Intervals (band)

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.^[2] 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 20, 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."^[3] The band released a music video for "Epiphany" on April 25, 2013 via Guitar World promotion and YouTube.^[4] Following the success of In Time, the band gained endorsement deals from Ernie Ball Music Man, Pearl Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Toontrack, InTune Guitar Picks, and Gruv Gear.^[5] Aaron Marshall also released playthroughs and lessons for certain songs from the EP.^[6][7]

A Voice Within (2013–2015)

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.^[8] Following the studio, Intervals were scheduled to tour Europe (January - February 2014) with Protest The Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire.^[9] 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.^[10] 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!"^[10]

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.^[11] 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".^[12]

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.

The Shape of Colour (2015–present)

On June 23, 2015, Lukas and Anup announced on Facebook that they are no longer a part of Intervals. This separation was caused by different expectations about the future of Intervals (instrumental music or not). Aaron is currently the only member of the band, but the next album will feature Cameron McLellan (Protest The Hero) on bass guitar, and Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, Periphery, Sky Eats Airplane) on drums.^[2] The upcoming album is entitled The Shape of Colour and has been released December 4, 2015.^[13]

Tours

• Participated in The Contortionist's Canadian tour (October 2012)
• Participated in a headlining eastern Canadian tour (December 2012)
• Participated in support of Between The Buried and Me in Canada (February 2013)
• Participated in support of Structures, Texas In July, and Northlane in Canada (April 2013)^[4]
• Participated in support of Misery Signals in the United States and Canada (June 2013)
• Participated in support of Protest The Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire in Europe & the UK. (January - February 2014)^[9]
• Participated in support of Protest The Hero, Battlecross and The Safety Fire in America.^[12]
• Participated in support of Periphery and The Contortionist

Band members

Current members

• Aaron Marshall - guitar (2011–present)

Past members

• Matt De Luca - bass (2011–2012)
• Mike Semesky - vocals (2013-2014; live bass, 2013)
• Lukas Guyader - guitar (2011–2015)
• Anup Sastry - drums, percussion (2011–2015)

Live members

• Henry Selva - bass (2014)

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Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• A Voice Within (2014)
• The Shape of Colour (2015)

EPs

• The Space Between (2011)
• In Time (2012)

Singles

• Epiphany (2013)
• Ephemeral (2013)

Music videos

• Epiphany (2013)
• Moment Marauder (2014)
• The Escape (2014)
• Siren Sound (2014)

References

External links

• Bandcamp
• Facebook
• MySpace