Orthodox (band)

{{Short description|Metalcore band from Tennessee}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| image =

| alias = Orthodox TN, Orthodox Straight Edge

| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

| genre = Nu metalcore

| years_active = 2011–present

| label = Century Media, Unbeaten, Hypergiant, Clear Minded

| current_members = Adam Easterling

• Austin Evans
• Shiloh Krebs
• Mike White
• Ben Touchberry

| past_members = Tyler Williams

• Curtis DeRard
• Zachariah Wicht
• Michael Bagley

| website = {{URL|orthodoxtn.com}}

}}

Orthodox is a metalcore band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2011.{{Cite web |last=Enis |first=Eli |date=February 3, 2020 |title=Orthodox: Inside Rising Metal Stars' "Love Story About Hatred" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/orthodox-inside-rising-metal-stars-love-story-about-hatred|access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Revolver Magazine}} The lineup consists of lead vocalist Adam Easterling, guitarists Austin Evans and Ben Touchberry, bass guitarist Shiloh Krebs, and drummer Mike White.{{Cite web |last=Thorley |first=Andy |date=August 2, 2022 |title=ORTHODOX METAL |url=https://maximumvolumemusic.com/orthodox-metal/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Maximum Volume Music}} They released their first studio album End Of My Wit in 2013 and followed up the next year in 2014 with their extended play Give Me A Reason, both on Clear Minded Records.{{Cite web |title=Orthodox (USA) End of My Wit (Album) - Spirit of Metal Webzine (en) |url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/End_of_My_Wit/382502 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Spirit of Metal}}{{Cite web |title=Orthodox (USA) Give Me a Reason (EP) - Spirit of Metal Webzine (en) |url=https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Give_Me_a_Reason/382503 |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Spirit of Metal}} In 2015, the band released a split EP with Michigan hardcore band Breaking Wheel.{{Cite web |last=Mecca |first=William |date=September 18, 2018 |title=Breaking Wheel - Breaking Wheel / Orthodox - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Breaking_Wheel/Breaking_Wheel_-_Orthodox/735786 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Encyclopaedeia Metallum: The Metal Archives}} They then signed to Unbeaten Records, releasing their sophomore studio album Sounds of Loss in 2017{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Connor |date=May 23, 2017 |title=Orthodox Sounds of Loss |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/orthodox-sounds_of_loss |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Exclaim! {{!}} Canada's Authority on Music, Film, and Entertainment}} and third studio album Let It Take Its Course in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Yoe |first=Adam |date=February 3, 2023 |title=Review: Orthodox, 'Let It Take Its Course' (Unbeaten Records, 2020) |url=https://www.noecho.net/reviews/orthodox-let-it-take-its-course-review |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=No Echo}} They are currently signed to Century Media Records, and have released the single 'Body and Soul' on October 15, 2021,{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=October 15, 2021 |title=Nashville metalcore band Orthodox sign to Century Media, release "Body & Soul" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nashville-metalcore-band-orthodox-sign-to-century-media-release-body-soul/ |archive-date= |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Brooklyn Vegan}} fourth studio album Learning to Dissolve on August 19, 2022,{{Cite web |last=Heilman |first=Max |date=August 16, 2022 |title=Album Review: ORTHODOX Learning to Dissolve |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/orthodox-learning-to-dissolve |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Metal Injection}} and follow-up single 'Soaking Nerves' on June 26, 2023.{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2023 |title=ORTHODOX eplore the depths of nu-metal with 'Soaking Nerves' |url=https://idioteq.com/orthodox-eplore-the-depths-of-nu-metal-with-soaking-nerves/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=IDIOTEQ.com}} They have toured with bands such as Spite, The Acacia Strain, Varials, Harm's Way, Kublai Khan TX, and Stick to Your Guns.{{Cite web |title=Orthodox news - Lambgoat |url=https://lambgoat.com/music/Orthodox |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Lambgoat}} Their fifth album A Door Left Open was released on June 6, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Baldin |first=Benedetta |date=2025-03-14 |title=Orthodox announce new album 'A Door Left Open' |url=https://chaoszine.net/orthodox-announce-new-album-a-door-left-open/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Chaoszine |language=en-US}}

The band's sonic style is described by Adam Easterling as "big pants music",{{Cite web |last=Navidson |first=Will |date=June 27, 2023 |title="Bin Pants Music": Hear Nu-Core Upstarts Orthodox's Savange Single "Soaking Nerves" |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/big-pants-music-hear-nu-core-upstarts-orthodoxs-savage-single-soaking-nerves |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Revolver Magazine}} blending traditional metallic hardcore with the aggressive groove metal aggression of bands such as Meshuggah and Slipknot, and the nu metal bounce of bands such as Korn and System of a Down,{{Cite web |last=Krovatin |first=Chris |date=December 17, 2019 |title=The Underground Sounds of America: Orthodox |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-underground-sounds-of-america-orthodox |access-date=February 18, 2024 |website=Kerrang!}} creating a brand of nu metalcore{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2024 |title="Big Pants Music" Nu Metalcore Band ORTHODOX Gets Hook Up From Iconic 90s Jeans Brand JNCO |url=https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/big-pants-music-nu-metalcore-band-orthodox-gets-hook-up-from-iconic-90s-jeans-brand-jnco |website=FrontView Magazine}}