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| BEAUTY TO ASHES |
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| INFO |
YEAR FORMED: 1999
HOMETOWN: Riverside, CA
MEMBERS:
Alex Cabal (guitar),
Ryan Davis (guitar),
Joel Von Steitz (vocals),
Mike Villayicencio (bass),
Joseph Kasprzak (drums)
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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Starting in the winter of '99, these five Southern California natives have come to offer something creative to the ever-growing and innovative hardcore scene. Their style has been described as metal/punk influenced hardcore, although their influences are not limited to these specific genres. Always trying to out do themselves, they bring something fresh but at the same time something "old school" to the scene. Some have even called their style "the future of hard music". While that may be a great complement to the band, they just continue to write music that they love and that allows them to explore their musical boundaries.
Not being held down by the negativity of the world today, they take joy in upholding integrity of their beliefs while still maintaining open mindedness towards other people's opinions. Their attitude has always been to stay true to themselves and the music that they love to play. These five individuals look forward to the hard work it will take to keep them on top of their game. And it's that kind of attitude that had established Beauty to Ashes as one of the most passionate and intense bands in the scene today.
In their short existence, the band has been featured on over a dozen nationally distributed compilations in both the U.S. and Canada. Their first EP release entitled "In the Silence We Fight" (Vindicated Records) has drawn positive attention from many critics in the hardcore and punk scene. "Straight out honest opinion: I love this album and the type of hardcore they play. It's a brutal mix of Melodic singing with Metallic hardcore and traces of punk," says indievsionmisic.com's main editor . They have also had feature articles in HM Magazine and Performer Magazine. Their main goal is to motivate people's lives and keep on playing music that they love. The band philosophy has always been, "If we can get people into our "politics" because they like our music that's great. And if we can get people into our music because they like our "politics" that's great too."
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