De vijfkoppige band afkomstig uit de VS, het VK en Canada die lof heeft ontvangen van o.a. Revolver, Alternative Press, Modern Drummer, Loudwire en meer – heeft zojuist hun nieuwe single “Paralyzed” gedeeld. Luister hier.

Gitarist Kristen Sturgis deelt “This song is about battling with mental illness and depression — especially during the pandemic — and feeling like you are too mentally paralyzed to move forward.”

Kristen onthult haar eigen ervaring als verpleegster tijdens COVID, “I was in a dark place because, as some people may or may not know, I am a critical care nurse when I am not touring. I was traveling around the country to all these hot spots to help-out with COVID, and I saw dozens of people lose their lives. And I still really have not fully processed it.”

Sturgis legt verder uit, “But if you do not disconnect, you can’t do your job effectively. So, it is the kind of depression where you don’t feel anything at all, and you turn your emotions off. There was a point where they had psychologists visiting us on the unit to talk about our feelings. But it was like, ‘I don’t have time for this right now. I need to hang the next bag of x/y/z medication and keep this person alive. Get back to me in a year after this is all over.’ I think a lot of health care workers are also going to have PTSD or depression from what we went through. I hit a bit of writer’s block as a result of my mental state, and this song was a bit cathartic for me.”

Wat betreft de toekomstplannen van Conquer Divide, biedt Sturgis de volgende update: “We’ve all grown so much since our first record. We did a lot of introspection and soul-searching about which creative direction to take the band in next, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on. There will be something for everyone on our sophomore album.”

De band blijft hard aan het werk met de 2x Grammy-genomineerde producer Tyler Smyth (Falling in Reverse, I Prevail) en de 4x RIAA-gecertificeerde Gold producer Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, The Devil Wears Prada, Of Mice & Men). Conquer Divide werkte onlangs ook samen met Electric Callboy aan de single ‘Fckboi’.

Conquer Divide bezetting:

  • Kiarely Castillo — Clean Vocals
  • Janel Duarte — Vocals + Bass
  • Kristen Sturgis — Guitar
  • Izzy Johnson  — Guitar
  • Samantha Landa — Drums
26 oktober 2022
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