Grammy-nominated metal band Spiritbox have told Music Week they are targeting arenas as they release their second album Tsunami Sea (March 7).
The Canadian four-piece played their biggest headline show to date in the UK at the 10,250-capacity Alexandra Palace in London last month.
They will also feature at Download Festival before supporting Linkin Park at Wembley Stadium on June 28, but singer Courtney LaPlante already has even loftier goals in mind.
“The next level is doing arenas,” she said, speaking in the March issue of Music Week. “The Alexandra Palace show is very important for us because we want to prove to our fans that we’re worth the ticket price, we’re worth them spending their time and money and booking off work and getting hotels.
“It’s a lot of pressure, but I want all these people who are sacrificing their time to feel like it was worth it. This is our statement for 2025 and beyond.”
LaPlante acknowledged the group had benefited from the experience of touring with heavyweights including Korn and Bring Me The Horizon.
“We played with Bring Me The Horizon at this stadium-level show in Budapest in 2023,” she said. “And then in Brazil a year and a half later, we saw how much their show had evolved from the beginning. They kept working on it, they kept evolving it, and they didn’t stay complacent. That was so inspiring. For Michael [Stringer, Spiritbox guitarist] and me, Bring Me The Horizon really validate how obsessive and hard on ourselves we are, because they’re the same.”
Both albums are an autobiography of how I’m feeling
Courtney LaPlante
LaPlante said she considered Tsunami Sea, which was co-produced by Stringer and longtime producer Dan Braunstein, to be a sister album to 2021 debut Eternal Blue (23,998 sales, OCC), which peaked at No.19 in the UK.
“A lot of it is about my mental state,” she said. “[Eternal Blue was about] that isolating feeling that we felt during [lockdown], when we didn’t have any resources or people around us that really understood or cared about what we were trying to do.
“On this one, all my circumstances have changed, but it’s all still there. My life is a dream now, and to my surprise I still struggle with the same feelings and very severe depression. [With Eternal Blue] it was like, ‘I feel trapped in my environment’. And now I feel embarrassed to feel that way because I’m living a dream life. Both albums are an autobiography of how I’m feeling.”
Katherine Parrott, director, international campaign management new recordings at Spiritbox's UK label BMG in the UK, sought to explain the group's lightning trajectory.
“They’ve built such a loyal fanbase because they’ve consistently lived up to the hype,” said Parrott. “Their fearless exploration of diverse sounds is matched by an unwavering commitment to quality. Their music is always the focus – there are no gimmicks, just authenticity. Fans recognise and appreciate that, which is why they stay so connected to the band."
With such a wide range of sounds, we’ve been able to reach an audience beyond just the metal world
Katherine Parrott
Spiritbox have received two Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance: in 2024 for their song Jaded, and again this year for Cellar Door.
Manager Jason Mageau, whose Culture Wave company began a partnership with Red Light Management at the beginning of 2025 after previously being under Roc Nation, believes the nods have had a discernible impact on the group's standing.
“From a PR side I think it’s helped,” said Mageaun. “This is a prestigious thing, so I would say it’s helped in that capacity.”
Collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion on 2023’s Cobra and 2024’s TYG also helped reach new audiences.
“Rolling Stone never mentioned or covered us, but [they ran] a photo of Megan and Courtney,” said Mageau. “That shit matters. Sure, we can see streams go up here and there, but I think there’s an unknown measurement in the cultural conversation.”
With their monthly Spotify listenership now extending to three million, BMG's Parrott suggested how the band could further grow their streaming following.
“With such a wide range of sounds, we’ve been able to reach an audience beyond just the metal world, showing that heavy music can be far more approachable than people might expect," said Parrott. "That’s what Spiritbox do – they invite newcomers to heavy music and make them feel welcome, show them it’s a space where they belong.
“Technically, their music is still very much rooted in the metalcore and metal scene, so playlisting will continue to lean heavily in that space,” she continued. “However, their musical influences and collaborations have broadened their fanbase beyond the traditional metal audience. Above-the-line partnerships and storytelling opportunities with DSPs have helped expand their narrative and reach, moving beyond the core fanbase to create superfans who now have a deeper connection and investment in the band.”
Subscribers can read the full interview with Spiritbox and their team here.
