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City of Ashes

- Eastbourne/Brighton, UK Rock / Alternative / Indie / Post-Hardcore

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Members: Orion Powell - Vocals / Steven Vine - Guitars / Dan Russell - Drums / Dan Frederick - Bass / Liam Pickett Technical Director/Engineer.

Sounds Like: Thursday, Thrice, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, The City Divided, Rise Against

Manager: Self Managed

Bio: City of Ashes we're established as a band in 2009, building on the reputation built as an acoustic duo prior to that.
Gaining a reputation as one of the most energetic, exciting and positive bands on the circuit - the band have gone from strength to strength over the their lifetime and continue ... See Full Bio

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: RT @xXDark_MousyXx: @CityofAshes Are the lyrics to your songs online anywhere? Everything Ive heard so far is awesome.

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“City of Ashes – The Art of Opacity Post-rock City Of Ashes are one of the best bands to come out of Eastbourne in recent years, and their song “The Art Of Opacity” from their EP When Black Fuels Blood, with its poetic lyrics, fantastic drumming, and machine-like start is probably their best song to date. Built to be played live its opening, with its whining guitars and punk inspired drumming, harkens to a dark and distant future. As the song gets going it sucks you in, and you can’t help but instantly love it.”

— Andrew Nicholls, SQ Magaine

“Their fuckin' brilliant music. They make a beautiful combination of Rock, Alternative, Indie, and Post Hardcore to create something seriously worth listening to.”

— Likes for Locals, Facebook

“Eastbourne post-hardcore gods City of Ashes are making a name for themselves of late with features in the media on both sides of the pond. With fame fast approaching it really is advisable to grab the chance to see these guys while you can. Leave it too late and you’ll be paying a lot more than £2.”

— Andrew Nicholls, SQ Magazine

“With explosive energy. And heart on your sleeve performance. Post hardcore band city of ashes live show is gaining more and more notoriety.”

— Jay Stuart-William (Bassist, Centralia DC) , Dice Duck Promotions

“Their outlook and their music both seem to give the listener a reason to turn up the colour, and step away from the beige.”

— Andrew Nicholls, SQ Magazine

“As I sat and listened I felt myself becoming enthralled by the music, the fact that my ears were crying out didn’t seem to bother me as I watched angelic-faced Orion screaming like a mad-thing (something that has to be seen to believed).”

— Andrew Nicholls, SQ Magazine

“City Of Ashes dive into a blistering rock sound with 'The Art Of Opacity'. It stretches into moments of metal, but with lots of melody to balance the more cacophonous moments. 'In The Cold Light Of Day' is a muted rock ballad with some bonus additional screaming in the later sections. The record ends with 'Between A Rock And Her Razor', which is almost a skate-punk anthem from the Drive-Thru era. ”

— Michael Beck, The Mag 'When Black Fuels Blood' review Dec 2010

"When East first reviewed City of Ashes last year, it was on the back of the Eastbourne newbies' surprise appearance in our Best Bands in the Region poll, and before they had any studio recordings to their name. Now touting debut EP When Black Fuels Blood, the band has emerged as an ambitious, fiercely emotional young rock group. City of Ashes are at their best when letting rip en masse (The Art Of Opacity)

— Stuart Hugget, East Magazine 2010

“Eastbourne-based heavies who serve up a cocktail of bludgeoning riffs, InMe-esque singalong choruses and enough caustic energy to tire out a Duracell bunny.”

— Scumpunch Productions, wereallneighbours.co.uk

“The band launched into “In the Cold Light of Day”. This one featured a nice acoustic line supported by a heavy underscore and – wonderful – a short solo post-metal section. City of Ashes. For me, they were the find of the night.”

— Metal Team UK, Metal Team UK, Purple Turtle 31st May Show 2010

“The opener “The Art of Opacity” sounds as if Hawkwind are warming up before heading off into a very accessible rock number with an old-fashioned sounding guitar lead and pretensions to Hardcore. The lyrics are unspeakably dark and don’t clear much up – the art of opacity, indeed.”

— Metal Team UK, Metal Team UK 'CD Reviews' 2010

“All in all, a fantastic EP from City Of Ashes. This is a band who like to experiment with their genre, not letting themselves be tied down to one way of playing.”

— ScreamLite Records, ScreamLite Records 2010

“City Of Ashes fire-up the heartfelt emo/punk and bring some Sunday night heartache down to Camden.”

— spoonfed.co.uk, spoonfed

"They're building a solid reputation for themselves by knuckling down and working hard at it. This also comes across well in the music - melodic yet heavy rock, these guys are worth a listen and definitely worth dropping in and seeing them play."

— Sioux Gray, East Magazine Review & Feedback 2009

"The first band on were City of Ashes who were are head line act but open the evening with some excellent sounds"

— Far Que Promotions , Bar Via, 30th April Show 2009

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Smith III
Nice work! I came by to show you some love and support, you can return the favor by stopping by out page. Put A Stamp On it!
Audiofyre
Great playing with you guys!!!! We wish u the best of luck on ur tour. :)
Jay P. Williams
Cool tunes!!!
Pace Ride
We are digging your sound and tracks! Excellent stuff!!
The Lightness Of Being
art of opacity is dope! all the best! thelightnessofbeing.co.uk
THE dAVE fARRANT bAND
Hello fella's, great performance last night @ The Carlisle, think Craig did great job organising it. Roll on the next event.