2011–12: Formation and The Great Glass Elephant Eidola first formed as a four-piece
ambient post-hardcore band from
Spanish Fork,
Utah, in 2011, with lead vocalist and guitarist Andrew Michael Wells, screamer and guitarist Matthew Dommer, bass guitarist James Johnson, drummer Matthew Hansen, and on-stage lighting engineer Harold the Hallowed. The group became well known in the local
hardcore punk scene in the Salt Lake City area, eventually garnering an online and local cult following. The band became known for their eclectic amalgamation of
math rock,
post-rock,
metalcore, post-hardcore, and ambient music and their electric live concert performances. The band recorded their debut full-length studio album with music engineer Randy Cordner, who produced, mixed, and mastered the record. The band self-released their debut studio album,
The Great Glass Elephant, on December 1, 2012.
2013–16: Degeneraterra In late 2013, the band added guitarist Brandon Bascom to take on live guitar duties to allow Andrew to focus on vocals. Eidola toured briefly with American band I, Omega in the US from December 5 to December 12, 2014. Eidola began writing and recording their second studio album with
Dance Gavin Dance guitarist
Will Swan and former Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Josh Benton, in 2014. The album was recorded and produced at Pus Cavern Recording Studios in
Sacramento,
California. In support of
Degeneraterra, the band embarked on a headlining tour from October 18 to November 8, 2015, with support from rock bands
Makari and Que Sera. On May 31, 2016, the band announced that they were touring as support on
Hail the Sun's tour, with additional support from Belle Noire, from July 18 to July 25, 2016.
2017–2019: To Speak, To Listen Eidola toured as support on
Dance Gavin Dance and
CHON's co-headlining tour in North America, with Vasudeva, from February 24 to March 19, 2017. On March 28, 2017, it was announced that Eidola would tour in support of
Hail the Sun's headlining U.S. tour with American rock bands Capsize and Limbs, taking place from May 21 to June 24, 2017. On April 28, 2017, Eidola announced their third studio album, entitled
To Speak, To Listen, with a scheduled release date of June 2, 2017, on
Blue Swan Records. The band revealed that they had recorded with producer Dryw Owens. The album featured collaborations with American musician Joey Lancaster, former
A Lot Like Birds bass guitarist Matthew Coate, and musician and saxophonist Nicholas Pope. In support of
To Speak, To Listen, the band headlined a North American tour with musical groups
The Ongoing Concept and Save Us From The Archon, which took place from August 17 to September 19, 2017. On December 15, 2017, Eidola announced their headlining To Speak, To Listen Tour, with support from rock band Capstan and singer Andrés, which took place from February 8 to March 3, 2018. On the same day, the group released an instrumental version of their third studio album,
To Speak, To Listen.
2019–2023: The Architect On November 11, 2019, the band confirmed that their fourth studio album was completed and would be "ready in early 2020" with a tour announcement to follow in support of its release. In December 2019, it was confirmed that Eidola will be performing at the second annual
SwanFest on April 25, 2020, in
Sacramento, California. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, SwanFest was postponed to April 2022 and the group withheld the announcement of their 2020 headlining tour. In April 2020, Andrew Wells confirmed the title of their upcoming fourth record would be
The Architect but expressed uncertainty on the release date amidst the
COVID-19 outbreak and its effect on the music industry. On June 29, 2021, Eidola released the single "Counterfeit Shrines", their first new song in over four years, as the lead single from their fourth studio album
The Architect, which was released on September 17, 2021. The band toured as support on Dance Gavin Dance's
Afterburner Tour in September and October 2021.
2024–present: Eviscerate and Mend On February 9, 2024, Eidola released a new single, "No Weapon Formed Shall Prosper", and announced their fifth studio album,
Eviscerate, which released on April 12, 2024.
Eviscerate is the first half of a "double album," and the second half, entitled
Mend, is completed. Eidola supported
Periphery on their Wildfire Tour in May 2024. In June and July 2024, they embarked on their headlining Eviscerate tour with support from
Royal Coda,
Wolf & Bear, and Sani Bronco. On November 11, 2024, Eidola announced that
Mend would be releasing on January 17, 2025, followed a few days later by the announcement that touring members Skylar Caporicci and Reese Ortenberg had become permanent members of the band. On November 15, 2024, Eidola released the first single of
Mend, "The Faustian Spirit." A month later the second single, "Prodigy," was released on December 13, 2024.
2026–present: 3DOT Recordings Era On February 12, 2026, Eidola released their first single since the release of the previous album "Mend", entitled "Purity Ladder". This marked the first release with 3DOT Recordings, which was accompanied along with a music video. This is also the first song to incorporate new members, Skylar Caporicci and Reese Ortenberg, into the songwriting process. ==Musical style==