The Monster I Made - NWBlake A dark, aggressive hard-rock song about confronting the person you become when fear, anger, and buried pain are left unchecked. It’s a raw face-to-face battle with the consequences of your own choices—and the decision to stop running from them. Find the lyric video on my facebook @Nathan Blake more

This new orchestral country version of "Carrollton’s Hometown Hero", was created in honor and remembrance of U.S. Army PFC Isabella Gonzales, a 19-year-old Soldier from Carrollton, Texas, who gave her life while serving our nation. Most meaningful to me, **Isabella’s mom has heard the song and given it her approval**. Knowing that this tribute has her blessing makes this entire endeavor worthwhile. This arrangement brings together traditional country instrumentation with a fuller symphonic sound — acoustic guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, piano, cello, sweeping strings, and orchestra — while keeping Isabella’s story and the emotion behind it at the center. From Carrollton, Texas, to her service in the United States Army, Isabella answered a calling greater than herself. This song remembers the daughter, Soldier, Texan, and hometown hero whose life touched so many. It is not simply a song about loss. It is about **service, sacrifice, family, remembrance, and making sure the name Isabella Gonzales continues to be spoken.** May we never forget those who raise their hand and say: “Here am I. Send me.” more