Ashes.Are.Nutritious Review

Artist Name: Ashes.Are.Nutritious
Title: Frustration +
Style: Progressive / Experimental Rock
Website: http://www.myspace.com/ashesarenutritious

Although this is the band's first full length release it has some built in street credit with Billy Graziedei and Danny Schuler from Biohazard handling the engineering and producing duties on the project.

The band's music is a blend of progressive meets experimental rock styles. The band members use their instrument skills to paint vivid musical pictures with the songs.

Those songs manage to go from melodic and mellow to rapid and aggressive in the space of a dime.

Billy Clifton shows his wide ranging distinctive vocal styles while handling the lead vocals. His vocals range from soft spoken to aggressive loud screams.

Paul Grocz, who can make sounds come out of his guitar that boggles the mind, let his talents flow on lead guitar.

On several of the songs band bassist Gianni Scalise, plays some of the best bass parts that I've heard in a long time. He makes his bass string plucks flow like a hot sword cutting through the music to create attention grabbing moments in the songs.

Craig Lawlor uses his drums to keep this musical ship on course with his rock steady beats.

Some of you might also recognize Craig from his time appearing as a regular on the soap opera "As The World Turns," from 1998-2002 playing the character Adam Hughes.

Some of the words that come to my mind when hearing this release are: intense, creative, thought provoking, original and most important- Good Music!

This release features several instrumental tracks but the one that really reaches out and grabs you by the throat is - "Siafu." On this epic track, that last over nineteen minutes, the band lets loose with everything from soft ambient noises to space laser sounds.

If you're tired of the same old style of music and looking to experiment a little then this release is tailor made for you.