As Silence Falls-LOOKING FOR SHOWS!!

Sharing the hometowns of Funeral For a Friend, The Automatic and BFMV with whom they have spent enough time performing alongside, ASF have risen up and out of the thriving South Welsh music scene. Gravitating together from the ashes of past embryonic musical attempts, ASF formed from the survivors of previous bands, the result being a new sense of urgency gained from making a myriad of previous mistakes. Combining influences from the brutality of modern contemporary metal (Chimaira, Killswitch Engage) and forging them with the epic melodicism of the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins and Coheed & Cambria, ASF are far from the melting pot of copyists flooding the area – instead the band have opted for a honest amalgam of styles – resulting in what one could say to be a ‘brutfully’ stimulating shot-to-the-arm of a genre currently lacking the amount of depth required to become something truly exciting. Jan 2007 saw ASF’s call to arms hitting the streets – their self-titled debut 5-track mini album available on Sugar Shack Records. Recorded with acclaimed producer duo Jeff & Ginge (Ex- Skindred / Dub-War) whose work has included Bullet for My Valentine’s ‘The Poison’, at Notting Pill Studios, Newport. ASF have managed to capture a fantastic snapshot of the violent energy each track possesses, and acts as a fantastic primer to a band who truly have only touched upon the tip of their iceberg. This year sees ASF taking a fresh approach to the music as a quartet hungry for success. Absorbing the best of the previous E.P and fusing it with a new wave of influences from the likes of Mars Volta, Minus the Bear, Steely Dan and others, ASF have created a radical merger of major/minor harmonies and heartfelt chord progressions. With a single and video set for release, you can expect a true impact from as silence falls this year. ................. ............. . ... ................. . . ...............