In this episode of Cover Stories, Granite Hands covers “Oppressed People” from Final Fantasy VII by composer Nobuo Uematsu. We talked about Uematsu’s love for progressive rock and how that correlates to the band, how jazz has fit into the Granite Hands sound, channeling math rock and our mutual love for The Fall of Troy. We also discuss the concept of genre and what it means or doesn’t mean in 2020.  Their new album Void is on sale now on their bandcamp.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Progressive metal and jazz influence on the band
• Comparing the band to fusion era jazz and how saxophonist Ashton has brought even more jazz influence to the band
• We discuss our favorite The Fall of Troy albums
• Southern Texas music’s influence on rock music

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