Royal Tusk

Royal Tusk is a Canadian rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, consisting of Daniel Carriere (vocals), Quinn Cyrankiewicz (guitar), Sandy MacKinnon (bass), and Calen Stuckel (drums).

Royal Tusk
OriginEdmonton, Alberta, Canada[1]
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock
Years active2013–present
LabelseOne, MapleMusic, Hidden Pony
Associated actsTen Second Epic, Monster Truck, Like A Storm, Metric
Websitewww.royaltusk.com
MembersDaniel Carriere
Sandy MacKinnon
Quinn Cyrankiewicz
Calen Stuckel
Past membersMike James

History

2011–2014: Origins and Mountain

The band formed in 2011 in Edmonton, in the shadow of Carriere and MacKinnon's previous band, Ten Second Epic. They started writing songs for their debut EP, Mountain. The EP was recorded in Edmonton in 2014, and released by Canadian independent record label Hidden Pony Records.[2] The single Shadow of Love from the EP received airplay in local radio stations.

2015–2017: DealBreaker

After minimal touring off of the success of their EP, the band started to record their first album. DealBreaker was released on May 26, 2016.[3] The album spawned two singles, 'Fever' and 'Curse the Weather.' Fever received music video treatment, but Curse the Weather did not.

2018–present: Tusk II and breakthrough

In 2018, the band released their sophomore album with their new label, Entertainment One Music. Tusk II was released on October 25, 2018. The first single from the album, Aftermath, was released earlier in the month, peaked at #36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts.[4] The music video for Aftermath was directed by Evan Owen Dennis,[5] and was released on October 4, 2018. The album's third single, Die Knowing's music video was directed by Keenan Kirk[6] and was released on January 20, 2019.

Members

Present
  • Daniel Carriere – vocals, rhythm guitar (2013–present)
  • Quinn Cyrankiewicz – lead guitar, backing vocals (2013–present)
  • Sandy MacKinnon – bass, backing vocals (2013–present)
  • Calen Stuckel – drums (2013–present)

Past
  • Mike James – keyboards, guitars[3] (2013–2016)[7]

Discography

Albums
  • Mountain (2014)
  • DealBreaker (2016)
  • Tusk II (2018)

Singles
  • "Shadow of Love" (2014)
  • "Smoke Rings" (2014)
  • "Fever" (2016)
  • "Curse the Weather" (2016)
  • "Aftermath" (2018)
  • "Reflection" (2019)
  • "First Time" (2019)
  • "Die Knowing" (2020)

Charting singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Main.
Rock
[8]		 CAN. Rock
[9]
"Shadow of Love" 2014 — 37 Mountain
"Aftermath" 2018 32 24 Tusk II
"First Time" 2019 — 13
"Die Knowing" 2020 — 30

Music videos
Year Video Director
2014 "Shadow of Love" Royal Tusk
"Smoke Rings" harv
2016 "Fever" Travis Nesbitt
2018 "Aftermath" Evan Owen Dennis
2019 "Reflection" Keenan Kirk
2020 "Die Knowing" Keenan Kirk

References
  1. "Royal Tusk". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. "Royal Tusk". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. "R O Y A L T U S K on Instagram: "A couple of weeks ago we shot the upcoming video for Aftermath. Planning the shoot was taxing and many times felt as though it may be too…"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. "Royal Tusk Chart History - Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. "Royal Tusk Chart History - Canada Rock". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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