Rival State is an
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band based out of London, United Kingdom, which formed in
New Plymouth
New Plymouth () 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, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Pl ...
, 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
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,
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 us ...
(2002 – present)
*Jo Einarsson –
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
(2002 – present)
*Stefan Einarsson –
bass guitar
The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...
(2002 – present)
*Valdimar Einarsson –
drums
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(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 the ...
,
guitar
The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...
(2005 – 2015)
References
External links
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Musical groups established in 2002
New Zealand alternative rock groups
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