Intervals (band)

Intervals
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Progressive metal, djent, instrumental (early)
Years active 2011–present
Labels Unsigned
Associated acts The HAARP Machine, Raunchy, Skyharbor, Jeff Loomis, Marty Friedman, Monuments, Destiny Potato
Members Aaron Marshall
Lukas Guyader
Anup Sastry

Intervals are a progressive metal band hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band was purely instrumental until late 2013. Intervals has toured throughout Canada and the United States with bands such as Protest The Hero, Between The Buried and Me and The Contortionist. Intervals have released two EPs, The Space Between (2011) and In Time (2012).[1] The band released their debut full-length album A Voice Within on March 4, 2014.

History

Formation and The Space Between EP (2011–2012)

Intervals was formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2011, as a creative outlet for guitarist Aaron Marshall. He recorded and programmed all the parts for The Space Between himself in his home studio; it was mixed and mastered by Adam "Nolly" Getgood of Periphery and released independently, on December 20th 2011. As well as this, Aaron made an attempt to form a full band (including a vocalist), with the intention of turning Intervals into a touring act; the band however did not find a suitable vocalist and so decided to remain as an instrumental band for the foreseeable future.

In Time EP (2012–2013)

Fall 2012 saw the release of their 2nd EP In Time on October 30, 2012. The EP featured guest solos from Olly Steele (Monuments) and David Maxim Micic (Destiny Potato). This EP received a 4.0/Excellent rating via Sputnik Music and stated that the band were "a very talented instrumental progressive metal band."[2] The band released a music video for "Epiphany" on April 25, 2013 via Guitar World promotion and YouTube.[3] Following the success of In Time, the band gained endorsement deals from Ernie Ball Music Man, Pearl Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Toontrack, Hufschmid Guitar Picks, InTune Guitar Picks, and Gruv Gear.[4] Aaron Marshall also released playthroughs and lessons for certain songs from the EP.[5][6]

A Voice Within (2013–Current)

On September 14, 2013, Intervals announced they would be entering the studio with Jordan Valeriote (Silverstein, Structures, Counterparts) on November 4, 2013 to begin tracking their upcoming release.[7] Following the studio, Intervals were scheduled to tour Europe (January - February 2014) with Protest The Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire.[8] On December 30, 2013, it was announced that bassist Mike Semesky would be changing his role in the band and provide vocals on the new album: as a result, the album's bass tracks were handled equally by Aaron and Jordan. The band released Semesky's vocal debut in the form of new single ‘Ephemeral’ via RevolverMag.com, as well as revealing that the new album would be titled A Voice Within.[9] Due to the need for Semesky to focus entirely on his vocal performance live, the band hired Henry Selva (formerly of The Human Abstract) as live bassist for their upcoming tours. Semesky provided comments on the announcement:

"I'm extremely happy to announce that I am the singer of Intervals. I joined the band on bass in early 2013, but after writing and experimenting with vocals over demos of the band's new material, the four of us knew that that was the direction we were meant to go. I feel so blessed to be a part of such a talented group of musicians and I'm extremely proud of the album we all worked so hard on. We can't wait for you all to hear it!"[9]

The band released a second song from the album, "The Escape", on January 23, 2014. They also announced that the album would be released on March 4, 2014.[10] On 26 February, the band announced that they would be releasing one new song from the album per day until the day of the album's release; the first of these songs was "The Self Surrendered".[11]

On November 25, 2014, it was announced that Mike Semesky had left the band. An instrumental version of A Voice Within was released on Bandcamp on March 3, 2015.

Tours

Band members

Current members
Past members
Live members

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles

Music videos

References

  1. ↑ "Intervals". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Intervals - In Time". SputnikMusic.com. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Exclusive: Intervals Premiere "Epiphany" Music Video". GuitarWorld.com. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Guest List: Intervals Guitarist Aaron Marshall Picks His Five Favorite Pieces of Gear". GuitarWorld.com. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Intervals: Aaron Marshall "Mata Hari" Intro Riff Lesson". GuitarWorld.com. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive Play-Through Video: Intervals — "Alchemy"". GuitarWorld.com. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  7. ↑ "Intervals prepare to record new album". LambGoat.com. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Intervals To Record New Album In November". MetalUnderground.com. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Exclusive: Intervals Premiere New Song, "Ephemeral"". RevolverMag.com. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  10. ↑ "INTERVALS: New Song "The Escape" Available For Streaming". blabbermouth.net. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Exclusive: Intervals Premier New Song, "The Self Surrendered" It was announced on November 25, 2014 on their Facebook that Mike Semesky is parting ways with the band.". revolvermag.com. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

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