In 2020, when Spiritbox released their breakthrough single – nu tech rager Holy Roller – they unleashed a tsunami of hype that only built with subsequent singles. By the time their first album, Eternal Blue – a stunning blend of colossal tech metal, hulking grooves and waves of ethereal melody – landed a year later, the Vancouver Island trio had become one of the most talked-about bands in our world.
Eternal Blue was such a fully formed statement of intent that last year’s threetrack EP, Rotoscope, felt like a rug being pulled from under your feet. Combining industrial vibes, nu metal drops and playful, Garbage-esque cyberpunk, it was a declaration that Spiritbox were a band who could evolve in any number of different directions.
