nu metal
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band from
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States. They are now located in Los Angeles. They have released three EPs and two albums. Their latest entitled ''Unstable'', was released in April 2021.
History
Formation, ''Pravda'' EP, ''The Will to Fight'' EP (2007–2012)
Tetrarch was formed in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
in 2007 by Diamond Rowe and Josh Fore. According to lead guitarist Diamond Rowe, "Tetrarch began their live shows in the local scene, playing their first show at the 7 Venue in Douglasville, Georgia. They spent the rest of 2007 perfecting their live performance by playing close to 100 shows, which started a buzz in the Atlanta area. They released their first EP, ''Pravda'' in the summer of 2008, which was recorded at Ledbelly Studios by Matthew Washburn. To support their first release, Tetrarch continued to play in Atlanta while expanding their reach regionally with mini tours in the south east. In 2009, Tetrarch started working with producer Russ-T Cobb at Bang Studios in Atlanta. The band released the "Disciples of Sorrow" single from those sessions. The single caught the attention of Atlanta's biggest Rock Station, "Project 9-6-1" (96.1FM), where the band was featured for multiple weeks on the air. Tetrarch hit the studio again in late 2010 with producer Matthew Laplant at Bieler Bros studio in Pompano Beach, FL". On May 5, 2011, while the EP was being finished, they were asked to play the main stage, supporting
Avenged Sevenfold
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,
Seether
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, and
Alter Bridge
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at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. With this performance, the band saw their fan base continue to grow. As a result, the band released their biggest EP to date, ''The Will to Fight'', in the summer of 2011. "We Are The Hunters", the first single released from the EP, quickly gained attention from the metal blogs and consumers. In the summer of 2011, Tetrarch got their first taste at extensive touring by doing a 40-day east coast tour in support of the EP. The band finished the year off with a few hometown shows in Atlanta and made preparations for the busy year that was ahead of them. According to OurStage.com, Tetrarch reached two "Top 100 and three Top 40 finishes" with this EP. In the summer of 2012, Tetrarch was in Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL with Jason Suecof and
Eyal Levi
Eyal Levi (born May 22, 1979, Cleveland, Ohio).Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,051.
Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City", Sanford sits on the southern shore ...
. The EP's artwork was done by McBridge Design. According to lead guitarist Diamond Rowe, "''Relentless'' is very different from helast EP, ''The Will to Fight'', but at the same time you can still tell that it is the same band." The first single was the title track, released on February 24, 2013. On March 3, 2013 the band released "Take Your Best Shot" as their second single; and on March 15, 2013 "Final Words" was released as their third single. A music video for "Final Words" was released exclusively through Revolver Magazine on March 15, 2013. This music video was directed by Jeffrey Moore. Lead guitarist Diamond Rowe was featured in the book "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal", by Laina Dawes. The book "investigates how black women musicians and fans navigate the metal, hardcore, and punk music genres that are regularly thought of as inclusive spaces and centered on a community spirit, but fail to block out the race and gender issues that exist in the outside world." The band headlined their first shows of 2013 on May 24 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA and May 25 at Firewater 110 in Rock Hill, SC. On July 5, 2013 the band announced their first complete tour, headlining the "Here We Stand Tour" (August–September 2013) sponsored by Outerloop Management. The band closed the year out with 3 shows from December 13–15, 2013 spanning from
Albany, Georgia
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at The Oglethorpe Lounge to
Port Charlotte, Florida
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at Voodoo.
New Album (2013–2017)
The band entered Audiohammer Studios in
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,051.
Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City", Sanford sits on the southern shore ...
with
Eyal Levi
Eyal Levi (born May 22, 1979, Cleveland, Ohio).Albany, Georgia
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to
Port Charlotte, Florida
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. The Port Charlotte date was moved to The Goathouse in
Odessa, Florida
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with Illuminate Me. To open 2014, Tetrarch are scheduled to provide support to
Straight Line Stitch
Straight Line Stitch is an American metalcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee.
History
Straight Line Stitch initially was formed by Patrick Haynes and Seth Thacker in 1999 and issued an EP and a demo album before adding vocalist Alexis Brown ...
, Goodbye October, and Viscera on January 17, 2014 at The Lantern (relocated from DJ's Tavern) in
Rome, Georgia
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; and are also scheduled to headline the "Hometown Throwdown" on January 18, 2014 at The Masquerade in
Atlanta
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with support from Prime Mover, As Animals Eat My Insides, and Living With Strangers. The band's first confirmed tour of 2014 was an east coast headliner, "The Please Don't Snow" Tour (January 23–30, 2014) that reached from
South Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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. On February 6, 2014, the band announced their headliner "The Take Your West Shot Tour" (February 21 - March 1, 2014) that reaches from Albany, Georgia to
Terrell, Texas
Terrell is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 17,465. Terrell is located about east of Dallas.
History
Terrell developed as a railroad town, beginning in 1873 with construction here ...
. Tetrarch has tentative/unannounced tours scheduled in the United States and Canada for the remainder of 2014.
''Freak,'' ''Unstable'' (2017–current)
In 2017, the band released ''Freak.'' On May 15, 2017, the band released a music video for the song "I'm Not Right".fficial Music Video> On February 4, 2021, the band announced that their latest album ''Unstable'' would be released on April 30, 2021. The song "You Never Listen" was elected by ''
Loudwire
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'' as the 23rd best metal song of 2021.
Band members
;Current members
*Josh Fore - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2007–present); drums (2012–2015)
*Diamond Rowe - lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–present)
*Ryan Lerner - bass (2009–present)
*Ruben Limas - drums, percussion (2015–present)
;Former members
*Tyler Wesley - drums, percussion (2007–2010)
*Nick Jones - drums, percussion (2010–2011)
*Jared Vann - drums, percussion (2011–2012)
*Michael Bowles - bass (2008–2009)
*Thomas Taylor - bass (2007–2008)
Timeline
Discography
Albums
* ''Freak'' (Self-released, 2017)
* ''
Unstable
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Napalm
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, 2021)
EPs
* ''Relentless'' EP (Self-released, 2013)
* ''Addicted'' EP (2021)