The Tulsa Scene: Goodridge

It started out as just an exercise frank had made up and when he played it with the band we ended up writing out most of the song the day of. We really wanted to get “Caved” specifically released as we had sat on the song at that point for about a year, whereas “Shifting Boulders” gave a little more insight towards the sound from our new material so having both together let us show both of those sides.

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The Tulsa Scene: Babies On A Halfpipe

“Rambling” and “Garden Tools” were written right around the same time 2 years ago, so I’d say they are cut from the same cloth. I was personally experimenting with odd and big chords on guitar at the time. But where they differ is that “GT&CL” was written to be a vent for all the feelings running through me about my upbringing. Whereas “Rambling” is kind wrestling with the question, “can my feelings justified or are they purely hatred toward the way I grew up?”

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Exploring Meet Me @ The Altar’s Past // Present // Future

Meet Me @ The Altar skyrocketed over the past few years and it’s no question as to why. Not only does the music resonate with the fans, but so do the band’s experiences. The more honest that they become in their music, the more that people flock to them and feel heard. It’s clear that the band’s dedication to their craft carries through to their live performances and their songs that they create. They’ve created a safe space where fans, young and old, can feel seen.

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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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