Biography

Dustin and Teppei went to high school together, and had played in a band together before. It didn't last very long but the two of them still had a vision for a band. Eddie, whom Teppei knew from skating, said he wanted to play bass and signed on as the bassist (though he had never played bass and had only minimally played guitar.) The search for a drummer led them to recruit Eddie's older brother Riley, who had played drums in Madrise and sung in a band called Hindsight. After a few practices together, we knew that we had the right people in place, and in August of '98, Thrice was born. The name was something of an inside joke with everyone and become the band name by default.

Three months after our birth as a band, we recorded our first EP, First Impressions, in November of 1998. We pressed 1000 copies D.I.Y., and sold out of them at shows and local record stores. In the beginning of 1999, we played locally in support of the EP and starting looking for someone to help us put out another release. During 1999, we continued writing, and developing our own sound, and soon realized that it was time to get back in the studio. During two sessions, in late '99 and early 2000, we recorded a twelve song full length called "Identity Crisis". Engineered and Produced by Paul Miner (Death By Stereo, Epitaph Records), Identity Crisis better defines the sound THRICE is striving for: the dynamics and emotion of hardcore with the melody of pop-punk. The album was picked up by our good friends Ron and Andy at Crawlspace Records, who started a new label called Greenflag Records, to release the CD on. Identity Crisis was released in early June 2000 and is being distributed by Revelation, No Idea, and Sound of California.

We are excited about the future of this band, and are 100% dedicated to the music, the people who listen to it, and each other. Our sound is progressively getting heavier and more technical but still holding strong to our melodic roots. Thanks for checking out the site. Spread the music, and we'll see you at a show!

Dustin

Teppei

Eddie

Riley

Dustin Kensrue

Age- 19
Birthday- 11/18/80
Residence- Tustin/La Mirada
Height/Weight- 6' / 185 lbs.
Number- 03
Position: the bench, vocals & guitar
Last Year’s Key Statistics- most lost picks in the Western Division, most lyrics forgotten in the entire leage.
Last Injury & How- sprained neck from head-banging without hessian hair
Gear- 1968 Gibson SG Jr. w/ Seymour Duncan JB pick-up, Marshall JCM 900
Got a Girlfriend?- The best.
Hobbies- playing guitar and singing, reading, graphic art, movies, not eating animals, engaging God
Average Hours of Sleep- 4 1/2


FAVORITES

Bands: Refused, Saves the Day , AFI, Lagwagon, Tom Waits, Beatles, Iron Maiden, Screeching Weasel, Jawbreaker, Death by Stereo, Grade
Albums of all time: "The Shape of Punk to Come"-Refused, "Rain Dogs"-Tom Waits, "Bad"-Michael Jackson, "Dear You"-Jawbreaker, The Newsies Soundtrack
Listening to Lately: "Revolution Summer"-Reversal of Man, "Opposite of Decemeber"-Poison the Well, "Orchid" splilt 10", "Bad"-Michael Jackson
TV Shows: The Simpsons, and educational shows like history and nature and stuff.
Movies: The Star Wars Trilogy, Goonies, Dead Poets Society, Newsies
Books: "Catch -22" by Joseph Heller, "Catcher In the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, "The Bible" by God, "Dharma Bums" by Jack Kerouac, "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, "Enders Game Series" by Orson Scott Card
Video Game: Zelda 64, GoldenEye
Place to Eat: Wheel of Life, Del Taco, Taco Loco, In ‘N Out,
Place to Hang Out: wherever my friends are
Color: black
Word: death, sabo, baka
Element: fire
Quotes:

"Fingers budding at the tips, touching you I start to bloom. Alive with trains and passing ships, soft and sweet upon your lips now, I go, ‘oh, wow’."–Jets to Brazil

“Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it cost a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, in is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Cost of Discipleship


...IF’S

If you could date a celebrity, who would it be? Natalie Portman
If you could play another instrument, what would it be? To play the piano really well
If I wasn’t in a band I’d . . . be in another band
If I didn’t live in So Cal, Id live . . . San Francisco
If I could change one thing about me, I’d . . . resolve my dual nature
If I could have answers to 3 questions, they’d be
    1) How does the trinity work?
    2) When will they make another Zelda game?
    3) Why haven’t you been to a THRICE show lately?


RANTS & RAVES

Things That Rock: Eddie, Riley, and Teppei, The Alliance, Shadlie, skulls, hearts, anything that inspires me or makes me think, Ron & Andy
Things That Suck: traffic, eye twitches, violence, when my friends are super lazy
What is "IT"? A good book, a coke, and graham crackers
Where do the Lemmings go? Canadia
3 Names you wish you had:
    1) Jack Kelly
    2) Akira
    3) Tetsuo
Best Show you’ve ever seen- AFI, 2 nights in a row, @ the Palace, and the Living Room
The Ultimate Show would be- Refused, Iron Maiden, Screeching Weasel, Metallica, Bradley Nowell (acoustic)
Something you probably don’t know about me is . . . that I sneak into Teppei’s room at night, put on his clothes, and pretend I rule at guitar.

Teppei Teranishi

Name- Teppei Teranishi
Age- 19
Birthday- 9/13/80
Residence- Irvine, CA
Height/Weight- 5'10" / 147 lbs.
Number- 333
Position- tight end, lead guitars
Last Year’s Key Statistics- burned 17 solos, trashed 52 picks, broke 3 consecutive strings in 1 show
Last Injury & How- tore medial meniscus and ACL in left knee, done skateboarding
Gear- Ibanez 5900 w/ a Seymour Duncan pick-up (for live), Paul Reed Smith CE 24, a crappy Crate amp & cab, Mesa dual rectifier / rack mount with a 4 x 12 cabinet (coming soon!!)
Got a Girlfriend?- Yes
Hobbies- playing the guitar, skateboarding, eating, poo, eating poo, drawing/painting
Average Hours of Sleep- 7 1/2


FAVORITES

Bands: AFI, Refused, Saves the Day, Countervail, Living End, Metallica, Death By Stereo, Good Riddance
Albums: "Black Sails in the Sunset"- AFI, "Master of Puppets"- Metallica, Britney’s new album (it’ll be good), "Through Being Cool"- Saves the Day, "The Shape of Punk to Come"- Refused
TV Shows: The Simpsons, TRL, The Crocodile Hunter,
Movies: Top Gun
Books: The Bible
Video Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Place to Eat: Wahoo’s
Place to Hang Out: My room . . . I don’t know.
Color: black
Word: to your mother
Element: skateboards team rider: Jeremy Wray
Quotes:

"On the Four Horsemen Riiiiiide!"–James Hetfield


...IF’S

If you could date a celebrity, who would it be? Do I have to pick one? . . . I don’t know, Rachel Leigh Cook . . . too many choices
If you could play another instrument, what would it be? To play the piano really well, or the drums.
If I wasn’t in a band I’d . . . Be a bum
If I didn’t live in So Cal, Id live . . . in New York
If I could change one thing about me, I’d . . .be buff like Ed. ( oh, man, he’s gonna kill me)
If I could have answers to 3 questions, they’d be
    1) How can truth be relative? (It’s not, I’d just like to see someone successfully answer that)
    2) How do "no wipes" happen?
    3) Why do people like Kid Rock?


RANTS & RAVES

Things That Rock: Metallica, S.F.L.B.’s, no wipes, Mesa Boogies
Things That Suck: me, Kid Rock, diarrhea, my crate amp, injuries
What is "IT"? the _______ DOOM
Where do the Lemmings go? In the water
3 Names you wish you had:
    1) T-Bone Perez
    2) Paul Reed Smith
    3) Scoobly Schecter
Best Show you’ve ever seen- AFI @ the Living Room, or Living End @ the Roxy
The Ultimate Show would be- Metallica (pre - 90's), AFI, Living End, Dillinger Escape Plan, Refused
Something you probably don’t know about me is . . . that I seek Destro’s secret.

Eddie Breckenridge

VITAL STATISTICS

Name- Edward C. Breckenridge
Age- 20
Birthday- 11/15/79
Residence- Irvine
Height/Weight: 5'9" / 160lbs
Number- 4
Position- Bass, First Bass
Last Year’s Key Statistics- I was just as sucky.
Last Injury & How- Destroyed elbows, since forever.
Gear- Music Man Stingray bass, Ampeg SVT 3 Pro head, Ampeg 4x10 cabinet, David Eden 15" cabinet, DR Lowrider strings
Got a Girlfriend?- yes, the girlfriend of doom
Hobbies- skating, surfing, sculpting, and painting
Average Hours of Sleep- 6 1/2


FAVORITES

Bands: No Knife, Refused, Zao, Saves the Day, Death By Stereo, Dillinger Escape Plan, Max Roach Trio, Eric Dolphy, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Living End
Albums: "Hit Man Dreams"-No Knife, "Fire In the City of Automatons"-No Knife, "The Shape of Punk to Come"-Refused, "Master of Puppets"-Metallica
TV Shows: Anything on the History Channel, or TLC
Movies: American History X, The Fugitive, The Hurricane
Books: "When Skeptics Ask" by Norman Geisler, "Winnie the Pooh" by A.E. Milne, The Bible, "A Sniper’s Vietnam", by Joseph T. Ward , and anything by C.S. Lewis
Video Game: Zelda 64, Golden Eye
Place to Eat: Taco Loco, BJ’s Pizza, Jamba Juice
Place to Hang Out: Ian or Brad’s house, anywhere my friends are, anywhere you can take a skateboard
Color: blue
Word: Doom, or anything that has to do with explosions
Element: Uranium or Nitrogen (they can make big explosions)
Quotes:

"Open mindedness should not be confused with empty mindedness. One should never remain open to a second alternative when only one can be true."–unavailable


...IF’S

If you could date a celebrity, who would it be? Natalie Imbruglia
If you could play another instrument, what would it be? Bass Clarinet or drums
If I wasn’t in a band I’d . . . have more time to skate, and do art
If I didn’t live in So Cal, Id live . . . Marin County or SF
If I could change one thing about me, I’d . . . be happy more consistently
If I could have answers to 3 questions, they’d be
    1) How can I make you understand?
    2) How can I help?
    3) What’s it going to take?


RANTS & RAVES

Things That Rock: T-Bone Perez, my friends, rabid dolphins, truth, Hessians, fireworks, music, skateboarding, and everything given
Things That Suck: Open mindlessness, people who whine, rabid dolphins, misconceptions, orange juice after you brush your teeth, things that smell, bad moods, my elbows and knees
What is "IT"? It is true and absolute
Where do the Lemmings go? They go explode. BOOM!!!!!!!
3 Names you wish you had:
    1) Boo Doo Dog
    2) Nabooloo Deet
    3) Malicious Robinson

Best Show you’ve ever seen- Dillinger Escape Plan @ Chain Reaction
The Ultimate Show would be- the Max Roach Trio, No Knife, Iron Maiden, Metallica (the master of puppets year), Refused
Something you probably don’t know about me is . . . that Riley is my big brother.br>

Riley Breckenridge

Name- Riley Breckenridge
Age- over 9,125 days and counting
Birthday- January 5th
Residence- Costa Misery right now, but my nomadic tendencies ensure that I move once a year
Height/Weight- 70 inches / 170 lbs
Number- eleventeen
Position- vertical, drums
Last Year’s Key Statistics- screwed up at least once at every show, led the league in sweating, struck out with girls
Last Injury & How- threw out my back trying to tie my shoes (see "age" above)
Gear- OCDP kit (12 & 16 in. rack toms), Zildjian cymbals, assorted hardware, DW double bass pedal, Pro-Mark 5B natural sticks
Got a Girlfriend?- Nope.
Hobbies- baseball, hoops, writing, wasting time(thanks to PlayStation), people watching, feeling sick to my stomach, acting like a 12 year-old
Average Hours of Sleep- 6


FAVORITES

Bands: Phish, Death By Stereo, Refused, Bad Religion (pre-"Grey Race" days)), NOFX, Zao, Foo Fighters, Stevie Wonder, Lagwagon, Pulley, Saves the Day, Sepultura, Donuts N’ Glory, Metallica (80's)
Albums: "Picture of Nectar"- Phish, "Junta"- Phish, "The Shape of Punk to Come"- Refused, "The Color & The Shape"- Foo Fighters, "Generator"- Bad Religion, "If Looks Could Kill, I’d Watch You Die"- Death By Stereo
TV Shows: The Tom Green Show, SportsCenter, Emerill Live
Movies: American Beauty, Brave Heart, Shawshank Redemption, The Usual Suspects
Books: "The Comedy Writer", by Peter Farrelly, "Brain Droppings", by George Carlin, "Letters From a Nut", by Ted L. Nancy
Video Game: Triple Play 2001, NBA Live 2000
Place to Eat: Mom and Dad’s house
Place to Hang Out: my room
Color: blue
Word: weiner, or umm
Element: any one of the gases
Quotes:

"I’m just a regular guy, with nothing to lose."- Kevin Spacey, from American Beauty


...IF’S

If you could date a celebrity, who would it be? Christina Aguilera (Carson, you bastard!), or Shae Marks
If you could play another instrument, what would it be? Piano
If I wasn’t in a band I’d . . . be a struggling minor league baseball player... or an automaton in a suit, in a cubicle, in some stuffy building somewhere.
If I didn’t live in So Cal, Id live . . . in Seattle.
If I could change one thing about me, I’d . . . have made better decisions when I was younger.
If I could have answers to 3 questions, they’d be
    1) Why?
    2) What will I be doing in ten years?
    3) Why can’t we all just get along?


RANTS & RAVES

Things That Rock: the Lakers, the A’s, Tums, coffee, my friends, my mom and dad, my brother, girls with a sense of humor, farting, making music, Iron Maiden, Vince Carter, Tom Green, Jim Rome, rainy days, good food, genuine people
Things That Suck: the Clippers, the Angels, my ex-girlfriend, work, death, my stomach, my golf game, my eating habits, my patience, hangovers, girls who take themselves too seriously, people who think fighting is the only way to solve a problem
What is "IT"? Something I’m still looking for.
Where do the Lemmings go? To Backstreet Boys & N’ Sync concerts.
3 Names you wish you had:
    1) Phlambort Yankster
    2) Choochie Wooglebeast
    3) Pirate
Best Show you’ve ever seen- Sepultura @ Irvine Meadows (1994-the day Brazil won the World Cup), Phish @ the Greek Theater, or Bad Religion @ the Roxy, Dustin recording the vocals for "Identity Crisis" @ For the Record
The Ultimate Show would be- Stevie Wonder, Phish, Bad Religion, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden
Something you probably don’t know about me is . . . that I’m a nice guy.