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Flyleaf exploded onto the scene in 2005 with the band's self-titled debut album. The album sold more than one million copies and since then, Flyleaf has become a legitimate force in rock music. Their new album, "New Horizons," is set for release October 30, 2012. Guitarist Jared Hartmann phoned in to talk about "New Horizons."
Thanks for calling. I remember seeing you in 2006 on the Family Values Tour with Korn and Stone Sour. Do you enjoy doing those types of festivals more as opposed to regular touring?
Both I like for different reasons. Whenever we do a headlining tour it's a lot more engineered; it's usually just our fans that are there. You'll hear people singing louder and the energy is a little different. At the huge events, if there are so many people, that energy is very overwhelming. Sometimes it's nice to play the festival tours because you only have to play for 30 minutes as opposed to headline tours where you play for over an hour.
The band has a new album coming out called "New Horizons." This is your third studio album, the first since 2009. How was the writing process different on this album as opposed to previous ones?
The writing process was pretty similar to "Memento Mori" in the style that we did it. We picked a couple weeks, because Lacey (Sturm) lives in Pittsburgh now, to get together and write, so us guys would do a lot of writing here in Texas. We had a guy named Mark Lewis who would come down and help us arrange our thoughts and make demos. I would come up with a guitar riff or song idea, or Sameer (Bhattacharya) would come up with a whole song, or Pat (Seals) would come with a whole song or an idea and we would bounce it off each other. Everyone would just add their parts; James (Culpepper) would put drums down on it, I would put guitars, and we would listen to it back and say, 'We can change this here.'
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