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Musical ensemble Unto Ashes (New York City) incorporates medieval, neofolk, neo-classical, and sometimes black metal. Founded by Michael Laird and Susanna Melendez in 1997, the band has released four full-length CDs on the Projekt label. Laird and Lincoln are the only members of the band that have been on all of their releases.

Unto Ashes founder and producer is Michael Laird who plays acoustic guitar, hammered duclimer, Appalachian dulcimer, Persian saz, hurdy-gurdy, drums, percussion, bells.

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2	One World (Funeral) full track	61
3	The Drowning Man full track	52
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6	Witches' Rune full track	43
7	Intacta Sum full track	42
8	My Lord Is Born full track	35
9	Drei Todesarten full track	34
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12	Serve Me full track	29
13	Don't Fear the Reaper full track	28
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NETHERBIRDsy wrote:
Tuesday evening

you make me love make me sing make me live make me dream your make me sick with all your way of sing. i love your songs .your songs amazing music, and (my lord is born) is like dream ,(one world (funeral) kill the mind , the song (you will never know) i will never know any words to describe how much i love it

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N808a4 wrote:
18 days ago

Does the new album grow on you? From the first few listens I'm finding the vocals to be off-putting. They never were before. The cadence on this album is almost playful, which is kind of sickening in my opinion

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poisonthemonkey wrote:
September 2009

Amazing.

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UntoAshes wrote:
June 2009

Tee hee.

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hoomerick wrote:
May 2009

not heard the new album...will do

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Pluton wrote:
May 2009

"The Blood Of My Lady" is a so good album. One of the best of the beginning of the year.

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hoomerick wrote:
May 2009

unto ashes use drum lines and atmospheres that pay tribute to black metal... its not difficult to hear if you are familiar...

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xmothlightx wrote:
April 2009

It's really good, it fits my mood if I'm looking for male vocalists.

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Thrica wrote:
April 2009

The new vocalist with the breathy deep voice is great. Really made the new album.

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xmothlightx wrote:
March 2009

You can order their new cd NOW - http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00226

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Nebelfee wrote:
January 2009

super! <3

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GothEngel wrote:
December 2008

Gibt es sie eigentlich noch? Natalia und Mariko singen ja jetzt bei Vocame mit. Ich mag ja Unto Ashes schon sehr gern

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Amerikanen wrote:
December 2008

HEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOO ZIG, THEN ZAG

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bamboocha69 wrote:
December 2008

great classic!

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rikochan9 wrote:
November 2008

Finally, the first pieces from VocaMe (featuring Mariko and Natalia from Unto Ashes) are now on Myspace. Please enjoy! Endlich, sind die erste Stücke von VocaMe (mit Mariko und Natalia von Unto Ashes) auf Myspace. Viel Vergnügen! www.myspace.com/vocamemusic

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danextpope wrote:
November 2008

You'd think a band based out of NYC would occasionally do a show somewhere in the States...

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rikochan9 wrote:
November 2008

VocaMe is the new "all star" ensemble consisting of some of Early Music's top singers under the direction of well renowned Early Music interpreter Michael Popp. They will make their debut with the production of the first recording devoted to Kassia, a 9th Century female composer from the Byzantine era. Kassia preceded Hildegard von Bingen, who up until now was believed to be the first known female composer of liturgical music, by about three centuries with musical ideas seemingly far ahead of her time. Together with Diane Touliatos, the sole scholar on Kassia, they will present the world premiere of all currently transcribed works by Kassia to date. VocaMe is: Sarah M. Newman/Mariko (Estampie/ex Unto Ashes) Sabine Lutzenberger, (Helium Vola) Gerlinde Sämann, (Estampie/Helium Vola) Sigrid Hausen/Syrah, (Estampie/QNTAL) Elisabeth Pawelke, (Estampie/ex Faun) Natalia Lincoln (ex Unto Ashes) Michael Popp,(Estampie/QNTAL

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sinsofthedove wrote:
September 2008

"De Støre Smerte" is also pretty metal. And Michael Laird is a pretty hardcore black metal dude (black metal and skateboarding, the things that go into Unto Ashes).

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blackadder213 wrote:
August 2008

Yes, "You Will Never Know" definitely has a sound of black metal.

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Trelogy wrote:
June 2008

Love this band.

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May 1 VocaMe at St. Stevenskerk Stevenskerk, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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May 19 VocaMe in Bonn Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle, Bonn, Germany
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May 22 VocaMe at Musica Sacra Festival Marktoberdorf Musikfestival, Marktoberdorf, Germany
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