Gretchen (band)

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Gretchen
Origin	Bristol, Tennessee
Genre(s)	Alternative metal, post-grunge, gothic rock, gothic metal^[1]
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	MD Records, Rugged Records
Website	gretchenland.com
Members
Mia (Vocals & Bass), Dave (Guitar), Brandon (Drums)

Gretchen is a female-fronted alternative rock band from Bristol, Tennessee featuring heavy guitar tones and emotional, ethereal melodies.

1 Music
2 Biography
3 Discography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Music

According to their website, the band describes their music as "Heavy-Melodic-Happy-Gothic-Chick-Rock" or "female-fronted rock." Gretchen's sound has a somewhat ethereal but upbeat rock sound described as a cross between several different artists. However, they excel with a style all their own by balancing heavy guitar tones and ethereal melodic melodies with radio-friendly song writing and catchy hooks. The band's name was partly taken from an album titled Gretchen Goes to Nebraska by King's X.

[edit] Biography

Gretchen has shared the stage with Crossbreed, Ever Clear, Copper, Flyleaf, The Showdown, Thousand Foot Krutch, Disciple, Pillar, and Stryper.

Both of the first two singles "Fading" and "Passion" (from the CD In the Mean Time) were top 20 hits on Christian Rock charts.

In the Mean Time was produced by three time Dove Award winner Travis Wyrick. Wyrick is highly acclaimed for his production with the bands P.O.D., Pillar, Disciple, and 10 years.

Four songs from Gretchen's first CD Mouth Full of Nails have also received national recognition. The song "Star" was used in a Ford Motor Company Ford Ranger promotion and three other songs have received an honorable mention in the 12th annual Billboard International Songwriting Contest (in the rock/alternative category).

Gretchen was featured on the cover of Heaven's Metal Magazine's January/February 2005 issue.

Gretchen was one of six finalist winners (out of 1000 entries) who competed in the 2005 IMWS Competition sponsored by Billboard Magazine.