Ashes (band)
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Ashes were a hardcore punk
band from Washington, D.C.
The band was known for their heavy guitars and female vocals.
Ashes featured musical contributions from Matt Squire
, who is a multi-platinum music producer, and Brian McTernan
, who went on to play in the D.C. hardcore
band Battery
and later became a successful producer of many punk and hardcore bands.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
The band was known for their heavy guitars and female vocals.
Ashes featured musical contributions from Matt Squire
Matt Squire
Matt Squire is an American multi-platinum music producer and writer. He has produced, engineered, or written tracks for One Direction, 3OH!3, Good Charlotte, New Boyz, Selena Gomez, David Archuleta, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, The Used, All Time Low, Panic! at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, The Cab,...
, who is a multi-platinum music producer, and Brian McTernan
Brian McTernan
Brian McTernan is a record producer who has worked with bands from all over the world. He works out of the Baltimore, MD area at Salad Days Studio. Brian was voted to be one of the 50 most influential people in Maryland by the Maryland Daily Record...
, who went on to play in the D.C. hardcore
Washington, D.C. hardcore
Washington, D.C. has had one of the first and most influential hardcore punk scenes in the United States since the early 1980s.Among the earliest DC punk bands were the Bad Brains, Slickee Boys, Teen Idles, Minor Threat, S.O.A., Chalk Circle, Velvet Monkeys, Void, The Faith, DC Youth Brigade,...
band Battery
Battery (band)
Battery was a Washington D.C. hardcore band that existed from 1990 until 1998. During this time they released a 7", a split 7" with Ignite, two MCDs and three full-length albums on Deadlock, Lost & Found, Tidal, Conversion, and Revelation Records....
and later became a successful producer of many punk and hardcore bands.
Band members
- Elena Ritchie - vocals
- Brian McTernan - guitar
- Jack Radner - bass guitar
- Matt Squire - drums
Discography
- Demo - 1992
- 7 inch - 1993
- V/A-The Spirit Of Solitude - 1993
- Hiding Place - 1994
- Wisconsin Avenue Tour - 1998. This album collects all the previous recordings, plus two more tracks recorded in 1994 by Mr. Issa from the band Good Clean FunGood Clean FunGood Clean Fun is a hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. who took their band name from the Descendents song of the same name.-History:...
. - V/A-Land of Greed, World of Need - 1994 on Trustkill RecordsTrustkill RecordsTrustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994...