Ashenspire is an experimental metal group formed in 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. Their music fuses the experimentation of avant-garde jazz, the abrasiveness of noise rock, the political anger of anarcho-hardcore punk and the intensity of post-black metal, to create an overwhelming catharsis of righteous fury. They debuted in 2017 with Speak Not of the Laudanum Quandary, a critique of British Imperialism, before rising to international recognition with its critically-acclaimed follow up, Hostile Architecture, in 2022. Its explicit anti-capitalist and leftist politics positioned Ashenspire as one of the leading voices of the RABM (Red and Anarchist Black Metal) movement, and featured prominently amongst the most highly rated metal albums of the year throughout the music press. It went on to inspire the short film We Used to Own Houses (2023), directed by David Robinson- Smith and debuting at the Melbourne International Film Festival. They have since performed throughout Europe and the UK, including significant festivals in the metal and experimental calendar such as Roadburn, Arctangent, Perpetual Flame, Damnation, Amplifest, Northern Winter Beat, Desertfest, and Supersonic. Their live shows are noted for their intensity, the energetic stage presence of the band and the visibility of queerness in what is often an overwhelmingly cis/heteronormative scene. They are currently writing the follow up to Hostile Architecture.(Text:Presseinfo)
