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Review from Aristocrazia Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, June 5, 2015, In : Italian 
From: Aristocrazia Webzine
Published: June 1, 2015

Il trio statunitense degli Atten Ash — sorto per volontà di James Greene (voce pulita, chitarra, basso e batteria) e completato dalle figure di Barre Gambling (chitarre e tastiere, noto per essere uno dei membri fondatori degli attivi Daylight Dies) e Archie Hunt dei Legion Of The Fallen (voce growl) — è entrato a far parte della famiglia canadese della Hypnotic Dirge Records. Dopo aver rilasciato uno split che li vedeva cond...

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Review from Friedhof Magazine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, In : Spanish 
From: Friedhof Magazine
Published: May 25, 2015

Hay trabajos que pasados unos pocos segundos ya te atrapan, y si encima tienes la suerte de que uno de estos caiga en tus manos para reseñar, todo parece ir en la dirección correcta. Estas son exactamente las sensaciones que puedo describir cuando transcurren unos pocos segundos del primer trabajo de los norteamericanos Atten Ash; unos desconocidos para mí, pero que tras algunas indagaciones, confirmaron mis sospechas.

Atten Ash es ...

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Review from Pest Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, In : English 
From: Pest Webzine
Published: May 16, 2015

Featuring Barre Gambling from Candlelight artist Daylight Dies, Atten Ash is a trio offering us here their debut album released in digital format by the band 3 years ago, in 2012, and picked up by Hypnotic Dirge and re-released in Digipack CD format this year, a very good decision by the hardworking Canadian label. The 8 tracks featured here, totaling 50 minutes, are a deep, emotional, mesmerizing descent in a depressing and nostalgic atmo...

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Review from Sic Maggot Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, May 14, 2015, In : Czech 
From: Sic Maggot Webzine
Published: May 8, 2015

Jméno amerických Atten Ash zřejmě mnohým nic moc neřekne. Pakliže ano, vznáším komplimenty a odesílám omluvy za podcenění. Pokud vám je ovšem tento název cizí, s čímž jsem počítal, neměli byste minout následující řádky, ve kterých se vám Atten Ash pokusím představit. Tak tedy hurá na věc.

Znáte-li death/doomové veterány Daylight Dies, k Atten Ash je to už coby šutrem dohodil. Citelnou oporou Atte...

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Review from Chronicles of Chaos

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, May 2, 2015, In : English 
From: Chronicles of Chaos
Published: May 2, 2015

As soon as we thought decent melodic doom/death had gone bankrupt, comes this little album by an American unheralded three-piece group and proves us completely fucking wrong. The excellent Canada-based Hypnotic Dirge Records has picked, like it occasionally does, an independently released album nobody has heard about (originally self-released in 2012), provides it with a new (and usually awesome) packaging and artwork, and re-release...

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Review from Teeth of the Divine

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, In : English 
From: Teeth of the Divine
Published: April 6, 2015

It does not take genius to figure out that Atten Ash founder James Greene is a fan of Daylight Dies. He and the band hail from the same state (North Carolina), play a form of emotive, melancholy death/doom metal, and to top things off, he recruited current Daylight Dies guitarist Barre Gambling to play guitars and keyboards on the band’s debut album, The Hourglass.  And while the line between  rip off and homage is clearly blurry...

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Review from Metal Tenple

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 27, 2015, In : English 
From: Metal Tenple
Published: March 24, 2015

Quite interesting sounds, the pattern and the roll this band's giving to us; a gloomy night-sky over a sleepy land dressed in pale – would that fit in the concept of ATTEN ASH? This full-length of pitch-black emotion, an aggression inside a slow-motion, a classic finesse of Death\\Doom Metal with addition of melodies, was recorded in 2012, as an independent release, but then Hypnotic Dirge Records took the strings and re-released it, l...

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Review from Alternativ Musik

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 20, 2015, In : German 
From: Alternativ Musik
Published: March 20, 2015

Man versteht es nicht. Und das trotz zahlloser Durchgänge, die man schon hinter sich hat. Dabei lief das Album erstmal nur so an einem vorbei und wurde kaum wahrgenommen, bis es dann irgendwann klick machte und man immer mehr die Tiefenstrukturen von The Hourglass erkannte, die sich unter einem soliden Fundament aus Melodic Death und Doom Metal befinden und eine Grundstimmung erzeugen, die genretypisch mit Begriffen wie Weltschmerz,...

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Review from Métallifer Blog

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 20, 2015, In : French 
From: Métallifer Blog
Published: March 20, 2015

Atten Ash est un groupe originaire des Etas Unis et plus précisément de la Caroline du Nord. Le groupe sort son premier album The Hourglass en 2012 sous forme d’autoproduction. Aujourd’hui ce même album sort avec une tracklist affichée dans un ordre différent via le label Hypnotic Dirge Records. Et c’est tant mieux puisque le groupe peut profiter du support d’un label pour promouvoir et faire connaître sa musique. Aux m...

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Review from Heavy Blog is Heavy

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 20, 2015, In : English 
From: Heavy Blog is Heavy
Published: March 19, 2015

When people try to classify ‘doom metal’, it used to be easy. Things like early Anathema and Disembowelment pioneered the doom movement, which was slow, loud, and grim. However, as time went on, the genre seemed to gain more diverse influences. Katatonia added melody and cleans to the genre, and bands like In Mourning and Be’Lakor added elements of post-metal and melodic death metal to give it a new, modern feel. With so man...

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Review from Disfactory.net

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, In : Italian 
From: Disfactory.net
Published: March 16, 2015
Operazione recupero per gli americani Atten Ash e il loro esordio discografico uscito originariamente nel 2012. A tornarci su in questo 2015 è -manco a dirlo- l’Hypnotic Dirge Records, l’etichetta si fa trovare ancora una volta reattiva nell’atto di scovare per “ridare alla luce”, si parla di prodotti che probabilmente passerebbero inosservati alla maggioranza, un lavoro di fondo veramente encomiabile. Ma c’è ben poca luc...

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Review from Metal.de

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, March 12, 2015, In : German 
From: Metal.de
Published: March 10, 2015

"The Hourglass"... welch ein passender Titel für ein solches Werk. Das neue Album der Band Atten Ash ist wie die Zeit selbst. Äußerst subjektiv im Gefühl des Hörers als Individuum und unglaublich fließend. "The Hourglass" ist ein schwieriges Stück Musik geworden, schwer zugänglich, schwer zu verstehen und noch schwerer zu beschreiben.

Im Grunde spielen Atten Ash einen Mix aus Melodic Death Metal und tragendem Doom Metal. Solch eine ob...

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Review from Metal Observer

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 9, 2015, In : English 
From: Metal Observer
Published: March 8, 2015

2014 was an amazing year for death metal and now the doom/death subgenre seems to have hit something of a purple patch. We’ve just had Exgenesis’ amazing debut EP, an excellent EP courtesy of Aetherian, Dantalion slipped in a great album just before the end of 2014 and now Atten Ash step up with their debut album, The Hourglass. Atten Ash were founded by James Greene who is the main creative force behind the music. In 2011, he hooke...

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Review from Black Phoenix Rising

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 6, 2015, In : English 
From: Black Phoenix Rising
Published: March 5, 2015

The Hourglass, Atten Ash’s debut album was originally recorded back in 2012 and has only recently been released on Hypnotic Dirge Records. A three piece band from North Carolina, their brand of atmospheric death / doom metal should sit them in good company with HDR, and with Barre Gambling of Daylight Dies as one of the three members alongside Archie Hunt and founder James Greene we should certainly be expecting quality from the...

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Review from Extreme Metal Voyager

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, March 2, 2015, In : English 
From: Extreme Metal Voyager
Published: February 27, 2015

There´s something very honest and noble about wearing your influences on your sleeve and yet manage to create something that´s your own. To me, that´s smart and quite an achievement in itself. Originally self-released back in 2012, “The Hourglass” by sorrowful U.S. trio Atten Ash now gets its rightfully deserved treatment, which sees Hypnotic Dirge Records releasing it worldwide.

This renewed debut album takes you on a ...

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Review from Hellbound.ca

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, In : English 
From: Hellbound.ca
Published: February 24, 2015

Three-piece NC atmospheric death doom combo Atten Ash bear deep roots in the scene, despite only becoming an entity in 2011; Barre Gambling & Archie Hunt cut their teeth in heavyweight acts Daylight Dies and Legion of the Fallen before joining forces with founder James Greene. This collective muscle memory helped to carry an already fully realized vision from the start, with their formative period dedicated to crafting a formidable co...

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Review from SkullsNBones

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, In : English 
From: SkullsNBones
Published: February 24, 2015

It’s been a while since I’ve heard a melodic doom/melodeath album that did anything special for me. When done right, the music in this subgenre can provide some of the more enjoyable examples of modern metal. Early Opeth, October Tide, Be’Lakor and Daylight Dies are some prime examples of this and, fortunately, the new release from North Carolina’s Atten Ash, The Hourglass, can be added to this list.

It’s hardly a surprise, t...

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Review from Ave Noctum Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, In : English 
From: Ave Noctum Webzine
Published: February 24, 2015

This debut album from North Carolina outfit Atten Ash originally was released independently in 2012. Now it gets some proper attention via Hypnotic Dirge records and well it should considering this band comprises of Barre Gambling of Daylight Dies along with Jason Greene and Archie Hunt (of Legion Of The Fallen). It should therefore come as no surprise that this lot play atmospheric death doom and they have the style firmly gras...

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Review from Absolute Hell

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, In : English 
From: Absolute Hell 
Published: February 22, 2015
Original Link

The Hourglass is Atten Ash their first full length, supplying us with a 50 minutes long mixture of Death Metal and Doom Metal. Atten Ash play a rather melodic side of Doom, which I must say I strongly approve of. There is some absolutely beautiful guitarwork on this album. The lyrics were a bit simplistic in my opinion, but the quality of the vocals (both clean and raw), along with the impressive instrumentals guiding them, more tha...

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Review from Crown of Viserys Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 20, 2015, In : English 
From: Crown of Viserys Webzine
Published: February 19, 2015

Over North Carolina a black cloud called Atten Ash lingers, bearing doom for all who fall under its spell. Doom of the bleakest sort, of a blackening of the eyes and heart; doom of the soul. These guys make seriously heavy, heavy music.

Recorded in 2012 but not seeing official physical release until 2015, The Hourglass is a very melodic death doom album that is like being hit by a bus. The songs contained within are a littl...

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Review from Doom-Metal.com

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, February 16, 2015, In : English 
From: Doom-metal.com
Published: February 14, 2015

Atten Ash hail from North Carolina, and both they and this debut album have been around longer than you might think. Originally founded by James Greene - clean vocals, guitar, bass, drums - the line-up was completed in 2011 by Barre Gambling (founder of Daylight Dies, amongst others) on guitars and keyboards, along with growl vocalist Archie Hunt (from Black Metallers Legion Of The Fallen). The trio then went on to complete Greene's...

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Review from Moonspell Rites Promotion

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, February 13, 2015, In : English 
From: Moonspell Rites Promotions
Published: February 13, 2015

However being released in 2012 once as a digital version,Hypnotic Dirge Records brings you now this fabulous masterpiece in physical  format.

The band consists out of mastermind Barre Gambling(guitars.keyboards) who is an old veteran in Daylight Dies.James Greene (Clean vocals,guitars,bass,drums),Archie Hunt(Grunt,Harsh vocals).

What is there to say about the music.First of all you immediately can hear some resemblances wi...

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Review from Dead Rheteric

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, In : English 
From: Dead Rheteric
Published: January 27, 2015

Talk about a buried treasure! Atten Ash is made up of founder James Greene (who contributes drums, bass, guitar, and clean vocals) alongside Daylight Dies’ Barre Gambling (who provides guitar and keys) and Legion of the Fallen’s Archie Hunt (who does the growling). Originally released independently back in 2012, The Hourglass somehow avoided everyone’s radar (though how remains a mystery upon hearing it), Hypnotic Dirge Records ...

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Review from Doom Metal Heaven

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 22, 2015, In : English 
From: Doom Metal Heaven
Published: January 21, 2015

Hailing from North Carolina, Atten Ash create intoxicating death-doom that blends the majestic freedom and expressiveness of Hamferd with the heavyweight despondency of Daylight Dies. The latter connection is hardly surprising, with Barre Gambling, founding guitarist of Daylight Dies, wielding the axe here.

Atten Ash are generous guys, it seems. They pack a hell of a lot of ideas into each song, resulting in an extremely rich and f...

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  Released: February 19, 2015
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Genre: Melodic Death-Doom Metal

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