IN THE STUDIO
SPIRITBOX
These genre-splicing Canadians set the internet ablaze – now they’re getting ready to take over with their debut full-length
WORDS: RICH HOBSON PICTURES: JASON MAGEAU
THEY’VE RACKED UP
millions of streams on YouTube with singles Holy Roller and Constance and are considered to be one of metal’s hottest new bands – and they haven’t even released an album yet. But pandemic be damned: Spiritbox made a dash for the border to ensure we get one of metal’s most hotly tipped records before 2021 is through.
It seems like you’ve been sitting on the songs for this record for a while… Courtney LaPlante (vocals):
“Yeah, between winter 2019 and spring 2020 we’d done a few writing sessions, ahead of our first tour in February/March. But like everyone else, we had to put our plans on hold. We eventually realised the only way we could record this with our team was for us to come to them.”