ASH RETURN - The Sharp Blade Of Integrity

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1.	One 03:39	buy track
2.	Drown In Tears 03:16	buy track
3.	Delete 03:57	buy track
4.	Time Is The Enemy 02:57	buy track
5.	Onwards 02:43	buy track
6.	Mouth Of Blight 02:28	buy track
7.	F.T.W. 04:02	buy track
8.	Burning Heart 03:41	buy track
9.	Nothing To Lose 02:42	buy track
10.	Don't Fear The Flame 03:55	buy track
11.	Rest In Peace 03:39	buy track

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Old suspects on a new course.

After the sudden end of HC legend MIOZÄN, it become obvious very quickly for 4/5 of the band members: giving up was not an option, but to continue under the same name wasn't even up for debate. Although the main influence was to remain in the classic hardcore style of the late '80s, the new sound would be combined with classic metal influences à la IRON MAIDEN for example.
As luck would have it, Tank, Kniffel, Gerrit and Outso quickly found Johnny from true metalheads GLORYFUL, the right man for the job at the mic, invent their own brand new genre "Swordcore" and now are ready to escape the ashes, rising like a phoenix as ASH RETURN (yes, just like the song of IGNITE).

Even the cover of the debut 'The Sharp Blade Of Integrity', where Archangel Michael turns his sword against the demon, illustrates that the recordings were not an easy task. ASH RETURN spent a lot of blood, sweat and tears, alongside just as much passion, and this fact is demonstrated by every single one of the album's stylistically wide-ranging songs.

Consistent heaviness with catchy melodies, hardcore and metal easily form a symbiosis, blitzing guitar solos with fist raising singalongs, diverse vocals extending from deep growls and hardcore shouting to virtuoso Bruce Dickinson heights doing the rest. Hardcore will be Hardcore!
The first song 'Time Is The Enemy', which was released in advance, whets the appetite on first listening and suggests that the old warriors have far more than one card up their sleeves!
'The Sharp Blade Of Integrity' was produced by ASH RETURN themselves, recorded by Jörg Uken in the Soundlodge, mixed and mastered by the legendary Swedish producer, musician and mastermind Dan Swanö, who says: "Impressive band! It's a really good album. A great performance and catchy songs!"

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released May 1, 2020

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Oldschool Hardcore. No bullshit, just straight in the face in tradition of AGNOSTIC FRONT, SICK OF IT ALL or MADBALL. Hardcore is not a fashion, hardcore is a state of mind. Sound and Attitude?

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