Spiritbox in St. Louis

About Spiritbox

Spiritbox is the project of Courtney LaPlante, a Canadian metalcore vocalist who emerged in the mid-2010s with a distinctive approach to heavy music. After years of backing vocals and collaborations, LaPlante launched Spiritbox as a full creative statement, releasing the album Eternal Blue in 2021. The album showcased her range—capable of everything from intricate vocal layering and melodic passages to absolutely punishing screams, often within the same song. Tracks like "Holy Shit" and "Circle With Me" became streaming staples, introducing progressive metalcore to listeners who might not typically seek out heavy music. What sets Spiritbox apart is the structural ambition behind the songs; they're not just heavy for heaviness's sake, but built with genuine compositional ideas. LaPlante's technical ability and willingness to write songs that shift between brutality and vulnerability made Spiritbox feel relevant in a way that revitalized interest in metalcore as a whole. The follow-up work has continued this trajectory of experimentation within the heavy music space.

Spiritbox crowds are unusually attentive for metalcore shows—people actually listen between the breakdowns. LaPlante commands the stage with focus rather than theatrics. Pits form but don't dominate; heads stay up to catch the intricate vocal arrangements. The energy feels concentrated, purposeful.

Known for Circle With Me, Holy Shit, Eternal Blue, Hurt You, Constance

Spiritbox + St. Louis

Spiritbox brought their particular brand of controlled chaos to The Pageant in late April, drawing a crowd that clearly knew what they were walking into. The set opened with the hypnotic spiral of 'Fata Morgana' and built from there—moving through the crushing weight of 'Black Rainbow' and the intricate prog turns of 'Rotoscope' before settling into the dense meditation of 'Soft Spine.' This wasn't a band coasting on a greatest-hits formula. Instead, they pulled from the deeper catalog, letting songs like 'Tsunami Sea' and 'Circle With Me' breathe in ways that rewarded the people who'd actually spent time with their records. St. Louis got the full vision.

Spiritbox in St. Louis News

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Live Music in St. Louis

St. Louis has always had a taste for guitar music with edges—from its post-punk lineage to its current appetite for heavier, more experimental work. Spiritbox fits that particular sensibility perfectly. The city's DIY venues and mid-sized rooms like The Pageant have cultivated an audience that doesn't shy away from math rock complexity or shoegaze density. There's an intellectual rigor to what resonates here, and a band that refuses to simplify their sound finds plenty of takers.

St. Louis road trip to see Spiritbox?

Base yourself in the Central West End, where the tree-lined streets and converted lofts give the neighborhood a genuinely livable vibe. Hit Broadway Oyster Bar for something with actual character, or Park Avenue Coffee if you need to ease in. Spend an afternoon at the City Museum—it's genuinely weird and worth your time, not a tourist trap. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is also worth an hour if contemporary art is your thing. St. Louis takes itself less seriously than most cities, which makes it easy to move around and find decent food without overthinking it.