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Welcome to Locals Only, where Nashville’s homegrown rock takes center stage!
Every weekday we drop clips from our Locals Only Band of the Week three times a day, giving Nashville a taste of the next big thing before everyone else pretends they “heard them first.” Think your band has what it takes?
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Dead Before Impact
Dead Before Impact is the angry and expressive passion child of lifelong friends Blake Thompson and Tristan T. Roberts. Formed in Nashville, Tennessee in December of 2022, the two friends united both their talents and their pain to create music that would be relatable to people who have experienced similar circumstances. Banded by personal, but parallel hardships, their objective is to create a community that understands one another just by being fans of the same group. To know and get the sense that the issues they are facing are shared and that they are not alone in this mess known as life. Their debut single Carousel came out on March 10th, 2023, and immediately set the tone and the expectations for the metal duo. Filled with emotional lyrics, rifts, synths, and screams it communicates the message that “it’s okay, not always being okay.” In August 2023, Dead Before Impact evolved from a metal duo by adding guitarist Joe Schremmer, a college friend of Tristan. In March of 2024 the band was completed by adding a drummer, Ty Martin. Dead Before Impact released their first EP “The Hands We Are Dealt” on December 22nd, 2023, followed by two singles “HOLLOW.” and “Who You Are” in the Fall of 2024 and most recently dropped two more singles “Lifeline” and “Testimony” in 2025
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