Starset

Starset
Starset performing in 2024
Starset performing in 2024
Background information
OriginColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Spinoff ofDownplay
Members
  • Dustin Bates
  • Ron DeChant
  • Brock Richards
  • Adam Gilbert
Website

Starset is an American rock band from Columbus, Ohio,[3] formed by Dustin Bates in 2013.[4] They released their debut album, Transmissions, in 2014[5][6][7] and their second album, Vessels, on January 20, 2017.[8] The band has found success in expanding the ideas of their concept albums through social media and YouTube, with the band generating over $230,000 in revenue from views from the latter as of November 2016. Their single "My Demons" had accumulated over 280 million YouTube views in the same time period.[9] Their most commercially successful song, "Monster", peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in May 2017.[10] A third studio album, Divisions, was released on September 13, 2019, with their fourth studio album, Horizons, released on October 22, 2021.

  1. ^ "Starset - Fearless Records".
  2. ^ "Artists".
  3. ^ "Starset sign to Razor & Tie". Alternative Press. April 30, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Starset Premiere Video Trailer for New Album, Transmissions". Revolvermag.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Starset". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "Starset: Transmissions review". The Front Row Report. June 23, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Palmer, Josh (July 8, 2014). "Album: Starset – Transmissions". Deadpress.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Starset Unleash 'Monster' Single, Announce 'Vessels' Album". Loudwire.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "How Rock Band Starset Found Huge Success on YouTube, Without Even Trying". Billboard. November 9, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Starset - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.