Highly Suspect
A muscular, hard-hitting, and wide-ranging group in the vein of Pop Evil, Queens of the Stone Age, and Royal Blood, Brooklyn's Highly Suspect rode a series of indie EPs and years of touring to a pair of Grammy nominations for their 2015 debut. A year later, their follow-up delivered another hit in the Grammy-nominated single "My Name Is Human," setting high expectations for their third outing, 2019's hip-hop-leaning MCID. The band continued to blur genres on 2022's The Midnight Demon Club.
The band formed in Cape Cod in 2009 around the talents of Johnny Stevens (guitar, vocals, synths) and twin siblings Ryan (drums, vocals) and Rich Meyer (bass, vocals). After working regionally as a cover band, they relocated to Brooklyn and began recording original material, resulting in a pair of EPs, First Offense (2009) and The Gang Lion (2010). They continued to establish themselves with one more EP, The Worst Humans, in 2012, before heading into the studio with producer Joel Hamilton (Black Keys, Elvis Costello) to record their debut long-player. The resulting Mister Asylum, which featured the fiery single "Lydia," was released on 300 Entertainment in 2015. Their debut received critical praise and two unexpected Grammy nominations, leading to an extensive supporting tour.
Off the road by early 2016, they immediately returned to the studio to record a second full-length, The Boy Who Died Wolf, which saw release in November of that year. The album's lead single, "My Name Is Human," topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and earned Highly Suspect another Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song. As early as November 2018, they began teasing information about their next album which they later revealed would be called MCID. A pair of singles, "Upperdrugs" and "16," were released in August of that year, with the eclectic, hip-hop-infused MCID, which featured guest spots from Young Thug, Gojira, Tee Grizzley, and Nothing But Thieves' Conor Mason, arriving in November 2019. Three years later, Highly Suspect released The Midnight Demon Club, a kinetic and life-affirming set that paired hip-hop beats and cinematic soundscapes with blazing metal.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Midnight Demon Club
Alternative & Indie - Released by Roadrunner Records on 9 Sep 2022
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The Boy Who Died Wolf
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 18 Nov 2016
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Mister Asylum
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 17 Jul 2015
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MCID
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 1 Nov 2019
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The Boy Who Died Wolf
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 18 Nov 2016
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Natural Born Killer/Pink Lullabye
Alternative & Indie - Released by Roadrunner Records on 22 Jun 2022
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16
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 16 Aug 2019
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Ice Cold / New California
Alternative & Indie - Released by Roadrunner Records on 5 Aug 2022
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Tokyo Ghoul (feat. Young Thug)
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 4 Oct 2019
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Upperdrugs
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 16 Aug 2019
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Canals
Alternative & Indie - Released by 300 Entertainment on 25 Oct 2019
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Midnight Demon Club
Alternative & Indie - Released by Roadrunner Records on 6 Sep 2022
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