It’s Just A Stage They’re Going Through: Punk Rock Factory Continues To Smash Expectations

We want it to be as true to the original as possible, but as different to the original as we could possibly make it. For example, in “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, there’s a woodwind part in the chorus. It was just a little run of it at some point and our guitarist picked that out and he made like an entire riff around that part of the song. There’s only a tiny bit and most people wouldn’t even notice it’s there. Inour version, it’s there and it’s up front and center in the chorus. We’ll try and pick parts out and build on them.

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Balancing Narrative & Vulnerability: Taylor Barber Of Left To Suffer Breaks Down What It Means To Craft A Story

I think actually being from Atlanta, like most of us grew up on hip hop, so a lot of the culture here is very hip hop oriented. A lot of my patterns vocally and things that we’re interested in are a little bit more hip hop infused, which makes our nu-metal sound a little bit more nu-metal. A lot of nu-metal is hip hop oriented, so. We’re writing a mix tape where we’re gonna have rappers on the songs, you know what I mean? We’re doing this different kind of thing where we wanna expand ourselves to embrace Atlanta culture a little bit more, instead of just kind of touching on it every once in a while.

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Dead Lakes’ Sumy Peterson on the reality of being a daydreamer

From metalcore adjacent instrumentals to calmer, melodic pieces of storytelling, Dead Lakes has created their own unique sound. Moreso, each song is filled with heartfelt lyrics that just about anyone can relate to. Heartbreak, mental health, and navigating through life, Dead Lakes has a song that can pinpoint exact emotions and moments like no other. 

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