Rival State is an

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band based out of

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, which formed in

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

, New Zealand in 2002. The band consists of members Salvi Stone, Nimal Fernando, Jo Einarsson, Stefan Einarsson and Valdi Einarsson. The band released their debut album ''Apollo Me'' on 12 October 2012 in New Zealand, where it reached No 1 on the Top 20 New Zealand Album Charts and No 10 on the New Zealand Top 40 Album Charts. In 2014 the band relocated to London, where they released their ''Youth Tax'' EP on 22 October 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

* Gutter Mouth EP (2015) * Youth Tax EP (2014)

Singles

* "Impulses" (2016) * "Modern Living" (2015) * "Keepsake" (2015) * "Sleep Talker" (2014) * "Aces" (2014)

Band members

;Current Band Members *Nimal Fernando -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

(2002 – present) *Jo Einarsson -

(2002 – present) *Stefan Einarsson -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(2002 – present) *Valdimar Einarsson -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(2012 – present) *Salvi Stone -

Lead vocalist The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(2016–present) Ex Band Members * Luke Van Hoof -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(2005 – 2015)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2002 New Zealand alternative rock groups