Thrice

Article summary

Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school. Early in their career, the band was known for melodic hardcore punk music based in heavily distorted guitars, prominent lead guitar lines, and frequent changes in complex time signatures. This style is exemplified on their second album, The Illusion of Safety (2002) and their third album The Artist in the Ambulance (2003). Their fourth album Vheissu (2005) made significant changes by incorporating electronic beats, keyboards, and a more experimental sound. In 2007 and 2008, Thrice released The Alchemy Index, consisting of two studio albums that together make a four-part, 24-song cycle. Each of the four six-song EPs of the Alchemy Index features significantly different styles, based on different aspects of the band's musical esthetic which reflect the elemental themes of fire, water, air and earth, both lyrically and musically. The band's seventh album, Beggars, was released on August 11, 2009, and their eighth, Major/Minor on September 20, 2011. The most recent albums feature a refined combination of the band's different experiments and explorations. In 2011, Thrice announced a final tour and an imminent hiatus.…

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1. date of formation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2009-08-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2005-10-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2007-10-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2008-04-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2009-09-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2009-07-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2011-09-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2012-10-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2017-04-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2018-08-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2019-04-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2007-01-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2013-09-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of formation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2009-08-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2005-10-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2007-10-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2008-04-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2009-09-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2009-07-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2011-09-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2012-10-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2017-04-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2018-08-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2019-04-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2007-01-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2013-09-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
22. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374802451