I'm psyched today to bring to you guys something way new to NewRockNews43.com: an interview with some of the vets here who're going on to bigger and better things in their career. The guys (and girl) in Tetrarch are probably still buzzing from their show last week where they opened for national-name acts Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, and Alter Bridge. The opening slot was during Atlanta's Project 96.1 Cinco de Mayo concert, and I'm jealous as all hell I wasn't home in time to be there. But I'm still able to see what's going through the collective Tetrarch mind, and I intend to see what these hard-rockers are thinking. So buckle up as I sit down (more or less) with Diamond Rowe and the rest of Tetrarch and look behind the scenes at what these guys are thinking about after they just finished one of the biggest gigs of their lives.
NewRockNews43: You guys have been together for over two years now, a length of time that many bands never make it passed. How have you guys kept up your drive to continue with Tetrarch all this time?
Tetrarch: Well, we have actually officially been Tetrarch since late 2007. It really hasn't been hard to stay together for us. This is something we all want to do, and we have always known that it would not be easy, but just like any career, it takes work, persistence and time to be the best, and that's what we strive to be.
NRN43: You landed the opening gig for one of the biggest annual concerts by a mainstream Atlanta rock station. What does that sort of achievement feel like?
Tetrarch: It felt absolutely amazing. The radio station emailed us asking if we wanted to open up the show and of course we said yes! Haha. It's always great to see your hard work pay off, and we had a lot of fun. Can't wait to do that every night except in the headlining spot.
NRN43: What goes through your mind when you say to yourself, "I opened for Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, and Alter Bridge"?
Tetrarch: Haha, in all honesty it's great! It's amazing thinking that I opened for bands that I was listening to everyday when I was like 15 and 16 years old, and now I am playing with them. It only makes me more and more excited for the future.
NRN43: A show of this caliber must validate all the hard work that you guys have put into your band. How does it feel to have this opportunity after working together for so long?
Tetrarch: It feels amazing. Just can't wait to have more and more opportunities like this. Everyone seems to be digging the band a lot, and that is very rewarding.
NRN43: When you're up on stage, what is the most gratifying part of it?
Tetrarch: I just love seeing the crowd feeling and getting into the music that we've created. We love putting on energetic live shows, so to see everyone having a good time is what is most gratifying to me.
NRN43: You guys have been working on recording some new material recently. How do you think this new material will differ from your older songs?
Tetrarch: The new material sounds much more mature in my opinion. While we still sound like Tetrarch, we took more chances with these new songs, especially vocally. There's a lot of heavy screaming parts as well as clean singing choruses, etc... There is no half-assing on this EP. Everything we did, we went all out.
NRN43: Your show with A7X, Seether, and Alter Bridge was at Atlanta's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, a huge venue compared to smaller clubs in the city. How did you think it would feel to be on a stage of that size in front of the fans of three of the best known alternative/metal acts of the past decade?
Tetrarch: It just felt amazing. It was great to just chill backstage with the guys who got you into playing music on a normal level. We want to be their equals in music and that's how we look at it. Not in a egotistical way, but we keep our eyes on the prize.
NRN43: You guys have received a substantial amount of radio play from one of the best known rock stations in Atlanta. How has that affected your ability to further your music?
Tetrarch: Well first off I want to thank Project 96.1 for being so great to us all the time. They have so much faith in our band and it's impossible to further a musical career without such support. I think the radio play and their support has allowed people to hear about the band in ways they otherwise never would have. It helps us reach a wider audience, and the more people hear the name "Tetrarch," the better.
NRN43: As a group standing in between being a national name and being an unknown, what sort of radio play do you see now as most conducive to your careers? Does college radio hold as much (or more) interest for you as mainstream radio?
Tetrarch: Well, I think any way that your name is being put out to the public is great. Whether it's to hundreds or to thousands of people, it's still going to help in some way. It gives the chance for people who have never heard of you to hear about the band and look more into it if they enjoyed what they heard.
NRN43: Some artists say that they feel most alive when they're up on stage. Does this apply to you? In what ways?
Tetrarch: MOST DEFINITELY. I LOVE playing live shows. Don't get me wrong, being in the studio is fun as well, but playing live is hands down my favorite. You get to interact with the people that you are making music for and trying to connect with. There's just nothing better then that.
NRN43: How has being in the Atlanta underground helped you to sharpen your teeth and prepare you for bigger things?
Tetrarch: Atlanta does not have the easiest scene to get noticed in. I think it's helped our work ethic a lot. We know not everything is going to come easily, and we are ok with working for it because it's all we ever had to do.
NRN43: You guys have concocted some pretty intense songs in your time together. Do you find that it's the intense nature of the music that gives you an extra kick when you write and play?
Tetrarch: Well, we're honestly not the angriest kids alive, haha. In all honesty, we're not even angry at all. But we make sure to write music that we love, and that's heavy, energetic music.
NRN43: Atlanta isn't really known in the mainstream as a hard-rock/metal hotbed. How have you found your way in a city where the predominant musical styles (rap and R&B) are very different from your own?
Tetrarch: Even though we write metal music, we try to incorporate things that everyone can enjoy, or at least appreciate. We don't strive to be a underground metal band. Fuck that. We want to be as big as we can, and appeal to as many people as possible like our musical idols have.
NRN43: You guys are clearly starting to blow up in new ways. How do you feel you're going to prepare yourselves for a whole new level of the music industry?
Tetrarch: We have a lot of great insight from different people who we know that help us prepare. We have been hearing and learning a lot about the music industry since we were young, and it's definitely not the easiest or anywhere near the most honest industry out there. But we're ready to put our minds to work and become the force to reckon with that we know we can be.
NRN43: When you look back and see how far you've come and what you've achieved, is there anything you would change? If so, what would it be?
Tetrarch: I actually don't think I would change anything. We have slowly and steadily carved our way through each level of being a band. I'm actually quite pleased with the progress we're making, and I think it's only going to get bigger and bigger.
So there you have it. Thoughts from one of the most popular bands in the Atlanta rock scene. Where Tetrarch will go from here is anyone's guess, but I'm sure psyched to see. Stay tuned for a review of Tetrarch's new EP, The Will to Fight.
NewRockNews43: You guys have been together for over two years now, a length of time that many bands never make it passed. How have you guys kept up your drive to continue with Tetrarch all this time?
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NRN43: You landed the opening gig for one of the biggest annual concerts by a mainstream Atlanta rock station. What does that sort of achievement feel like?
Tetrarch: It felt absolutely amazing. The radio station emailed us asking if we wanted to open up the show and of course we said yes! Haha. It's always great to see your hard work pay off, and we had a lot of fun. Can't wait to do that every night except in the headlining spot.
NRN43: What goes through your mind when you say to yourself, "I opened for Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, and Alter Bridge"?
Tetrarch: Haha, in all honesty it's great! It's amazing thinking that I opened for bands that I was listening to everyday when I was like 15 and 16 years old, and now I am playing with them. It only makes me more and more excited for the future.
NRN43: A show of this caliber must validate all the hard work that you guys have put into your band. How does it feel to have this opportunity after working together for so long?
Tetrarch: It feels amazing. Just can't wait to have more and more opportunities like this. Everyone seems to be digging the band a lot, and that is very rewarding.
NRN43: When you're up on stage, what is the most gratifying part of it?
Tetrarch: I just love seeing the crowd feeling and getting into the music that we've created. We love putting on energetic live shows, so to see everyone having a good time is what is most gratifying to me.
NRN43: You guys have been working on recording some new material recently. How do you think this new material will differ from your older songs?
Tetrarch: The new material sounds much more mature in my opinion. While we still sound like Tetrarch, we took more chances with these new songs, especially vocally. There's a lot of heavy screaming parts as well as clean singing choruses, etc... There is no half-assing on this EP. Everything we did, we went all out.
NRN43: Your show with A7X, Seether, and Alter Bridge was at Atlanta's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, a huge venue compared to smaller clubs in the city. How did you think it would feel to be on a stage of that size in front of the fans of three of the best known alternative/metal acts of the past decade?
Tetrarch: It just felt amazing. It was great to just chill backstage with the guys who got you into playing music on a normal level. We want to be their equals in music and that's how we look at it. Not in a egotistical way, but we keep our eyes on the prize.
NRN43: You guys have received a substantial amount of radio play from one of the best known rock stations in Atlanta. How has that affected your ability to further your music?
Tetrarch: Well first off I want to thank Project 96.1 for being so great to us all the time. They have so much faith in our band and it's impossible to further a musical career without such support. I think the radio play and their support has allowed people to hear about the band in ways they otherwise never would have. It helps us reach a wider audience, and the more people hear the name "Tetrarch," the better.
NRN43: As a group standing in between being a national name and being an unknown, what sort of radio play do you see now as most conducive to your careers? Does college radio hold as much (or more) interest for you as mainstream radio?
Tetrarch: Well, I think any way that your name is being put out to the public is great. Whether it's to hundreds or to thousands of people, it's still going to help in some way. It gives the chance for people who have never heard of you to hear about the band and look more into it if they enjoyed what they heard.
NRN43: Some artists say that they feel most alive when they're up on stage. Does this apply to you? In what ways?
Tetrarch: MOST DEFINITELY. I LOVE playing live shows. Don't get me wrong, being in the studio is fun as well, but playing live is hands down my favorite. You get to interact with the people that you are making music for and trying to connect with. There's just nothing better then that.
NRN43: How has being in the Atlanta underground helped you to sharpen your teeth and prepare you for bigger things?
Tetrarch: Atlanta does not have the easiest scene to get noticed in. I think it's helped our work ethic a lot. We know not everything is going to come easily, and we are ok with working for it because it's all we ever had to do.
NRN43: You guys have concocted some pretty intense songs in your time together. Do you find that it's the intense nature of the music that gives you an extra kick when you write and play?
Tetrarch: Well, we're honestly not the angriest kids alive, haha. In all honesty, we're not even angry at all. But we make sure to write music that we love, and that's heavy, energetic music.
NRN43: Atlanta isn't really known in the mainstream as a hard-rock/metal hotbed. How have you found your way in a city where the predominant musical styles (rap and R&B) are very different from your own?
Tetrarch: Even though we write metal music, we try to incorporate things that everyone can enjoy, or at least appreciate. We don't strive to be a underground metal band. Fuck that. We want to be as big as we can, and appeal to as many people as possible like our musical idols have.
NRN43: You guys are clearly starting to blow up in new ways. How do you feel you're going to prepare yourselves for a whole new level of the music industry?
Tetrarch: We have a lot of great insight from different people who we know that help us prepare. We have been hearing and learning a lot about the music industry since we were young, and it's definitely not the easiest or anywhere near the most honest industry out there. But we're ready to put our minds to work and become the force to reckon with that we know we can be.
NRN43: When you look back and see how far you've come and what you've achieved, is there anything you would change? If so, what would it be?
Tetrarch: I actually don't think I would change anything. We have slowly and steadily carved our way through each level of being a band. I'm actually quite pleased with the progress we're making, and I think it's only going to get bigger and bigger.
So there you have it. Thoughts from one of the most popular bands in the Atlanta rock scene. Where Tetrarch will go from here is anyone's guess, but I'm sure psyched to see. Stay tuned for a review of Tetrarch's new EP, The Will to Fight.
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