Thousand Below

Thousand Below Biography

Thousand Below is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. They are currently signed to Rise Records and Pale Chord and have released two full-length albums and one EP. The band consists of vocalist James Deberg, guitarist Josh Thomas, bassist Josh Billimoria, and drummer Max Santoro. Thousand Below was quietly formed in 2016 by vocalist James Deberg, who continued to write music after parting ways with his previous band, Outlands. Josh Thomas, guitarist and friend of Deberg, showed him some songs he was working on at the time and the two decided to collaborate. After recruiting other friends and musicians in the area - Josh Billimoria on bass, Devin Chance on guitar, and Garrett Halvax on drums - the band's initial lineup fell into place and they hit the studio to begin recording what would be their debut album, "The Love You Let Too Close" (2017). After recording some songs, the band began approaching labels behind the scenes, catching the interest of Rise Records. After Rise offered them a deal, the band finished the album and publicly debuted in January 2017 with their first single and music video titled "Tradition"off of "The Love You Let Too Close". The second single "Sinking Me" was released with a music video on June 12, 2017. The album was released worldwide on October 6, 2017. Deberg, Thomas, and Billimoria hit the studio in January 2019 to begin recording their sophomore album, "Gone In Your Wake" (2019). Without a drummer at the time, they contacted their friend Max Santoro, former drummer of Vesta Collide, to work on the drums for the album and fill in on upcoming tours. In the summer of 2019, the band went on tour with Miss May I, The Word Alive and Afterlife, and brought on Santoro as their new full-time drummer. The first single off of "Gone In Your Wake", titled "Chemical", was released on July 11, 2019, along with a music video. "Gone In Your Wake" was officially released worldwide on October 11, 2019. During their time in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band recorded an acoustic EP titled "Let Go Of Your Love". The EP consists of 4 reworked versions of songs from "Gone In Your Wake", as well as an original song that shares the title of the EP. "Let Go Of Your Love" was released worldwide on August 21, 2020. Thousand Below released a single and music video titled "Gone To Me" in February 2021. They toured the UK in the fall of 2021 with Normandie and Caskets, and played their first US headline tour as well as So What Music Festival in May 2022. Another single and music video, titled "Venenosa", was released on May 4, 2022. The band has confirmed via social media that their 3rd studio album is finished. They toured Australia with Ocean Sleeper in August 2022. On September 21, 2022, a new single "Face To Face" was released, along with the announcement that the band had now signed with Pale Chord Music. On November 9, 2022, a new single "Sabotage" was released, along with the unveiling that the upcoming album will be entitled "Hell Finds You Everywhere". The album is set to release December 9 2022.