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Ashville

About Me

Medina II live @ JH Den Overkant (may 2009)
Stewie's song live @ JH Den Overkant (may 2009)
Ride For Free live @ Reetrockrally 2009
Blink of an Eye promo clip
The Belgian band ASHVILLE, with bandmembers living in Leuven, Mechelen & Gent, was born in 2003. The fivepiece plays heavy rock, drawing influences from metal, stoner and blues. The band released two, self-financed demo's so far: "The Road to Ashville" in 2004 and "The Desert Anomaly" in 2005.
In 2005 Ashville performed on bigger stages and festivals like Stage Fight, Boscorock, HexenKessel and Suikerrock in Tienen. The guys won several rockrallies which gave away the opportunity to enter the studio for free, many times. Ashville got selected for the biggest contest for heavy music in Holland: the 'Aardschok Metal Bash 2005'. This year the fivepiece was lucky enough to perform as the support act for international bands on their European tour.
2006 delivers more shows. Ashville contends in the worldwide music-contest Emergenza and makes it to the semi-finals in Brussels, where they perform on famous stages at the VK and Kriekelaar clubs. Next to continuous gigging, Ashville also started recording new songs for its third record...
Ashville played over fourty live shows all over Flandres and Holland since it's stage debut in the beginning of 2004. They shared the stage with bands like: Adam Bomb (USA), Girls Against Boys (USA), Dozer (S), Stonewall Noise Orchestra (S), Sparzanza (S), Honcho (N), Borehole (NL), De Mens, Sukilove, A Brand, Leech, Cabrón, In-Quest, Belgian Asociality, The Kids, Gino's Eyeball, Vandal X, Mr. Mama, The Killbots, Sengir, Unleash the Fury, Oceans of Sadness, ...
Acknowledgements:
• 2nd place » MuurRock Trophy 2004, Geraardsbergen
• 2nd place » Quatsj Rock Rally 2004, Zandhoven
• 1st place » Hexenkessel Pre-selection 2005, Genk, 03/2005
• 1st place » SuikerRock, JIM TV Talent Stage, Tienen, 04/2005
• 1st place » Rockrally in Cahier de Brouillon, Hoogstraten, 05/2005
• 1st place » Rockrally in JC Vleugel F, Leuven, 09/2005
• 2nd place » Rockrally in Europa Bar, Tervuren, 2006
MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE!
Alright, the T-shirts are for sale! You can order shirts at [email protected] .
Contact us for international shipping rates.
MALE Shirts
Colors: red - apricot - dark gray
Sizes: S - M - L - XL
Price: € 16 (inc. shipping to Belgium)
Girlie Shirts
Colors: white - sky blue
Sizes: S - M - L
Price: € 16 (inc. shipping to Belgium)
Stickers
Size: 14x14 cm
Price: for free at shows and online orders!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.ashville.be
Band Members: Stéphane - Vocals
Mathijs - Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals
Pascal - Rhythm Guitar
Brecht - Drums
Michael - Bass

Influences: Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave, The Doors, System of a Down, ...
Sounds Like: StonerRock.com:
"Careening straight out of Belgium on a muscle car fueled by bong hits and classic riffs comes Ashville. Their six-song demo EP, The Desert Anomaly, plays like a greatest hits of the stoner rock genre. Youve got the gritty John Garcia type vocals, a strong sense of melody, the bluesy leads, the thick wall of distortion, and an undying love of the groove..."

GuyPetersReviews.com
"... Ashville have quite frankly released a real smasher on all levels: The Desert Anomaly boasts a packaging, production job and average song quality that would turn most like-minded bands green with envy... I can't even think of any Belgian band that does this stuff better than Ashville (certainly not on a self-financed demo) and that says enough. Highly recommended, Bobby!"

FishComCollective.net
"... The band aims for relentless groove in each single riff, which makes the songs very listenable and catchy. Everything sounds simply "finished" - from the first drumbeat to the last guitarsolo..."
Record Label: looking for one, feel free to contact us

My Blog

Ashville on Facebook

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Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:48:00 GMT

Bassman Mike

After a very long period of having no bass player we're excited to announce the return of our initial bass player (before we were even called Ashville): Michael! He rocks the five string like no other...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:51:00 GMT

new track up + news update

well, old track actually. this tune's our usual show closer & has been around since 2005 so we finally decided to record it. victory tells the tale of an epic battle between ants and termites in our s...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:41:00 GMT

and then there were 4...

we're bummed out to inform you that our bass player & cofounding member bart has decided to quit the band because of personal reasons. we'll miss his dedication, both on and off stage. interested bass...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:37:00 GMT

Blink of an Eye [Studio News & Pictures]

'Hit it!', he said. And so once again we did hit that big red button. Last month we entered the Blackbox Recordings studio to put another track to tape. Blink of an Eye is the name of our newborn bast...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:40:00 GMT

Merchandise Available!

Alright, the T-shirts are for sale! You can order shirts at [email protected] us for international shipping rates.MALE ShirtsColors: red - apricot - dark graySizes: S - M - L - XLPrice: ¬ 16 (i...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:46:00 GMT

New songs available!

Ashville has got two brand new songs available!'Shelter from the Storm' and 'Christmas on Mars' are there for your listening pleasure at the Myspace player. Enjoy and let us know what you think 'bout ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:12:00 GMT

November Rain (News)

So far, November has been quite splendid for Ashville. Some news flashes for your reading pleasure.»»» The support gig for Dozer was a blast! We played a great gig in Tilburg. Holland liked the show! ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:45:00 GMT