Ah, technology. It’s supposed to make our lives easier but every once in a while a hiccup in the system borks something you thought was going to work just fine, only for it to blow up in your face. God knows I’ve fallen prey to that here on the site, but a similar technological snafu snarled the apparent release of Spiritbox‘s next single “Crystal Roses” when it was apparently uploaded to streaming services and released ahead of schedule.
Earlier today, fans of the Canadian metal outfit noticed and listened to the new track off the band’s forthcoming release Tsunami Sea on streaming services, despite the fact that no fanfare had been given ahead of its release. People talked about it on social media, fans shared their thoughts, and then -poof- it was gone.
Well, thanks to some clarification from Spiritbox’s frontwoman Courtney LaPlante, we now know what happened. Apparently, the track was released without the band’s permission. We don’t know exactly who put it out, whether it was their label Rise Records or some technical problem that jumped the gun, but she specifically said it wasn’t supposed to happen and no one in the band was aware of the song’s impending release.
“I don’t normally like to air out behind the scenes things like this, but we did not approve putting out another single today. None of us were aware this was happening. I am extremely disappointed and only found out about it late last night, by chance. Trying to take it down asap”
As she wished, the track was removed from all streaming services, but not before plenty of people got to check the song out ahead of the album’s release this Friday.
Tsunami Sea will be available on March 7, but you can pre-save/preorder your copy today.
Meanwhile, Spiritbox are gearing up to follow the release of their new album with their upcoming US headlining tour that they announced back in December with Loathe, Dying Wish, and GEL as support. You can check out the list of dates below.
2025 US Headline Tour Dates:
4/3 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
4/4 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
4/5 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
4/7 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
4/8 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
4/11 – Washington, DC – MGM National Harbor
4/12 – Pittsburgh, PA – UPMC Events Center
4/14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
4/15 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
4/18 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
4/19 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
4/21 – Montreal, QC – M TELUS*
4/23 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino
4/25 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
4/26 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
4/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
4/29 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
4/30 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
5/2 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
5/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
5/6 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
5/7 – Tacoma, WA – Temple Theatre
5/9 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
5/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium*
*w/oGEL
Source: www.metalsucks.net
