Interview: Kristen Sturgis (Guitar) of Conquer Divide (Video/Audio)

Carl Fisher 3 min read

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.

Photo credit: Jim Louvau (Conquer Divide) & James Coffman (Of Virtue)

A Deluxe Edition of their most recent album ‘Slow Burn’ was released digitally on September 27th and featured an additional six recordings. Three of these are from Sirius XM Octane’s Next Wave Concert Series, which are “Bad Guy,” “Atonement,” and “Paralyzed.” Alongside “Paralyzed (Featuring “Attack Attack!),” “Only Girl” (Acoustic), and “80 Proof.”

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.

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!

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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




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