The Road

Album: From Death to Destiny (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • Guitarist Ben Bruce told Artist Direct the story of this song. "It actually started off with the drum beat in the beginning," he said. "I had that drum beat in my head. I programmed it into my computer, and I just kept jamming it. I was like, 'This is such a cool drum beat. I want to write something to it.' That's actually how it started. We went from there."

    "If you listen to the demos of the song, it changed dramatically from where it started to how it ended up on the record," Bruce continued. "Parts were taken out. Originally, it was a lot heavier. It didn't start with the clean verse it ended up with. It took a turn in the right direction, and it's become one of my favorites for sure."

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