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| Background information | |
| Origin | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Technical death metal,progressive metal,deathcore,djent |
| Years active | 2015 (2015)–present |
| Labels | Spinefarm,Artery,Metal Blade |
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| Website | facebook |
Entheos is an Americanprogressive metal band formed inSanta Cruz, California in 2015 by ex-members ofAnimosity,Animals as Leaders, andThe Faceless.[1] They released their debutEPPrimal in March 2015 and their debut albumThe Infinite Nothing in April 2016. The band announced their return to the studio in March 2017 and releasedDark Future in November of the same year.[2][3]
Entheos was formed by drummerNavene Koperweis, vocalist Chaney Crabb, bassistEvan Brewer, and ex-Animosity guitarist Frank Costa in early 2015.[4] Crabb's vocal prowess rose to prominence after her vocal audition video forVeil of Maya's vacant singer spot went viral.[5]
After their initial lineup was solidified, the band posted a series of studio update teaser videos to theirFacebook page.[6] The band posted the album artwork and release date for an upcoming work on February 25, 2015.[7] Their debutEP,Primal - EP on March 15, 2015. Preceding the official release, the band posted the entirety ofPrimal to theirBandCamp on March 12, 2015.[8]
On November 2, 2015, Entheos announced that guitarist Frank Costa had departed the band due to "things in his life that need to be taken care of, which we feel cannot be achieved while being involved in this project." In the same statement the band announced that guitarist Malcom Pugh had joined the band to replace Costa.[9]
On May 5, 2015, the band posted a video to theirFacebook page, announcing that they were already recording music for a new release.[10]
On April 1, 2016, the band released their debut albumThe Infinite Nothing.
On June 2, 2016, Entheos announced via their Facebook page that Malcom Pugh had departed the band.[11] In the same post, the band announced that formerScale the Summit guitarist Travis LeVrier had joined the band on a permanent basis.[12] The band also posted a play-through video of LeVrier performing "An Ever-Expanding Human" to theirFacebook page, andArtery Recordings'YouTube channel.[13]
On March 14, 2017,Navene Koperweis announced via hisFacebook page that the band had returned to the studio again. The EntheosFacebook page additionally posted a video depicting studio work with thehashtag "lp2".[2]
On September 7, 2017, Entheos announced the release date for their new, and second albumDark Future. The album was released on November 10, 2017 throughSpinefarm Records. To promote the album they released a single "The World Without Us".[14]
Entheos announced on January 21, 2019, that Evan Brewer was departing the band.[15]
The band released a new single, "Remember You Are Dust" on March 18, 2020. This came along with an announcement that Travis LeVrier was no longer a member of the band and that going forward Navene Koperweis would be writing and recording all the drums, guitars and bass in the studio.[16]
In May 2021, Entheos announced that they were signed toMetal Blade Records and are expected to release their third album in early 2022.[17]
On April 5, 2022, Entheos announced that they had completed work on their third album and it was currently being mixed by Mark Lewis, with plans on releasing it later in 2022 via Metal Blade Records. The band also announced the return of Evan Brewer on bass for the new album on a studio-only basis, as well as their tour supporting Archspire on the Tech Trek V tour through mid-May 2022. Lastly, the band announced the addition of Brian James (ex-Fallujah) on lead guitar and Robert Brown (ex-Slaughter to Prevail) on rhythm guitar as part of their 2022 live lineup.
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Timeline
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Indie [18] | US Hard Rock [19] | |||
| 2016 | The Infinite Nothing
| 49 | 24 | |
| 2017 | Dark Future
| 31 | 26 | |
| 2023 | Time Will Take Us All
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||
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