Ash - Meltdown

"I think being in America really influenced this record, going to a place where rock music is really alive. It was going back to our roots in a way, we wanted to make a real guitar based album."

Decamping to Los Angeles and hooking up with producer Nick Raskullinecz (Foo Fighters, System of A Down) they set about realising their dream.

Out there, the band found a new democracy, led less by Tim's hook laden song writing alone, but with all four members punching their equal weight. "We were playing a lot better as musicians," says Tim. "Rick's drumming was a big influence on the record, he's turned into a drumming monster. I think we had a real confidence to try something new with this record."

The album that emerged isn't called MELTDOWN for nothing. It takes all the pop thrills, the kinetic melodies, and slamdunking riffs that made the world love ASH, then douses them in petrol and drops in a match.

After the fireworks, out come 11 white hot slabs of pure rock power. From the butane rush of new single Orpheus, to the skyscraping peaks of Evil Eye and the fiercely beautiful love song, Starcross'd, this is ASH at their melodic best with a ton of new engines strapped on for exatra power.

What did ASH do when they realised they'd won? They thought up a whole new load of battles to fight. It's going to be a thrilling ride...page << 1 2 >>