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STARSET

Columbus, OH · 2013–present · active
alternative rockcinematic rockelectronic rock
Columbus, Ohio's STARSET, the brainchild of electrical engineer and vocalist Dustin Bates, blend cinematic rock with science fiction storytelling, building an elaborate transmedia universe that spans albums, novels, and graphic novels. Their sound fuses soaring post-grunge melodies with electronic production, orchestral arrangements, and metalcore heaviness, creating an epic, immersive experience that plays like a film score brought to life. Albums like 'Vessels' and 'Horizons' have earned the band a massive following drawn equally to their ambitious conceptual worldbuilding and their anthemic, emotionally resonant songcraft.
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Discography

Transmissions
Transmissions 2014 · LP
Bandcamp
13 tracks
  1. 1 First Light 1:24
  2. 2 Down With The Fallen 4:17
  3. 3 Halo 3:45
  4. 4 Carnivore 4:22
  5. 5 Telescope 5:31
  6. 6 It Has Begun 5:16
  7. 7 My Demons 4:48
  8. 8 Antigravity 6:09
  9. 9 Dark On Me 5:38
  10. 10 Let It Die 4:32
  11. 11 The Future Is Now 4:45
  12. 12 Point Of No Return 3:39
  13. 13 Rise And Fall 5:54
Vessels
Vessels 2017 · LP
Bandcamp
15 tracks
  1. 1 The Order 1:07
  2. 2 Satellite 3:59
  3. 3 Frequency 4:41
  4. 4 DIE FOR YOU 5:17
  5. 5 Ricochet 5:10
  6. 6 Starlight 4:46
  7. 7 Into The Unknown 4:30
  8. 8 Gravity Of You 4:46
  9. 9 Back To The Earth 4:13
  10. 10 Last To Fall 5:03
  11. 11 Bringing It Down 5:48
  12. 12 Unbecoming 4:10
  13. 13 Monster 4:16
  14. 14 Telepathic 4:42
  15. 15 Everglow 7:56
DIVISIONS
DIVISIONS 2019 · LP
Bandcamp
13 tracks
  1. 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE 1:37
  2. 2 MANIFEST 4:27
  3. 3 ECHO 3:36
  4. 4 WHERE THE SKIES END 6:33
  5. 5 PERFECT MACHINE 5:23
  6. 6 TELEKINETIC 5:12
  7. 7 STRATOSPHERE 4:17
  8. 8 FAULTLINE 3:36
  9. 9 SOLSTICE 5:41
  10. 10 TRIALS 4:18
  11. 11 WAKING UP 3:49
  12. 12 OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE 4:18
  13. 13 DIVING BELL 5:38
HORIZONS
HORIZONS 2021 · LP
Bandcamp
16 tracks
  1. 1 UNVEILING THE ARCHITECTURE 1:45
  2. 2 THE BREACH 4:20
  3. 3 OTHERWORLDLY 5:02
  4. 4 ICARUS 4:48
  5. 5 EARTHRISE 4:56
  6. 6 LEAVING THIS WORLD BEHIND 4:27
  7. 7 DEVOLUTION 5:09
  8. 8 ANNIHILATED LOVE 4:44
  9. 9 ALCHEMY 5:19
  10. 10 DISAPPEAR 5:53
  11. 11 THIS ENDLESS ENDEAVOR 5:02
  12. 12 SYMBIOTIC 3:23
  13. 13 DREAMCATCHER 4:53
  14. 14 TUNNELVISION 4:09
  15. 15 INFECTED 3:08
  16. 16 SOMETHING WICKED 3:59
SILOS
SILOS 2025 · LP
Bandcamp
16 tracks
  1. 1 praesens 2:00
  2. 2 DEGENERATE 3:36
  3. 3 SILOS 4:20
  4. 4 rise of messenger 2:14
  5. 5 DARK THINGS 4:40
  6. 6 SHATTERED DREAMS 4:09
  7. 7 temple of milton 2:07
  8. 8 BRAVE NEW WORLD 4:23
  9. 9 DYSTOPIA 4:37
  10. 10 HEAD OVER HEELS 4:58
  11. 11 SWAY 4:17
  12. 12 the antihero's journey 1:44
  13. 13 TOKSIK 3:51
  14. 14 at his altar 1:40
  15. 15 AD ASTRA 4:35
  16. 16 requiem of the order 3:56
WE ARE EMPIRE
WE ARE EMPIRE 2026 · Single
Bandcamp
1 track
  1. 1 WE ARE EMPIRE 6:00
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