Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.

Early in their career, the band was known for fast, hard music based in heavily distorted guitars, prominent lead guitar lines, and frequent changes in complex time signatures. This style is exemplified on their second album, The Illusion of Safety (2002) and their third album The Artist in the Ambulance (2003). Their fourth album Vheissu (2005) made significant changes by incorporating electronic beats, keyboards, and a more experimental sound. In 2007 and 2008, Thrice released The Alchemy Index, consisting of two studio albums that together make a 4-part, 24-song cycle. Each of the four 6-song EPs of the Alchemy Index features significantly different styles, based on different aspects of the band's musical aesthetic which reflect the elemental themes of fire, water, air and earth, both lyrically and musically. The band's seventh album, entitled Beggars, was released on August 11, 2009, and their eighth, Major/Minor on September 20, 2011. The most recent albums feature a refined combination of the band's different experiments and explorations. In 2011, Thrice announced a final tour and an imminent hiatus.

Kensrue and Teranishi decided to reform the band in 2015. In 2016, Thrice released their first post-reunion album, To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere. Each album released by Thrice has had a portion of its sales proceeds donated to a new charitable organization. The band has sold 30 million albums worldwide.[1][2]

Contents 1 History 1.1 First Impressions and Identity Crisis (1998–2001) 1.2 The Illusion of Safety (2002) 1.3 The Artist in the Ambulance (2003–2004) 1.4 Vheissu (2005–2006) 1.5 The Alchemy Index (2006–2008) 1.6 Beggars (2009–2010) 1.7 Major/Minor and hiatus (2011–2015) 1.7.1 Hiatus activities 1.8 Reunion and To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere (2015–2017) 1.9 Epitaph Records and Palms (2018–present) 2 Solo activities 3 Musical style and influences 4 Members 5 Discography 6 References 7 External links History First Impressions and Identity Crisis (1998–2001)

Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi knew each other from school and had played in a band called Chapter 11. Teppei recruited his skate park friend Eddie Breckenridge to play bass, who then brought his brother Riley on as a drummer.[3] In 1998, before their first show, they realized they needed a name. Hard-pressed for time, they decided to go with the name 'Thrice' out of desperation. Thrice was initially an inside joke between the band members, and they were going to use it only temporarily for their first show. However, they began to gain fans with the name, and people started to associate them with it, so they were forced to keep it.[4]

In 1999, the band self-released an EP titled First Impressions which was the product of a two-day session at A-Room Studios with Brian Tochilin.[5] Only 1,000 copies were made and the band members sold them out of their cars.[5] Working with Death by Stereo's Paul Miner, the quartet recorded 12 tracks, and by April 2000, the group had released 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.[6] More support gigs and local buzz followed, and Thrice sparked the interest of Hopeless/Sub City's Louis Posen.[7] In 2001, Posen signed with the band, reissued Identity Crisis, and sent the group out on tour with Samiam. Tours with Midtown and Hot Rod Circuit followed.[8]

The Illusion of Safety (2002) "Deadbolt" from The Illusion of Safety - "Deadbolt" shows Thrice's early main style of fast-riff music. Problems playing this file? See media help.