ashestoangels

I traveled halfway around the world to watch my favorite band break up—here’s how it felt

My new Fearless Vampire Killers tattoo isn’t healing well. It sits in the crook of my arm, rubbing against my bicep when I bend. I suppose that’s what I get for making an impulsive, passion-driven walk-in on Halloween at a tattoo shop in a foreign country. It was mere paces from Camden Underworld, a venue […]

Exclusive: Ashestoangels release haunting seaside video for "Down We Go"

On a rocky, frigid beach, Ashestoangels deliver “Down We Go,” a wave-guided ballad from their latest album, which vocalist Adam Crilly hopes to hear being screamed by crowds this summer. “I wanted to write an anthem,” he explains. “Something for people to scream their lungs out to. Something for festivals. This is the soundtrack to our […]

Ashestoangels release gold-splattered, politically charged "Not In My Name" video

Ashestoangels have released a music video for “Not In My Name,” the second single to be released from their impedending album How To Bleed (available to pre-order on web store and iTunes.) “Not In My Name” is something of a war cry, as explained by vocalist Crilly Ashes, who explains it both in a political and individual […]

The 8 struggles of loving an international band

Over the past few years, I’ve become a musical anglophile. With that comes complications. I heard my friends in Brazil and Southeast Asia with their pleas for American acts to come to their countries with sympathy. Those same bands they never got to see came to my city once every few months. Now I’ve found […]

"I feel a tremendous sense of closure"—William Francis on the end of Aiden (APTV Exclusive)

Aiden's Last Sunrise tour, their final U.S. headlining tour, concludes this weekend on Saturday Nov. 21, 2015 in the band's hometown Seattle.  In this APTV interview, we appointed William's tourmate Ashestoangels vocalist Adam Crilly as an honorary correspondent to talk Aiden's legacy, history, complicated relationship with the music industry, motivation behind putting out a final album, touring again […]

Ashestoangels - "Six Six Six" video premiere

U.K. horror-punk quartet Ashestoangels (RIYL: Aiden, Fearless Vampire Killers) have had a busy past year-and-a-half, playing nearly 200 shows and preparing for their upcoming album Horror Cult. Fittingly, that album drops on Halloween (October 31, 2014). Check out “Six Six Six” from the album and its dark video for your first taste of what is to […]

Fearless Vampire Killers announce "Cabaret Of The Damned" Halloween show details

Fearless Vampire Killers will play a special Halloween show on November 1 at the Dome London. Deemed “The Cabaret Of The Damned,” the event suggests “fancy dress” and will feature support from Valens and Ashestoangels, who were announced as support today.   Tickets for the show are now onsale via TicketMaster U.K.. Admittance will be granted […]