=June|year=2007}}</ref> The band joined [[Vagrant Records]] on [[August 9]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/25015|title=Thrice joins Vagrant Records|accessdate=2007-12-17|publisher=Punknews.org}}</ref>
On [[October 12]], [[2007]], Thrice released the first two songs from the Alchemy Index in their entirety through the band's Myspace page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alchemyindex.com/2007/10/13/113/|title=Checkin In...|accessdate=2007-12-18|date=2007-10-13|publisher=Thrice}}</ref> Most comments from fans were positive ahead of the album's release. ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II]]'' was released on [[October 16]], [[2007]] and sold 28,000 copies in its first week. It debuted at number 24 on the [[Billboard 200]] chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003662234|title=Springsteen Returns To No. 1 In Slow Sales Week|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Billboard.com}}</ref> and it topped at number five on the iTunes top-selling albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10albums.html|title=iTunes Store Top 10 Albums|accessdate= 2007-10-19 |publisher=iTunes.com}}</ref> To promote the new album, Thrice toured with the bands [[mewithoutYou]] and [[Brand New]], and followed with a series of Canadian shows with bands Say Anything and Attack In Black. The second half of the project, ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV|The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV - Earth & Air]]'', was officially released on April 15, 2008, but was leaked onto the internet on April 9, 2008. Thrice are currently on their Spring 2008 tour with [[Circa Survive]] and [[Pelican (band)|Pelican]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alchemyindex.com/tour/|title=Tour|accessdate=2008-03-26|publisher=Thrice}}</ref> The May 28th, 2008 show at the House of Blues in Anaheim was filmed for a live DVD.
The final song on each disc is written in the form of a [[sonnet]], depicting the relationship of man with each of the particular elements. Each of these songs is in [[iambic pentameter]], with a concluding rhyming [[couplet]]. These final couplets also contain the same vocal melody and chord progression as each other, although they are in different keys.
==Discography==
===Full-length albums===
{|class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Title
! rowspan="2"|Label
! colspan="4"|Chart positions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=THRICE&sql=11:dbfoxqqkldhe~T50|title=Allmusic album charts}}</ref>
! width="70" rowspan="2"|[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA Certification]]<ref name=RIAA>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|title=RIAA Search for Thrice}}</ref>
|-
! width="70"|<small>[[Billboard 200]]</small>
! width="70"|<small>[[Top Internet Albums]]</small>
! width="70"|<small>[[Top Independent Albums]]</small>
! width="70"|<small>[[Top Heatseekers]]</small>
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Identity Crisis (Thrice album)|Identity Crisis]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Sub City Records]]
! -
! -
! -
! -
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Illusion of Safety]]''
! -
! 22
! 14
! 20
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Artist in the Ambulance]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Island Records]]
! 16
! 16
! -
! -
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Vheissu]]''
! 15
! 15
! -
! -
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Vagrant Records]]
! 24
! -
! 1
! -
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV]]''
! 17
! 17
! 1
! -
| align="center"| -
|}
===EPs===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Label
! width="70"|[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA Certification]]<ref name=RIAA/>
|-
| 1999
| ''[[First Impressions (EP)|First Impressions]]''
| Independently released
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Live from the SoHo & Santa Monica Stores]]''
| [[iTunes]] exclusive
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2005
| ''[[If We Could Only See Us Now]] (CD/DVD)''
| rowspan="2"|[[Island Records]]
| align="center"| Gold
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Red Sky (EP)|Red Sky]]''
| align="center"| -
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Come All You Weary]]''
| [[Vagrant Records]]/[[iTunes]]
| align="center"| -
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0;"
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Title
! colspan="2"|Peak Position
! rowspan="2"|Album
|-
! <small>[[Mainstream Rock Tracks|U.S. Main]]</small>
! <small>[[Modern Rock Tracks|U.S. Mod]]</small>
|-
| 2002
| "Betrayal Is a Symptom"
! -
! -
| rowspan="2"|''The Illusion of Safety''
|-
|2002
|"[[Deadbolt (song)|Deadbolt]]"
! -
! -
|-
| 2003
| "[[All That's Left]]"
! 36
! 24
| rowspan="3"|''The Artist in the Ambulance''
|-
| 2003
| "[[The Artist in the Ambulance (song)|The Artist in the Ambulance]]"
! -
! -
|-
| 2004
| "[[Stare at the Sun]]"
! -
! 39
|-
| 2005
| "[[Image of the Invisible]]"
! 24
! -
| rowspan="2"|''Vheissu''
|-
| 2006
| "[[Red Sky EP|Red Sky]]"
! -
! -
|-
| 2007
| "[[Digital Sea]]"
! -
! -
| rowspan="2"|''The Alchemy Index''
|-
| 2008
| "[[Come All You Weary]]"
! -
! -
|}
Note: All singles have a music video except for "The Artist in the Ambulance."
===Soundtracks and other contributions===
* "The Arsonist" is featured as a downloadable track for ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''.
* "All That's Left" is featured in EA's ''[[Madden NFL 2004]]''.
* "Stare at the Sun" is featured in the soundtrack for ''[[SSX 3]]''.
* "Image of the Invisible" is featured in the soundtrack for ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''. Thrice also covered the songs "Seeing Red" and "Screaming at a Wall" (both originally by [[Minor Threat]]) for the soundtrack. However, they combined the two songs to create one song ("Seeing Red/Screaming at a Wall").
* "Lullaby" is featured in the soundtrack for ''[[Burnout Revenge]]''.
* "Under a Killing Moon" is featured in the soundtrack for the movie ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]''.
* "Stare at the Sun" was featured in an episode of MTV's ''Next''.
* "Under a Killing Moon" was featured in the Playstation 2 game ''[[Gretzky NHL 2005]]''.
* "The Artist in the Ambulance" was featured in the video game ''[[MTX Mototrax]]".
* "The Artist in the Ambulance" was featured in the Playstation 2 game ''[[Driven to Destruction]]''.
* A cover of "Send Me an Angel" by [[Real Life (band)|Real Life]] was included in the compilation album ''[[Punk Goes Pop]]''.
* A cover of "Eleanor Rigby" by [[The Beatles]] was included in the compilation album ''[[Because We Care]]''.
* "Carol of the Bells" was part of another Christmas compilation cd, ''[[Have a Cool Yule]]'' from Island's own Christmas compilation.
* In the 2005 Comedy series ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', a Thrice sticker can be seen inside the main character's bar, "Paddy's Pub". One can be seen near the bar on a support beam, another can be seen inside of the bathroom on the stall in episode 4, "Charlie has Cancer".
* "Hideous Strength" is featured on the Hopelessly Devoted to You IV Compilation, released by [[Hopeless Records]].
* "See You in the Shallows" was featured on the MTV Road Rules compilation.
* During an episode of "Wife Swap USA" Thrice appear performing live in the background when one family forced their "mother for the week" to go to a heavy rock show. The mother was set strongly against this and complained that it was against her religion as a Christian to listen to rock music. Ironically Dustin Kensrue is a Christian and the band are fairly well known as having lyrics focused heavily upon this.
==Side Projects==
* Dustin Kensrue released a solo album on [[Equal Vision Records]] on [[January 23]], [[2007]], titled ''[[Please Come Home]]''. The album opened at 142 on the Billboard 200 with 5,800 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustinkensrue.com/?p=20|title=DustinKensrue|accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref>
* Dustin Kensrue provided guest vocals and Teppei Teranishi played guitar/provided production on [[The Out Circuit]]'s album Pierce The Empire With a Sound.
* Teppei Teranishi is in a side project with Chris Jones called [http://www.myspace.com/blackunicornmusic Black Unicorn]. Chris Jones also played drums and electric guitar on Dustin's solo album.
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://www.vagrant.com/artist/index/33 Thrice's page @ Vagrant Records]
*[http://www.thrice.net/ Thrice.net]
*[http://www.idiomlife.com/scene/thrice Riley Breckenridge Interview]
*[http://forums.thricescene.com Thrice Fan Site]
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