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By Angela O’Brien
Online Forty-Niner
Staff Writer
Orange County natives Thrice strive on thick guitars, heaving drums and larger-than-life
vocals. But this time around, it is their words that will have their fans hooked.
Thrice will bring the evolution of “post-hardcore” to a new level
Oct. 18 with the release of “Vheissu,” the heavily anticipated follow-up
to 2003’s “The Artist In the Ambulance.”
The quartet spent the past two years writing and composing tracks for “Vheissu.” The
promotional single “Image of the Invisible” is only a teaser of what
is to be expected when the new album drops.
“
Vheissu,” meaning, “was a beautiful word,” claims to
be Thrice’s goal for the new album. The album is deeply based on word choice
within their lyrics.
Similar their previous albums, “The Illusion of Safety and The Artist,” Thrice
has never changed lyrically, since they began in 1998, however, this is not a
fault. From the start of the song, the listener is thrown into a whirlwind of
explosive oxymoronic phrases.
Their words are emotional and heart-driven, but do not break into any, adolescent
boundaries.
Lines such as, “We are lost and we are found/we are named and we are known” depict
fervor and revolt. Until the bridge, where there is a sudden calm before the
storm. Then the fury starts up again.
The song cries with rage, but only to evoke vehemence for the youth to stand
up for themselves as well as one another.
Standing up for others comes naturally for Thrice. With every album release,
Thrice chooses a charity where they donate part of their album proceeds. For “Vheissu,” the
band picked the Bay-Area charity 826 Valencia.
826 Valencia is a tutorial program for students ages 8 to 18 focusing on creative
and academic writing, reading and SAT preparation.
Thrice will begin its fall 2005 tour with supporting acts Underoath, the Bled
and Veda next Friday in Las Vegas.
They will return to Irvine Oct. 7 for a show
at UC Irvine.
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