Industrial project, Dawn Of Ashes, are rapidly closing on the June 6th release of their new album, Infecting The Scars. Driven by Kristof Bathory, the band recently shared the record’s first single, “Hypertensive Crisis,” via Metropolis Records. Check it out below and find out more.
Pre-order Infecting The Scars here: https://dawnofashesofficial.bandcamp.com/album/infecting-the-scars
Bathory describes the single as a deliberate attempt to “recapture the nostalgia of our early era while seamlessly blending it with fresh, modern elements. Evolution and maturity – both in sound and lyrics – are crucial to the creative process. Artistic growth has allowed this project to delve deeper, delivering more meaningful lyrics that evoke horror through the lens of psychosis. This song is a perfect example, showcasing a fully realised version of our classic sound, reimagined with a new intensity and depth.”
Dawn Of Ashes was founded in Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium, the group moniker Bathory chose suggestive of ‘the beginning of the end’. Emerging from the industrial and aggrotech genres before expanding into the blackened metal and extreme industrial scenes, Bathory and his band have been a relentless force ever since, evolving and redefining the boundaries of extreme music for over two decades.
Having recently relocated to Denmark, forthcoming new album Infecting The Scars sees Bathory return Dawn Of Ashes to its aggrotech roots while pushing forward with a new level of intensity and maturity. It marks a rebirth, fusing the raw, unfiltered aggression of the past with a refined and evolved sound. Lyrically and sonically, it reaches a level where the songs are no longer merely anthems of destruction, but rather an exploration of psychological horror, inner demons and the scars left behind by life’s most brutal moments. The move to Denmark also sees Dawn Of Ashes set to expand its reach, bringing the group’s visceral live performances to new territories. European tour dates are currently in the works alongside planned shows in Mexico, promising a global assault of chaos and horror.
Infecting The Scars tracklisting:
01 Intro – Made in Hell
02 Infecting the Scars
03 Bone Saw (Feat. Alien Vampires)
04 Visceral Rage
05 Hypertensive Crisis
06 Coma Maker
07 Masochism
08 Faith Desecration
09 Throne of Misanthropy
10 Outro – Existential Despair