| Dawn of Ashes | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Aggrotech (previously) Melodic black metal, blackened death metal (current) |
| Years active | 2001 - Present |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records |
| Website | dawnofashes.com |
| Members | |
| Kristof Bathory Bahemoth Volkar Kael Othuum |
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Dawn of Ashes is an American melodic black metal band with horror based lyrical themes. They first began in 2001 in Los Angeles, California by playing the genres of Harsh EBM/Aggrotech, and in 2005 released a demo album Sacred Fever. Soon after its release they were signed to NoiTekk and then to COP International and Russia's Gravitator Records. Since then, they have made two full length albums, In the Acts of Violence and The Crypt Injection. They have also made a music video for their song "Torture Device", the first single from The Crypt Injection, and for their song "Transformation Within Fictional Mutation" off their new album Genocide Chapters.
In May 2009, the band released a blog stating that they are moving more into the metal scene and away from the industrial scene. According to their MySpace page, it says, "With this new line up and sound, the next installment from Dawn of Ashes will summon new sights and sounds among the world with a 'black/melodic death metal' sound."
In 2010, they released their third album, Genocide Chapters, through Metal Blade Records. It features 11 completely new tracks with their new melodic black metal sound.
Dawn of Ashes have finished touring North America on the Darkness Reborn Tour to support Genocide Chapters with Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved and Blood Red Throne.
In 2011 the band announced that they will re-record two Songs from their Previous aggrotech releases, In The Acts of Violence and The Crypt Injection, and will let the fans decide which two tracks should be re-recorded.