The 915 Five features El Paso’s musicians and artists answering the same five questions. Each installment offers a stripped-down look at the people shaping the 915’s cultural landscape, in their own words. Up this glorious week is El Paso’s own Glorious, a band chasing emotion over genre that pulls you straight into the chaos. Glorious channels El Paso’s restless energy into a sound that swings between cinematic atmosphere and full-throttle aggression.

Band/Artist Name: Glorious

Line-up: Vocals: Roman Dieguez; Guitar: Chris Lopez; Guitar: Tony Gonzalez; Drums: Dave Stix; Bass: Mac Book (haha)

Formed: 2024. We started off as a heavy pop rock band but slowly moved more into a heavier sound. You can still hear a lot of the pop rock elements in our sound today. We all have years of being in different bands in town and decided to start something new and fresh.

Find Them:

• https://www.instagram.com/glorioustheband/
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HWfWLzjCv4j6T1sNRVN4s?si=Y0g9Oe2DSaeTP2OkQkBD9Q

What high school did you go to?

All our town! East and West.

What’s your favorite local venue to play — and why?

Rockhouse, because they always give locals a chance to open up for national touring acts. Shout out to Bunny for always supporting the local scene! We got to open up for The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus this year at Rockhouse — it was a sold-out show with over 600 people.

If you had to describe your sound without using a genre label, what would you say?

We have a lot of futuristic sounds and themes to our music like robots taking over the world, being lost in space, or a virus apocalypse.

Glorious comes at you in waves. You’ll hear moments that feel atmospheric and almost haunting, then suddenly it flips into something heavier and more aggressive without warning.

Glorious isn’t trying to fit into anything. They sound like a band that’s chasing a feeling — and dragging you with them.

What do you do when the song isn’t coming — push through, scrap it or something else?

We always finish a song all the way through even if we aren’t feeling it. A lot of the songs don’t make it to the live set. We always try to go back and rework on songs that didn’t make it.

If someone is seeing you live for the first time, what should they expect?

Lots of energy, all at once, never ending and always coming at you! From the first note, it’s not just a performance; it’s an experience. The energy hits fast and doesn’t  let up. Guitars come in loud and heavy, drums hit like they’re pushing the whole room back and the vocals pull you back in.