Showing posts with label Ashes of Nowhere. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ashes Of Nowhere Interview


1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?


- Hi everyone, we are Ashes of Nowhere, a post black metal band from Italy. Our music is who we are, so log on to www.facebook.com/ashesofnowhere to find out everything there is to know about us.


2.In August you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?


- It's a mix of the aggressive sound of traditional black metal with post black's pathos and melodies.

We aim for a connection between the listener and its darkest, deepest side, trough the atmosphere and the emotions, that permeate the album


3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?


- The album's concept is based on mankind's connection to death time and desire.

Lyrics are inspired by a deep analysis of life experiences, above all humanity's fear of time elapsing and consuming everything; and the rebirth through self-annihilation, in order to reach the void and the end of suffering.


4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Ashes Of Nowhere'?


- We started composing the album before thinking of anything else.
The name Ashes of Nowhere just seemed to get along perfectly with the whole concept of Emptiness.


5.Currently there are only 2 members in the band, are you planning on expanding the line up in the future or do you chose to remain a duo?


- You never know, let's see where the future leads us.

6.Currently you are unsigned are you looking for a a label or have received any interest?


- We are doing things on our own right now, but we are looking for the right label to sign with


7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of post black metal?


- Fans have been great to us, some of the comments and feedbacks really put a smile on our faces. We even managed to get to know some of them.

8.Are any of the band members also involved with any other bands or musical projects?


- A crust black metal band called Rest, whose album will come out in November.


9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?


- As long as we are doing what we love, we just hope the band is going to have a bright long future in front it.


10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?


- We listen to many metal genres, as far as black metal is concerned, we are inspired by some classic bands such as Dissection, Anorexia Nervosa, darkthrone or emperor, and modern bands like deafheaven or wolves in the throne room.


11.What are some of your non musical interests?


- ''Emptiness''


12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?


- Wither like a frail rose, forsaken in a desert of thorns....

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Ashes Of Nowhere/Emptiness/2015 Full Length Review


  Ashes  Of  Nowhere  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  post  black  metal  with  a  touch  of  shoegaze  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2015  album  "Emptiness".

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  ambient  style  synths  and  programmed  beats  before  getting  more  heavy  and  goes  into  more  of  a  black  metal  direction  that  also  utilizes  high  pitched  screams,  fast  and  raw  playing  and  melodic  guitar  leads  and  at  times  the  vocals  get  deep  and  add  in  a  touch  of  death  metal.

 Throughout  the  recording  there  is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  clean  singing  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  along  with the  music  alternating  between  both clean  and  heavy  parts  and  all  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  whispers  in  certain sections  of  the  recording.

  Spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  at  times  and  the solos  and  leads  bring  the  post  black   metal  elements  onto  the  recording  along  with  shoegaze  and  avant  garde  style  melodies  while  the  songs  have  a  rawness  and  aggression  that  is  missing  in  this  genre  and  you  can  hear  some  traditional  black  metal  influences  throughout  the  recording  and  one  tracks  also  brings  in  a  few  seconds  of  violins  and  female  vocals  which  are  also  included  on  the  last  track.

  Ashes  Of  Nowhere  plays  a  style  of  post  black  metal  that  goes  for  more  of  a  raw  side  of  the  genre  while  the  shoegaze elements  remain,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  yet powerful  at  the  same  time  while  the  lyrics  cover  Mankind's  connection  to  death,  time,  and  desire.  

  In  my  opinion  Ashes  Of  Nowhere  are  a  very  great  sounding  post  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this musical genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Empty  World"  "Blind"  and  "Buried".  8  out  of  10.