
five strands of rope. [email protected]
St. George, Utah
Joined January 2009
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GRATITUDE.
What a ripper of a weekend! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for coming out and participating in these shows.
We are humbled & appreciative for all the love and energy y’all gave.
A special thank you to those of you that traveled cross country to participate
In The Beginning//
“If by chance you get the chance to do what you love, I suggest that you do.”
This is the last track on the record and therefore the last track by track social media post.
“If there is no universal path, if there is no way to right the past, the only way to fully know is live the truth and make your own.”
-Ryan Randall
And The World Will Know //
While not the last official track on the record, this one was meant to be the emotional culmination of the mental process of the entire album.
I distinctly remember Kris Crummett (who produced and engineered the record, as well as mixed and mastered, a genius in his own rite) looking back at me while Dan was tracking this one and saying ‘Dan is maybe the best drummer I’ve ever tracked.’ High high praise for our guy Dan.
Can’t wait to rip this one open with you all next week! I hope you’ll all be hollering your guts out like we will be!
-Ryan Groskreutz
Pic: Todd Sullivan
The throne of King @kcrummett at the original Interlace Audio where we tracked 1985.
Kissing Tigers//
On the journey of establishment of societal concepts we reach a point where dark or negative emotions come to the surface. Jealousy. Greed. Excessive pride. Betrayal. Kissing Tigers is meant to represent these themes.
I was going through a lot of personal change touching on some of these themes when we were writing 1985 and this song felt like my personal chapter of the record. It was and is still one of my top tracks on the album.
We All Seek The Truth //
“We hide inside our homes and act like we’re out saving souls. Because we’re damned if we do, and we’re damned if we don’t.”
Some of my favorite memories from recording 1985 are watching Dan come up with little pieces of ear candy through percussion.




