Ascend [Live @ Cine-Teatro Paraiso, Tomar]

The single from Ashes's debut album, "Ecila".

The Kind Of Strange

Bliss (Live at Fungus Fest 2010)

"Feel Innocent", an old Ashes song, played live at Lareira, in 2006

Feel Innocent (Live at Lareira - 2006)

Rewind

Ecila

Band originally formed in 1998. In 2001 with a line-up similar to the current one they started to set their sound into post-grunge. In 2003/2004 several changes happened, including a new voice and the introduction of a violin, resulting also in a change of sound to an Alternative Rock/Metal, that still stands today.
During many years of progression they found themselves gathering several musical influences that resulted in a very personalized and varied sound that includes moments of anger and frustration in heavy riffs mixed up with melancholy in an ambient aura. For this the guitar melodies, a powerful rhythm section, an eccentric violin and many different vocalizations are essential. 
On October 5th 2007 they launched their self-made EP, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by the band, without access to professional staff, space or material. It was well accepted, achieving a second edition.
The band is requested for several types of performance, in close or open spaces, in bars or in festivals. They also achieved three first places in band competitions and a public prize, and were also included in several compilations.
On February 28th 2012 Ashes announced the official release of their long anticipated album "Ecila".
Inspired on the "Alice in Wonderland" saga, the collective brings us six songs on a conceptual album, which explores its whole musical versatility to create an ambience rich in details and discharges of pure energy.
It was recorded and mixed by Pedro Carvalho at Zero Estudio and mastered by Graham Goldman at Masterdisk studios. The album artwork and band photos were done by Jaime Veloso.


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