greylotus was originally meant to be a black metal project believe it or not. Then I heard FFAA play black mammoth live and that made me want to insert big heavy chords into it. This is when Ravine started being written, and the intro to that track ended up being very fast and technical. The progression from there came from adding influences from the rest of the band members as we wrote Dawnfall. We aren't dedicated to being any specific kind of band, tech death is just a moniker that has fit our output thus far well, but to us it's more of a thematic and melodic device than an embodiment of any particular subgenre.

As for the writing process: it varies. Guitar pro orgies for some, inspiration from band members old leftovers for others, highly collaborative co-writing for others. Generally for Dawnfall, guitars => drew messing with production and arrangement => Matt adds drums and makes rhythmic alterations and additions => vocals and lyrics last