Band Information
Music Style: Alternative Rock, Punk rockCountry: NorthernIrelandYear: 1992- PresentWebsite: www.ash-official.com
Line-up
CURRENT
Tim Wheeler- guitar, vocalsMark Hamilton- bassRick McMurray- drums
FORMER
Charlotte Hatherley- Guitar/Piano/Backing Vocals
Biography
Ash is an alternative rock band that hails from Downpatrick,Northern Ireland. The band officially formed in 1992 and was composed of TimWheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray. The band members shared a love forraw British punk that served as an influence on their songs and music.
The band wasn’t yet even out of high school when their threesingles hit the Top five in the UK indie charts. This led them to ater sign upwith Reprise records where they were able to release their first full-lengthalbum, 1977.
Sometime in 1997, the band added female guitarist Charlotte Heatherly intothe fold. This was also the year that the band began to change their musicalstyle towards a more mature approach. Their new sound began to feature heavierguitars and a mature shift to their song’s lyrical content.
Discography
1977 – Released 6 May 1996Nu-Clear Sounds – Released 5October 1998Free All Angels – Released 23 April 2001Meltdown – Released 17 May2004Twilight of the Innocents – Released 2 July 2007
Trivia
The band’s name, Ash, was said to be taken from the firstword in the dictionary that the band members liked.
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