From Ashes Rise is an American
neo-crust band, formed in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
, in the mid-1990s. They helped define the gloom-heavy sound attributed to groups like
His Hero is Gone and
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
by combining a dynamic, eerie open chord dissonance with a down-tuned power-chord-laden heaviness.
Along with Tragedy, the group relocated to
Portland, Oregon
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, in the early 2000s.
History
In early 1997,
Dave Atchison and
Brad Boatright
Bradley Boatright (born 1976) is an American musician, record producer, and mastering engineer based in Portland, Oregon.
Boatright is known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist in From Ashes Rise and The Cooters, and as a mastering engi ...
formed the band, along with guitarist Jeff Andrews, bassist Jason Piercey, and vocalist Marshall Perdue. This initial lineup would be short lived, with guitarist
John Wilkerson replacing Andrews. As a five piece in this lineup they embarked on the first of many tours, taking them through the Eastern United States. Following this tour, Perdue left the band, with Boatright and Wilkerson taking over vocal duties. In this lineup the band recorded their first 7-inch EP, "Fragments Of A Fallen Sky", released by Clean Plate Records in 1998.
During the band's first nationwide tour, Piercey left the band, resulting in the tour being completed without a bass player. In 1998, bassist Billy Davis joined the band, and they recorded the "Life and Death" EP for Davis's own Partners In Crime Records. After Davis's departure in 1999, Ryan Teetzen, of the Fort Smith, Arkansas band Burned Up Bled Dry, joined on bass, playing on their first two 12-inch LPs (Concrete And Steel 12-inch, Silence 12-inch) on the then unnamed Feral Ward Records- formerly
The Great American Steak Religion. In 2001, Davis, who had relocated to Portland, OR to form
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
with members of the recently disbanded
His Hero Is Gone re-joined From Ashes Rise. After the recording of the songs for a split 12-inch with Sweden's
Victims
Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to:
People
* Crime victim
* Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis
Films and television
* ''The Victim'' (1916 film), an American silent film by t ...
, released on
Havoc Records
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Background
Venus is a planet with a r ...
in 2003, the band signed with
Jade Tree, and began writing the songs that would make up the Nightmares LP. Drawing on obscure hardcore bands from Scandinavia and Japan, Discharge's venerated
D-beat
D-beat (also known as Discore, kängpunk, Discrust, and crust-beat) is a style of hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by imitators of Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. D-be ...
, and
crust punk
Crust punk (also known as crust or stenchcore) is a form of music influenced by English punk rock and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the early 1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on politic ...
From Ashes Rise helped bring an aggressive sound to Jade Tree. In 2004, Davis would depart again, and prior to tours of North America and Europe, was replaced by
Derek Willman. The band then split up in Fall 2005 after doing a tour with the renowned UK band, the
Subhumans.
On October 12, 2009, a reunion show at the
Satyricon
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in Portland, OR for February 21, 2010, was announced via the band's
MySpace blog. Following this concert and the release of "Live Hell" in March, the band subsequently became active once again, playing shows in Montreal,QC, Los Angeles, CA as well as
Maryland Deathfest
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in Baltimore, MD and the Punk Illegal Festival in Munkedal, Sweden.
In numerous interviews in early 2010 members of the band hinted that there would be new material recorded, and in January 2012 the band recorded two songs- "Rejoice The End" and "Rage Of Sanity" for a two-song 7-inch EP to be released on
Greg Anderson's
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include arti ...
.
On December 25, 2011, guitarist/vocalist Brad Boatright launched his own recording label, Audiosiege Media, which is a division of
Moshpit Tragedy Records. Many Audiosiege releases will feature production from Brad's studio in Portland.
Members
Current line-up
*
Dave Atchison – drums
(1997–present) ''(Also of No Parade, Assassinate and
Smoke or Fire)''
*
Brad Boatright
Bradley Boatright (born 1976) is an American musician, record producer, and mastering engineer based in Portland, Oregon.
Boatright is known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist in From Ashes Rise and The Cooters, and as a mastering engi ...
– guitar
(1997–present), vocals
(1998–present) ''(Also of Deathreat and Warcry. Formerly of
The Cooters
The Cooters are an American rock band from Oxford, Mississippi. Based out of the northern hill country town of Oxford (home of Ole Miss), the band has been touring and recording since 1993. The Cooters are well known in the region. While rec ...
, No Parade, Midnight,
World Burns To Death and Lebanon)''
*
John Wilkerson – guitar, vocals
(1998–present) ''(Also of Criminal Damage. Formerly of Coldbringer and Welcome Home Walker)''
* Derek Willman – bass
(2004–present) ''(Also of The Estranged, Coldbringer, Hellshock and Lebanon. Formerly of Remains Of The Day)''
Former members
*Marshall Perdue – vocals
(1997–1998)
*Jeff Andrews – guitar
(1997–1998)
*Jason Piercey – bass
(1997–1998)
*Billy Davis – bass
(1998–1999; 2001–2004) ''(Also of Deathreat and
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
)''
*Ryan Teetzen – bass, vocals
(1999–2001) ''(Also of the Fort Smith, Arkansas band Burned Up Bled Dry)''
Discography
* ''Fragments of a Fallen Sky'' (1998), 7-inch on Clean Plate Records
* ''Life and Death'' (1999), 7-inch on Partners In Crime Records
* ''Concrete & Steel'' (2000), LP on Feral Ward Records. Remastered in 2019 on Southern Lord
* ''Discography'' (2000), CD on Feral Ward Records
* ''Silence'' (2000), LP on Feral Ward Records. Remastered in 2019 on Southern Lord
* ''From Ashes Rise/Victims'' (2003), split LP on
Havoc Records
High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit.
Background
Venus is a planet with a r ...
* ''Nightmares'' (2003), CD on Jade Tree/LP on Havoc Records
* ''Live Hell'' (2010), LP on Jade Tree
* ''Rejoice The End / Rage Of Sanity'' (2012), 7-inch on Southern Lord
References
External links
From Ashes Rise interview with Scion A/VFrom Ashes Rise interview in The Portland Mercury
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Hardcore punk groups from Tennessee
American crust and d-beat groups
Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups disestablished in 2005
Jade Tree (record label) artists