Thank You Scientist

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Thank You Scientist
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Thank You Scientist photographed Satans Hollow, Manchester, UK. Left to right: Ben Karas, Tom Monda, Faye Fadem, Salvatore Marrano, Sam Greenfield and Joe Gullace
Background information
Origin Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsEvil Ink
MembersTom Monda
Cody McCorry
Ben Karas
Joe Gullace
Alex Blade Silver
Kevin Grossman
Past membersSalvatore Marrano
Faye Fadem
Sam Greenfield
James Robbins
Russ Lynch
Greg Colacino
George Marzloff
Ellis Jasenovic
Andrew Digrius
Odin Alvarez
Website thankyouscientist.net

Thank You Scientist is an American progressive rock band from Montclair, New Jersey. [1] Their first EP, The Perils of Time Travel, was released in 2011, and their debut studio album, Maps of Non-Existent Places , [2] releasing three years later, was named the " Revolver Album of the Week" in October 2014. [3] Their second album, Stranger Heads Prevail , was released in July 2016. Their third album, Terraformer, was released in June 2019. In 2021, they released their second EP, Plague Accommodations.

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History

Thank You Scientist was formed at the New Jersey Montclair State University's music program, when guitar player Tom Monda met saxophonist Ellis Jasenovic and trumpet player Andrew Digrius. Their musical taste for Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson, the Beatles and Mahavishnu Orchestra later became an influence and a seed for Thank You Scientist.

In 2009, vocalist Salvatore Marrano (former vocalist of New Jersey rock band Hello Eden), bass player Greg Colacino, drummer Odin Alvarez, keyboardist George Marzloff, and violin player Russ Lynch joined the band, which became the original lineup for Thank You Scientist. The band self-released their The Perils of Time Travel EP in 2011, followed shortly by their first full-length album, Maps of Non-Existent Places, in 2012. This album caught the attention of Claudio Sanchez, vocalist and guitarist for the progressive metal/rock group Coheed and Cambria and founder of Evil Ink Records, who brought the band to the label as its first signed act. [4] A music video for "My Famed Disappearing Act" was released in August 2014. [5] The digital re-release of the album was on September 16, 2014. [6]

The deal opened multiple doors for the band, which soon started touring with Periphery in 2015, and with Coheed and Cambria later that year. [7] [8] Bass player Greg Colacino left the band that year, and was temporarily replaced by James Robbins and later by Cody McCorry of Karmic Juggernaut. [9] Touring put new pressure on the band, which announced in September 2017 that Odin Alvarez, Ellis Jasenovic, and Andrew Digrius would leave the band, and were to be replaced by Faye Fadem on drums, Sam Greenfield on sax, and Joe Gullace on trumpet. [10] In 2017 their song "Psychopomp" was included in Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps show "Jagged Line".

They announced their next album, Terraformer, on April 5, 2019, and released the first single off that album, "FXMLDR" (pronounced as “Fox Mulder” and inspired by the television series The X-Files ), on April 13. The album was released June 14, 2019. [11] The band also released a video for "FXMLDR" made with solar equipment and in conjunction with Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps.

Following a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, Thank You Scientist returned to touring in fall 2021. In October the band played three sets on the Coheed and Cambria-headlined S.S. Neverender cruise, produced by Norwegian Cruise Line partner Sixthman. [12] After the cruise, drummer Faye Fadem announced in a Facebook post on the band's official page that she was departing Thank You Scientist to focus on her music as Trust Fund Ozu, and that Kevin Grossman was taking over as drummer. [13] A new EP, Plague Accommodations, was released on November 19, [14] and the band embarked on a supporting 26-date tour of the U.S. and Canada. [15]

In September 2023, the band announced on social media that the vocalist Salvator Marrano was leaving to focus on his family responsibilities. All scheduled performances were canceled. [16]

Musical style

Their musical style has been described as progressive rock, [1] [17] progressive metal, [18] and jazz fusion. [17]

Members

Past members

Timeline

Thank You Scientist

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US [25] US Alt [26] US
Heat [27] 		US Hard Rock [28] US Rock [29]
Maps of Non-Existent Places —2541448
Stranger Heads Prevail
  • Released: July 29, 2016 [33]
  • Label: Evil Ink
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
193143—14
Terraformer
  • Released: June 14, 2019
  • Label: Evil Ink
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
—158——

EPs

TitleEP details
The Perils of Time Travel
  • Released: January 10, 2011 [34]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
Plague Accommodations
  • Released: November 19, 2021 [35]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl

Singles

TitleSingle details
FXMLDR
  • Released: April 12, 2019 [36]
  • Label: Evil Ink [37]
  • Formats: Digital release
Terraformer
  • Released: May 9, 2019 [38] [39]
  • Label: Evil Ink
  • Formats: Digital Release
Swarm
  • Released: June 6, 2019 [40]
  • Label: Evil Ink [41]
  • Formats: Digital Release
Party All the Time
  • Released: November 12, 2019 [42]
  • Label: Evil Ink
  • Formats: Digital Release

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