Royal Tusk

Canadian hard rock quintet draws from post-grunge, progressive rock, punk, and groove-laden stoner metal.

2011–2014: Origins and Mountain
The band formed in 2011 in Edmonton, in the shadow of Carriere and MacKinnon's previous band, Ten Second Epic. They started writing songs for their debut EP, Mountain. The EP was recorded in Edmonton in 2014, and released by Canadian independent record label Hidden Pony Records. The single Shadow of Love from the EP received airplay in local radio stations.

2015–2017: DealBreaker
After minimal touring off of the success of their EP, the band started to record their first album. DealBreaker was released on May 26, 2016. The album spawned two singles, 'Fever' and 'Curse the Weather.' Fever received music video treatment, but Curse the Weather did not.

2018–present: Tusk II and breakthrough
In 2018, the band released their sophomore album with their new label, Entertainment One Music. Tusk II was released on October 25, 2018. The first single from the album, Aftermath, was released earlier in the month, peaked at #36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts. The music video for Aftermath was directed by Evan Owen Dennis, and was released on October 4, 2018. The album's second single, Reflection's music video was directed by Keenan Kirk and was released on January 20, 2019. Reflection has yet to chart.

Present

 * Daniel Carriere – vocals, rhythm guitar (2013–present)
 * Quinn Cyrankiewicz – lead guitar, backing vocals (2013–present)
 * Sandy MacKinnon – bass, backing vocals (2013–present)
 * Calen Stuckel – drums (2013–present)

Past

 * Mike James – keyboards, guitars (2013–2016)

Albums

 * Mountain (2014)
 * DealBreaker (2016)
 * Tusk II (2018)

Singles

 * "Shadow of Love" (2014)
 * "Smoke Rings" (2014)
 * "Fever" (2016)
 * "Curse the Weather" (2016)
 * "Aftermath" (2018)
 * "Reflection" (2019)
 * "First Time" (2019)