Ashes You Leave
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Ashes You Leave is a Croatia
n metal band formed in 1995 who is currently signed to Sleaszy Rider Records
. They have so far released two demos and five full-length studio albums.
's album The Ethereal Mirror
. Soon after that, they released their second demo om 1996, called "The Kingdom Before the Lies". The band was signed to the Norwegian labels Effigy Records and Arctic Serenades
, but the band didn't release anything before both of those labels went out of business. The band then signed to the German label Morbid Records and released their debut album, The Passage Back to Life, in 1998. One year later, in 1999, their second album was also released through Morbid Records, titled Desperate Existence. In 2000, The Inheritance of Sin and Shame was released through the same label. It outsold the band's first two albums and following its release, the band embarked on a European tour in promotion of the album. Afterwards, the lead vocalist, Dunka Radetic, left the band and was replaced by Marina Zrilic, who sang on the band's next album, Fire, which was released in 2002. After playing in several festivals, the vocalist decided to withdraw from Ashes You Leave to pursue her singing education abroad. Soon thereafter, Tamara Mulaosmanovic joined the band as vocalist and keyboardist. After starting recording in March 2006, the album Songs of the Lost was released in 2009, this time through Sleaszy Rider Records
. In 2011 the band signed a management deal with Rock N Growl Records
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n metal band formed in 1995 who is currently signed to Sleaszy Rider Records
Sleaszy Rider records
Sleaszy Rider Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1999 by Tolis G. Palantzas. The head office of the label is located in Greece. The label is mainly distributed in Europe by Sony Music/EMI...
. They have so far released two demos and five full-length studio albums.
History
The band formed in 1995 under the name of Icon. Under that moniker, one demo was released, titled "...But Dreaming". After finding out about another band named Icon, the band decided to change their name to Ashes You Leave. They are named after the eighth song from CathedralCathedral (band)
Cathedral are a doom metal band from Coventry, England. The group forged a link between early doom metal and a 1990s extreme metal aesthetic, making doom slower and heavier. Their debut album, Forest of Equilibrium, is considered a classic of the genre. They later on changed their doom style,...
's album The Ethereal Mirror
The Ethereal Mirror
The Ethereal Mirror is the second full-length album by British doom metal band Cathedral. Released in 1993, this album sees the band experiment a wider scale of sound than on their debut album Forest of Equilibrium. The songs are not as doom-laden and grinding as on the first album...
. Soon after that, they released their second demo om 1996, called "The Kingdom Before the Lies". The band was signed to the Norwegian labels Effigy Records and Arctic Serenades
Arctic Serenades
Arctic Serenades was a short-lived record label dealing in metal music that lasted from 1994 to 1997.-Roster:*Ashes You Leave*Bugs B Gone*Confusion Corporation*Cryptal Darkness*Desecration*The Flesh*Funeral*GROMS*Harmony*Malediction*Mordor...
, but the band didn't release anything before both of those labels went out of business. The band then signed to the German label Morbid Records and released their debut album, The Passage Back to Life, in 1998. One year later, in 1999, their second album was also released through Morbid Records, titled Desperate Existence. In 2000, The Inheritance of Sin and Shame was released through the same label. It outsold the band's first two albums and following its release, the band embarked on a European tour in promotion of the album. Afterwards, the lead vocalist, Dunka Radetic, left the band and was replaced by Marina Zrilic, who sang on the band's next album, Fire, which was released in 2002. After playing in several festivals, the vocalist decided to withdraw from Ashes You Leave to pursue her singing education abroad. Soon thereafter, Tamara Mulaosmanovic joined the band as vocalist and keyboardist. After starting recording in March 2006, the album Songs of the Lost was released in 2009, this time through Sleaszy Rider Records
Sleaszy Rider records
Sleaszy Rider Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1999 by Tolis G. Palantzas. The head office of the label is located in Greece. The label is mainly distributed in Europe by Sony Music/EMI...
. In 2011 the band signed a management deal with Rock N Growl Records
Rock N Growl Records
Rock N Growl Records is a record label founded in 2009 by Axel Wiesenauer based in Berglen, Germany. They focus on the rock and metal genre. Distributor for CD's is Cargo Records, England and digital distribution by iMusicianDigital, Switzerland...
.
Current members
- Giada “Jade” Etro – vocals
- Berislav Poje – guitars, vocals
- Marta Batinic – violin
- Matija Rempesic – guitars
- Luka Petrovic – bass
- Armando Floricic – drums
Former members
- Dunja Radetic – flute, vocals
- Neven Mendrila – guitars
- Kristijan Milic – bass
- Vladimir Krytuija – kayboards, vocals
- Damir Cencic – guitars
- Gordan Cencic – drums
- Aljo'a Ceglar – guitars
- Dalibor "Insanus" Franjkic – drums
- Tamara Mulaosmanovic – vocals, keyboards
As Ashes You Leave
- The Kingdom Before the Lies (demo, 1996)
- The Passage Back to Life (full-length, 1998)
- Desperate Existence (full-length, 1999)
- The Inheritance of Sin and Shame (full-length, 2000)
- Fire (full-length, 2002)
- Songs of the Lost (full-length, 2009)