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Unto Ashes is an American musical ensemble based in
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that incorporates
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, and elements of neo-medieval and
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. Founded by Michael Laird and Susanna Melendez in 1997, the band has released twelve full-length CDs on the Projekt label (all recorded and produced by Laird). Previous members and contributors have included Kit Messick, Melody Henry, Spider Grandmother (pseudonym), Jeremy Bastard (pseudonym). The band has continued to collaborate with
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, Catherine Bent,
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, and Bret Helm from Audra (band). Singer Mariko Sarah Newman left the band in 2008 to work with the German
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project and related ensembles. The band has performed at the
Wave-Gotik-Treffen The (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, Electronic body music, EBM, Industrial music, indust ...
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on four occasions: 2004, 2009, 2015, and 2019. In 2006, the band toured Europe with
Qntal Qntal is a Music of Germany, German "electro-medieval" band (music), band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added singing, vocalist Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band. The band has roots in Estampie (band), Esta ...
. For the 2019 WGT concert, the band performed with Michael Popp, founding member of
Qntal Qntal is a Music of Germany, German "electro-medieval" band (music), band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added singing, vocalist Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band. The band has roots in Estampie (band), Esta ...
, at the Schauspielhaus
Leipzig Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
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Discography


Albums

* ''Moon Oppose Moon'' (1999 · Projekt SA * ''Saturn Return'' (2001 · Projekt SA * ''Empty Into White'' (2003 · Projekt SA/ Kalinkaland ermany * ''I Cover You With Blood (EP)'' (2003 · Projekt SA/ Kalinkaland ermany * ''Grave Blessings'' (2005 · Projekt SA/ Kalinkaland ermany * ''Songs For A Widow'' (2006 · Projekt SA/ Pandaimonium ermany * ''The Blood Of My Lady'' (2009 · Projekt SA * ''Spellbound in Winter'' (2012 · Projekt SA * ''Burials Foretold'' (2012 · Projekt SA * ''Ghosts Captured'' (2014 · Projekt SA * ''Pretty Haunted Things'' (2019 · Projekt SA * ''Orchids Grew Here'' (2023 · Projekt SA


Videos

* ''Palestinalied'' (2004)


References


External links


Unto Ashes Official website

Unto Ashes Official Announcement list

Unto Ashes Myspace website

Livejournal Unto Ashes fansite

Yahoo Unto Ashes discussion group
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