Ashestoangels were an English

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six piece band hailing from

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, England. The band is widely recognised as "ringleaders of the U.K. 'new grave' movement," a term coined by Kerrang! Magazine to describe dark alternative rock bands, including New Years Day, DEAD! and Creeper. The band has received critical acclaim such as a nomination for Best British Newcomer at the 2015 Relentless ''

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'' Awards, voted as a 2015 Best British Newcomer by ''

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'', and named “One of 12 Bands You Need to Know” for January 2016 by ''

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''.

Significant tours and festival appearances

2019

* From The Grave To The Stage Tour - co-headline tour with Griever - 10–27 October

2018

* Ashestoangels w/Fail The Enemy & Kill The Silence tour - 18–25 August

2016

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– 22–29 October *

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- 9–19 August *

Download Festival Download Festival is a British-created rock festival created by Terrance Gough, held annually at the Donington Park motorsport circuit in Leicestershire, England (since 2003); in Paris, France (since 2016); at Parramatta Park, Sydney (since 201 ...

– 12 June *Camden Rocks Festival – 4 June *Aiden (The Last Sunrise Tour UK) - 16–29 January

2015

Aiden Aiden was an American horror punk band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. They achieved underground success during the mid to late 2000s with their classic lineup, featuring vocalist William Francis, guitarists Angel Ib ...

(The Last Sunrise Tour US Leg) – 26 October – 5 November *First US Tour dates with

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– 22–23 October – California *British Horror Story tour – 17–28 July *

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– 23–26 April *Takedown Festival – 7 March

2014

The Punishment Tour with

William Control William Control is an American electronic music project founded in 2008 in Seattle, Washington. It was the side project of Aiden's William Francis before Aiden's hiatus, and he later operated as William Control full-time. 'William Control' th ...

- 21–28 April

Band members

* Adam Crilly (aka Crilly Ashes) - Lead vocals, synthesizers, piano * Adam Falkor - Lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals * Josh Jones - Lead, rhythm guitars and harmony guitars, backing vocals - Front man of solo side project “Misery Merchant” (formerly “Coast To Ghost”) * Chris Kiddier - Bass, gang vocals, synthesizers and creator of the Ashestoangels Filterpress remixes available on Spotify * Nikki Kontinen - Synthesizers, keyboards, programmed drums, piano, backing vocals - Bass player for the band “Bad Pollyanna” * Jarlath McCaughery - Drums, gang vocals - formerly of “As Sirens Fall”

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Influences and work with William Control

The band cite;

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, and

as shared influences among all members. They recorded albums ''Horror Cult'' (2014) and ''How To Bleed'' (2016) with Control, the former at Southampton studio The Ranch, for which they flew the producer to the UK with money raised via a fan-supported Indiegogo campaign; and the latter at Control's own Hell's Half Acre studios in Seattle. They would also go on to support Aiden's farewell tours in the US (2015) and UK (2016). The name "Ashestoangels" is derived from Ashes to Ashes. Vocalist Adam Crilly says that

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was among his earliest musical influences.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2009 English rock music groups Horror punk groups