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3Teeth (stylized as 3TEETH or 3T3ETH) is an American
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band from
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. Formed in 2013, the band currently consists of Alexis Mincolla (vocals), Chase Brawner (guitars), Xavier Swafford (keys & synth), Andrew Means (modular synth & bass), and Nick Rossi (drums). They have currently released three studio albums: their
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debut in 2014, '' '' in 2017, and ''
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'' on July 5, 2019, via
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History


Name and formation

The group initially formed as a fun passion-project between Mincolla and Swafford, who lived down the street from each other in Los Angeles. Mincolla did not have a musical background but had experience in visual arts and promotion. Mincolla and Swafford met at a weekly party called Lil Death, which was hosted by Mincolla, where they began discussing some ideas for a multi-media mix of visuals and music. The two soon met Andrew Means after being impressed by an online video he sent the pair which Mincolla described as looking "like a computer virus." After some of their music was hosted online and began to gain traction, the three sought out a guitarist for the project. Guitar work had initially been outsourced but the turnaround time was slow. Means had grown up with Brawner and suggested that the trio audition him, and after a successful audition Chase joined and 3Teeth had officially formed. The band took the name 3Teeth from the concepts of Odontomancy, which Mincolla described as an ancient form of divination where "the seer would read prophecies in the teeth like rune stones." as well as the word trident, which comes from Latin for "three teeth." Mincolla said of the trident: "...this divine weapon of God that brings destruction. It's what Marduk killed Tiamat with -- this caught thunderbolt or trident." The original line-up consisted of Mincolla, Brawner, Swafford, and Means, with Andrew Means performing live drums on an electric kit. Andrew Melendez joined as a live drummer the spring and summer tours in 2017 before Justin Hanson joined the group in the fall of 2017. The band signed to Century Media Records in April 2018 with Hanson being announced as the official fifth member of the band. Nick Rossi joined the live band in Fall 2019 as a temporary replacement for Hanson, who had injured his foot on the European tour earlier that year. In June 2020, the band announced that they had mutually parted ways with Hanson and that Rossi would be joining them as the new drummer to commence recording on the band's fourth album.


Studio albums and other releases

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2014 and reached the number eight spot on
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Electronic Music Chart. A remix album titled ''Remixed'' followed in October 2014, featuring remixes by other prominent industrial artists such as KANGA and Aesthetic Perfection. Their sophomore album, '' '', was released on May 19, 2017. The album was mixed by
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, who is best known for working with other prominent industrial artists
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and
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. The album reached No. 23 on Billboard the following month. In February 2018, the band released the first of two collaboration tracks, "Light's Out", with hip-hop/punk artists
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. A second track, "Time's Up", was released in March 2018, and both tracks were later released on a limited edition 7" vinyl following a co-headlining tour titled Lights Out North America. The band began working on their third album in early 2018, with Sean Beavan returning to mix and produce. The album was completed on December 22. The title for the third album, ''
Metawar ''Metawar'' is the third studio album by the American industrial metal band 3Teeth. It was released on July 5, 2019 as the band's first album on their new label, Century Media Records. Release and promotion Initial work on the album began in ear ...
'', was announced on April 5, 2019, alongside the release of the debut single "American Landfill". The music video for American Landfill debuted on April 15, 2019. The video was directed by Matthew Santoro, longtime-friend of Alexis Mincolla and Hollywood director and visual effects artist whose credits include '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' and '' 300.'' The second single for ''Metawar'', "EXXXIT", was released on April 23, 2019, alongside a music video and a North American tour announcement with
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and GOST as support. The third single, "Affluenza", was released on May 31, 2019, alongside an official lyric music video. The fourth single, "President X", was released on June 14, 2019. The single was accompanied by a music video featuring Mincolla as a neo-fascist lizard-man president in "band's most outwardly political song to date." The fifth single released was the band's cover of "
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which was released on June 28, 2019. A music video featuring a SWAT raid and firearms footage was released alongside the cover. ''
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'' was released worldwide on July 5, 2019. Frontman Mincolla described the album as centering on "the idea of world vs world, and the notion that if man doesn't create his own world then he's often crushed by the world of another." On January 17, 2020, "ALTÆR" was released as the sixth single from ''Metawar''. It was released along with a music video which featured footage captured at their performance at 2019's
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. While touring in support of ''Metawar'' in 2019, the band recorded one original track and two cover songs for the film ''
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''. Their cover of "
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" by Dead or Alive was featured in the film's trailer, and it was later announced that the second cover song would be "
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" originally recorded by
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. Following its release, ''Metawar'' became the band's most commercially successful album, debuting at No. 23 on ''Billboard'' and at No. 28 on the iTunes Top Albums chart as well as the No. 1 album on the iTunes Metal charts. The album also debuted at No. 82 on ''Billboard''s Top Album Sales chart for the week of July 20, 2019, and at No. 3 on ''Billboard''s Heatseekers Albums for the same week. With the release of ''Metawar'', 3Teeth themselves charted at No. 25 on ''Billboards Emerging Artists chart. On August 6, 2021, the band released a song titled "Paralyze" featuring
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. The song was produced by Mick Gordon.


Live performances

3Teeth are known for their use of menacing visuals during live performances. The band was hand-selected by
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to be their supporting act on their 2016 North American tour. The group opened for German band
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for some of their U.S. dates in the summer of 2017 and ended the year performing with Danzig and HIM. 3Teeth were selected by Rammstein to open for them on their special New Year's Eve performances in Mexico in December 2018 / January 2019. The band spent much of 2019 touring in support of ''Metawar'', including a European tour as support for
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and a headlining North American tour alongside GOST and
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before closing the year in support of
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for select dates. 3Teeth resumed touring in February 2020, kicking off another European headlining tour with industrial icon
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as support for UK shows. A 2020 North American co-headlining tour with Carnifex was announced soon after along with the announcements that 3Teeth would play multiple festival dates throughout the year, including
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. The
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forced the band to cancel the remainder of their 2020 shows two days before the Meta-X Tour with Carnifex was slated to commence, however.


Musical styles and influences

3Teeth's musical style has been described as
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,
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, heavy metal, and EBM. 3Teeth's music heavily features sequenced beats, down-tuned guitars, samples, and synthetic melodies. The band has been compared to bands/artists such as
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,
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,
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, and
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. Lead vocalist, Alexis Mincolla, listens to bands like
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, White Zombie, and Nine Inch Nails. He cites ''
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'' by Nine Inch Nails as a huge influence for 3Teeth's music.


Band members

Current members * Alexis Mincolla – vocals (2013–present) * Xavier Swafford – keyboards, synthesizers (2013–present) * Andrew Means – bass, modular synthesizer (2017–present), drums (2013–2017) * Chase Brawner – guitars (2013–present) * Nick Rossi – drums (2020–present) Former members * Andrew Melendez – drums (2017) * Justin Hanson – drums (2017–2020)


Discography

Studio albums * '' 3Teeth'' (2014) * '' '' (2017) * ''
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'' (2019) Other releases * ''REMIXED'' (2014) - Remix album for the self-titled debut * "Lights Out" / "Time's Up" (2018) - Limited 7" Vinyl Release with
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* Guns Akimbo ("You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" / "Balltoom Blitz") (2021) - Limited 7" Vinyl Release


References

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External links


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