About Intervals
Intervals is a Canadian instrumental progressive metal band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 2011. The band has toured throughout Canada and the United States with bands such as Animals as Leaders, Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me and The Contortionist.
Intervals released two EPs, The Space Between and In Time , and their debut studio album A Voice Within on March 4, 2014, featuring vocals by Mike Semesky. After the exit of every band member except for guitarist Aaron Marshall, follow-up albums The Shape of Colour , The Way Forward , and Circadian were released.
Intervals was formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 2011 as a creative outlet for guitarist Aaron Marshall after quitting his previous band, "Speak of the Devil". After releasing two songs online , Anup, Lukas and Matt joined the band. Their first EP The Space Between was recorded in Aaron's basement, with the exception of Anup who recorded his drums at his own home studio in Frederick, Maryland. The mixing and mastering were done by Adam "Nolly" Getgood of Periphery, and it was released independently on December 20, 2011. At this point, the band attempted to find a vocalist to complete the line-up, but failed to do so.
With the release of their second EP In Time on October 30, 2012, they were joined by Olly Steele and David Maxim Micic as guest soloists. Sputnikmusic gave the EP a 4/5 rating, suggesting that "if they find a bit more creativity and increase their originality, they have potential to go down in history as one of the best instrumental prog metal bands. As of now, they are still not on the same level as Animals as Leaders." The band released a music video for "Epiphany" on April 25, 2013, through Guitar World promotion and YouTube. 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. Marshall and Sastry also released playthroughs, as well as lessons for select songs off the EP. On April 18, 2013, it was announced that Matt De Luca would be leaving the band to pursue other projects.
On September 14, 2013, Intervals announced they would again be entering the studio with producer Jordan Valeriote on November 4 to begin tracking their upcoming release. Following the studio, Intervals were scheduled to tour Europe with Protest the Hero, TesseracT, and The Safety Fire. On December 30, it was announced that live bassist Mike Semesky would be changing his role in the band to provide vocals on the new album. The album's bass tracks were handled equally between Marshall and Cameron McLellan . The band released Semesky's vocal debut in the form of new single "Ephemeral" through Revolver, as well as a revelation that the new album would be titled A Voice Within.
Due to the need for Semesky to focus entirely on his vocal performance live, the band hired Henry Selva as a live bassist for their upcoming European tour, but eventually opted to use the bass in the backing track moving forward.
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