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kicks in and makes you track, which saw founding YYYY pabilities but fails to capti-
headbang along. The con- member Matt Brandyberry Athena Kam vate fully as just as your
trast between the high vo- writing about everything enjoyment peaks things
cals and low-tuned he’s been dealing with over come to an end. Vocalist,
instrumentals are particu- the past year (when band- and the Englishman in our
larly effective and rousing, mates left and he had to story, James Lascelles,
and add in the ‘Wake Up’ decide whether to continue brings much to the equa-
being sung by Danny Case the band or not). The full tion with a humble and
and you’ve got yourself a band comes in for the first honest tone to his vocals,
highly memorable opening time in the chorus, and it’s but it is his guitar work,
track. The fact that it is also a shattering moment, send- alongside that of lead gui-
FROM ASHES TO NEW thought-provoking lyrically ing electricity reverberating tarist Roni Seppanen,
THE FUTURE helps too - with the subject through you as the chords which helps set them apart.
(BETTER NOISE/ELEVEN matter being about the fak- wash over you. The high WHEEL Dubbed a prog band, they
SEVEN) eness in the world and our vocals in the chorus are THE DIVIDE are heavier in parts than
Rock-rap outfit From lives - with the band urging charged with emotion and (ATTITUDE) what you would typically
Ashes To New have soared everyone to be yourself will leave goosebumps Have you heard the expect from a band of this
to new heights in their lat- rather than something over your skin. The use of one about the Englishman genre and this is especially
est album, ‘The Future’. you’re not. The high energy orchestral strings further and his three mates from the case in ‘Pyre’, a near
The US four-piece have in ‘Wake Up’ fades away to adds to the drama of the Finland who tried to recre- eight-minute epic packed
taken influences from a a sentimental opening for track. The final track ‘The ate the Wheel? Chances full of some brilliant string
wide variety of genres and ‘Crazy’. ‘Crazy’ is a track Future’ is similarly dra- are you haven’t and while work. The extended ver-
skilfully blended them to- straight from the heart, sat- matic, with orchestral international prog outfit sion of ‘Please’ also im-
gether, exploring a wide urated with emotion. A strings and choral backing. Wheel might not be rein- presses with its guitar
sonic palette with no short- questioning tone thrums Electronic beats slowly venting the circular-shaped work, while ‘It’s Over Now’
age of massive choruses. under the track, and four build up, climaxing at the tyre, they are certainly brings something a little dif-
Opening track ‘Wake Up’ guitar notes give way to a chorus and finishing with doing something to turn ferent with a more stripped-
will definitely make you full band texture after a ‘We are the future’. This heads. Their new EP ‘The back affair while James’
wake up and listen with a breathy bridge. A different album is packed with dy- Divide’ comes packed with singing takes the spotlight.
myriad of instrumental tone is struck again in ‘My namic, highly-charged some impressive musician- Altogether there is some
breakdowns, rapping and Name’, beginning with tracks that sees From ship from a quartet who are good stuff here, but we
soaring melodies. An airy piano chords and dynamic Ashes To New exploring clearly not lacking in talent, await a full album for a true
electronics and guitar electronics. Starting with the peripheries of the although as the EP fea- reflection of their potential.
opening accompanies a an uplifting rap, there is a boundary, marking a step tures just three songs plus YYY
rapped first verse, but not highly motivational mes- outside the box for the fu- an extended version of one Michael Coventry
before a full band texture sage conveyed in this ture of rock. it provides a hint of their ca-

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Why and when did you decide to start
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My fansite started in May of 2016. It origi-
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Roses’ manager in Los Angeles. We had
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online that did a good job of organizing all erenced something I had uploaded in one of entire music catalog, key events in their his-
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