Boosted by an extended rollout that was prolonged by a global pandemic, Vancouver alt-metal outfit Spiritbox made their grand entrance onto the metal main stage with their chart-topping debut full-length, Eternal Blue. Home to the radio hit "Holy Roller," the LP is a nu-metal-meets-djent riff-fest that balances vocalist Courtney LaPlante's vocal gymnastics -- which veer from angelic highs to visceral lows -- with the band's wall of muscle. While late-era Evanescence is definitely a touchstone, fans of TesseracT, Deftones, ...
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Boosted by an extended rollout that was prolonged by a global pandemic, Vancouver alt-metal outfit Spiritbox made their grand entrance onto the metal main stage with their chart-topping debut full-length, Eternal Blue. Home to the radio hit "Holy Roller," the LP is a nu-metal-meets-djent riff-fest that balances vocalist Courtney LaPlante's vocal gymnastics -- which veer from angelic highs to visceral lows -- with the band's wall of muscle. While late-era Evanescence is definitely a touchstone, fans of TesseracT, Deftones, and Meshuggah will have plenty to enjoy, especially with tracks such as the swirling "Circle with Me" and the haunted title track. Upon release, the set topped the U.S. Rock charts and debuted just outside the overall Top Ten. ~ Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
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