Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi, of Irvine, California, formed the rock band, Thrice, while they were still in high school.  They recruited their friend, Eddie Breckenridge, whom they knew from the skatepark, to play bass, and his brother, Riley, joined them as their drummer.

Thrice

Everybody in the band writes, but nobody ever really writes complete songs. Somebody will hear something that somebody's doing and they'll build it all up. It's kind of a difficult process for us for the fact that we all have strong opinions about how the song should be and the different parts that we want to use.

The Early Years

Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi, of Irvine, California, formed the rock band, Thrice, while they were still in high school.  They recruited their friend, Eddie Breckenridge, whom they knew from the skatepark, to play bass, and his brother, Riley, joined them as their drummer.   In 1999, they recorded their first extended play recording, First Impressions; they made 1,000 copies and the band sold them out of their cars.

The following year, Thrice released their first album, Identity Crisis.  They supported the album with local gigs at clubs and bars, and began to build a fan base.  They attracted the attention of the recording company, Sub City, a subsidiary of Hopeless Records.  They picked up the band on their label in 2001 and reissued the album.  With the help of Sub City, Thrice was given a spot on tour with the band, Samian.  

Building a Name

In 2002, Illusion of Safety was released, espousing a much darker tone than their first effort.  Many of the tracks were based on short stories and poems from such authors as Edgar Allan Poe and E. E. Cummings.  The album ranked #14 on the US Indie chart and #20 on the Billboard Heatseekers.  The band signed a new contract with Island Records and toured with Hot Water Music and Coheed and Cambria.

Thrice has released five more albums since 2002, all of which have appeared on the US Billboard Top 200.  Their 2007 and 2008 albums, The Alchemy Index, Vol. I and II and The Alchemy Index, Vol. II and III,  peaked at #1 on the Indie charts.  They released a live album in 2008, entitled Live at the House of Blues.  The band toured again, joining Rise Against and Alkaline Trio.

Here and Now

Their 2009 album, Beggars, was announced to be released in October of 2009.  However, the album was leaked to the internet several months early, so Thrice made the decision to release it exclusively to iTunes.  Fans could only purchase the album in mp3 format.  

Thrice performed with the Vans Warped Tour in 2008 and 2009, and played at Bamboozle Left in '09.  They toured in the fall of '09 with Brand New, followed by select dates with The Dear Hunter.  The band is taking a brief break for family; Dustin's wife has recently given birth to their second child and Teppei is currently vacationing in Japan.

Did you know . . .

1. Thrice donates proceeds from the sale of each album to a designated charity, and they ask that their recording company match this.

2. Their most recent album, Beggars, contained a studio cover of The Beatles' Helter Skelter as a bonus track.

3. Specific singles, such as Moving Mountains, Of Dust and Nations, and  Image of the Invisible, are based on specific Biblical scriptures.  However, Thrice has made it clear that they are not a Christian band, and that not all of the members are Christian.
   

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