Interview: Kristen Sturgis (Guitar) of Conquer Divide

Conquer Divide have just revealed their latest single, ‘Bad Dreams’ featuring Michigan metalcore heroes Of Virtue. The single comes ahead of their U.K. and European tour dates with Ankor from February 7th to March 16th. This, following their late January UK tour with New Years Day. The song combines Conquer Divide’s ability to mix luscious and captivating vocals and hooks with their crushing intensity, both musically and lyrically, on this introspective slab of inner turmoil, which is complemented by Of Virtue’s vocalists Tyler Ennis and Damon Tate’s melodic turned raging contributions. A Deluxe Edition of their most recent album ‘Slow Burn’ was released digitally on September 27th and featured an additional six recordings. About Slow Burn, we described it as: A statement making album, Conquer Divide are eyeing up big things in their future and have one hell of an album that will help push them upwards. Slow Burn is a brash and vibrant showcase of modern anthemic sounds, oozing relatable honesty and passion from beginning to end. The band doing a good job of blending chaotic dynamism and animated melody across its twelve tracks. Read our full review here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-conquer-divide-slow-burn-mascot-records/ We spoke to guitarist Kristen Sturgis about the success they have enjoyed, the new single, the tour with New Years Day, the tour with Ankor, and so much more! Tour dates supporting Ankor, Feb-March 2025: Fri, Feb 7 - Club Volta, Köln, Germany Sat, Feb 8 - Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany Sun, Feb 9 - De Helling, Utrecht, Netherlands Tue, Feb 11 - Asylum, Birmingham, United Kingdom Wed, Feb 12 - Classic Grand, Glasgow, United Kingdom Thu, Feb 13 - Think Tank, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Fri, Feb 14 -The Underworld, London, United Kingdom Sat, Feb 15 - Rebellion, Manchester, United Kingdom Sun, Feb 16 - Fleece, Bristol, United Kingdom Tue, Feb 18 - Petit Bain, Paris, France Wed, Feb 19 - Rex de Toulouse, Toulouse, France Thu, Feb 20 - Copernico, Madrid, Spain Fri, Feb 21 - Apolo, Barcelona, Spain Mon, Feb 24 - Legend Club, Milano, Italy Tue, Feb 25 - Kiff, Aarau, Switzerland Thu, Feb 27 - Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary Fri, Feb 28 - Flex, Vienna, Austria Sat, Mar 1 - Feierwerk, Munich, Germany Sun, Mar 2 - Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany Tue, Mar 4 - Storm Club, Prague, Czech Republic Wed, Mar 5 - Hydrozagadka, Warszawa, Poland Fri, Mar 7 - Melna Piektdiena, Rīga, Latvia Sat, Mar 8 - On The Rocks, Helsinki, Finland Mon, Mar 10 - Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm, Sweden Tue, Mar 11 - John Dee, Oslo, Norway Wed, Mar 12 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark Thu, Mar 13 - Logo, Hamburg, Germany Fri, Mar 14 - Chemiefabrik, Dresden, Germany Sat, Mar 15 - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany Sun, Mar 16 - DVG Club, Kortrijk, Belgium Find out more here: https://conquerdivideofficial.com/ Pick up tickets to the tour: https://linktr.ee/conquerdivide Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gbhbl.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio