In 2011 after eight astonishing albums, the band had a break. The future wasn’t a honeymoon but more a ‘Black Honey’ in what Dustin Kensure (guitar/vocals), Teppei Teranishi (guitar/pretty much everything), Eddie Breckenridge (bass) and brother Riley Breckenridge (drums) had to face – the high demand of being more “thrust” into spotlight than Thrice themselves weighed heavily. I do think the process of doing that, was very unique in terms of setting a much broader trajectory of where we could go in the future.” Then when we started to work on it, it became the ‘thing’- it takes everything we did in Vheissu and pushes it out to different limits. “I think Vheissu was the opening as far as like the ‘gap’ and especially compared to The Artist In The Ambulance.” Dustin laughs: “ The Alchemy Index was meant to be a weird side-project we were trying to do, because it was strange and exciting. A drastic change for the four-piece came in 2005 following their massive success The Artist In The Ambulance where their LP Vheissu leaned towards innovators of alt-rock Radiohead compared to perhaps, Refused. They have THE consistency of having the same original four members that build their family, they are true to themselves as artists and musically leave no stone unturned with each release. Formed in Irvine, California in 1998 the band have explored numerous genres, lyrical topics and even musical outlets. I have got into Dungeons And Dragons the last couple of years, ‘Dissonant Whispers’ – that is a spell in DnD – it works in there on the song ‘Scavengers’.”īefore the misguise and identity issues arise about this prolific lyricist and experimental post-hardcore outfit become assumed there is almost an infinite number of layers that need to be unfolded in regards to Thrice. “Wait – yeah here is some more fantasy vibes (laughing). As he elaborates, there is more than just one citation on the newest offering and it undoubtedly showcases his exploration as a song-writer more-so a narrative nerd: “Īs discussed in the album review the fantasy realm, especially Lord Of The Rings is undeniably a point of fascination for Mr Kensrue it would seem his family revel in the fantasy also. More what it represents in the book than I wanted to pull into the song subtly. But there is the concept of The Dry Lands – so I wrote that as a kind of fun thing and my daughter who has read it actually picked up on it (laughs).
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“There are always bits creeping in there, I kind of can’t help myself, it is fantasy.” He describes shyly yet spiritedly – “I have become a massive fan of Ursula Kroeber Le Guin who wrote the Earthsea book series and some other books. The aforementioned lyric although from 2007, is actually relevant now more than ever, especially for Dustin, as his daughter recognised lyrics in the track ‘Scavengers’ from the recently released LP as a direct quote from fantasy writer Ursula Kroeber Le Guin, as he details: “My daughter’s eyes, they are two tiny seas” – Dustin Kensrue‘s lyrics from ‘The Whaler’ on Thrice‘s re-invention or even, re-intention EP The Alchemy Index Volume II might be the best description of where we find the calm yet careful lyricist/guitarist before the release of their 11th studio album Horzions/East and the quartet’s first proper tour since COVID-19 changed existence as we know it.
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