Canvas Solaris

Biography

Canvas Solaris formed in 1999 in Statesboro, Georgia, with Hunter Ginn on drums, Nathan Sapp on guitar, and Jimmy McCall on bass. Brad Jeffcoat joined as vocalist, and the band played technical death metal influenced by Voivod and Carcass. They recorded two untitled demos of four songs each and toured in South Carolina for several years before Jeffcoat and McCall left. Ben Simpkins then joined as second guitarist, bassist, and keyboardist, and the band dropped vocals entirely, releasing the EP Spatial/Design in 2003 on Tribunal Records. Their first full-length album, Sublimation, followed in 2004. In February 2005, they signed with Sensory Records and released Penumbra Diffuse in 2006. Their 2007 album Cortical Tectonics was the last to feature Ben Simpkins; Chris Rushing, Donnie Smith, and Gael Pirlot joined on guitar, keys, and bass, respectively, for The Atomized Dream in 2008. After touring with Dysrhythmia and Behold... The Arctopus, they released Irradiance in 2010. Following disbandment in 2011, members formed The Universe Divide and The Burden of Existence with vocalist Narissa Wolke, releasing a self-titled album. In 2013, the band announced a reunion with a new album in progress, clarified via a Facebook comment. An album was anticipated for 2014 and funded through a public fundraiser. After drum tracking completion was announced in 2017, a December 2020 Facebook post officially announced the album, titled Chromosphere, for release in May 2021.