ASCENDANT NEWS
ASCENDANT SIGN WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH PURE STEEL PUBLISHING
The Heavy/Power Metal Band ASCENDANT (United Arab Emirates), has signed a worldwide deal with PURE STEEL PUBLISHING.
The band, which was founded in 2012 will be releasing their debut album "A Thousand Echoes" on April 20th, 2018, via PURE STEEL PUBLISHING.
Bandstatement: Ascendant is incredibly pleased to be collaborating with Pure Steel Publishing (Germany) to promote our debut album 'A Thousand Echoes'. As a band which has a strong presence in the Middle East, we wanted to join forces with Pure Steel Publishing to bring our album to audiences in Europe and elsewhere. The album features 8 full length, original tracks inspired by the gritty realities and conflicts of the Middle East as well as other topics with genuine human emotion. Guests include Lindsay Schoolcraft (Cradle of Filth), and Simon and Elias Abou Assali. We look forward to a strong and lasting partnership with Pure Steel Publishing.
LINE-UP: Youmni Abou Al Zahab – vocals Alaa Abousaada – guitars Ashish Shetty (Blood & Iron) – guitars Puneet Sharma – bass Aram Kalousdian (Hourglass) – drums
ASCENDANT „A Thousand Echoes" - Cover, Tracklist, Release Date: 20th April 2018
The release date of the of the new album "A Thousand Echoes“ by the Heavy/Power Metal Band ASCENDANT on CD is April 20th, 2018. The pre-order phase will start on April 6th, 2018 in our webshop.
Work on this album began in late 2014 and completed in 2017. The album was tracked and mixed at ‘Playback Lounge’ studios in Dubai and Mastered at Studio Fredman in Sweden.
Consisting of 8 songs (not including the intro track), ‘A Thousand Echoes’ is a heavy metal tour de force of real human stories steeped in war, struggle, tragedy and hope.
Inspired by the experiences of the members of the band and based on true stories – this album has a foundation built on genuine emotion. 3 of the 5 members of Ascendant grew up in Syria, which is now undergoing a bloody civil war. Each one of them has experienced loss and tragedy; they have seen firsthand the horrible effects of war on innocent people. With music being their method of expression, and with the events in their home country on their minds, multiple songs on this album deal with the unseen human victims of wars.
This album also features several guest contributors: Brothers - Simon and Elias Abou Assali are featured on the song ‘Land of a Thousand Echoes’ which is about people who risk their lives brave the dangerous sea crossing to escape their war-torn homes and find refuge someplace safer. Simon and Elias are survivors who made just such a crossing a few years ago. The album features the inimitable Lindsay Schoolcraft from the legendary Cradle of Filth on the track ‘Morning Light’. Hadi Sarieddine (Solo & Benevolent, UAE) lent his considerable talents in the Intro Arrangements for ‘Twilight of Eden’ and ‘Fog of War’
TRACKLIST: 1. Twilight of Eden 2. Doomsday Machine 3. Walls Between Us 4. Fog Of War 5. Morning Light 6. Land Of A Thousand Echoes 7. False Illusion 8. Tears Of His Majesty 9. At The End Of The World Total Playing Time: 60:40 min
LINE-UP: Youmni Abou Al Zahab – vocals Puneet Sharma – bass Alaa Abousaada – guitars Ashish Shetty – guitars Aram Kalousdian – drums
Special guests: Simon and Elias Abou Assali – Land Of Thousand Echoes Lindsay Schoolcraft (Cradle of Filth) – Morning Light Hadi Sarieddine (Solo & Benevolent) - Twilight of Eden, Fog of War
