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Track List
01) Meltdown
02) Orpheus
03) Evil Eye
04) Clones
05) Starcrossed
06) Out of the Blue
07) Renegade Cavalcade
08) Detonator
09) On a Wave
10) Won't Be Saved
11) Vampire Love
01) Meltdown
02) Orpheus
03) Evil Eye
04) Clones
05) Starcrossed
06) Out of the Blue
07) Renegade Cavalcade
08) Detonator
09) On a Wave
10) Won't Be Saved
11) Vampire Love
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First Released
2004
Alternative Rock
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Rock/Pop
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Meltdown es el cuarto álbum de la banda, lanzado el 17 de mayo de 2004 a través del sello discográfico Infectious Records.
Producido por Nick Raskulinecz, un nombre importante en la escena rock (trabajó con Foo Fighters, Deftones o Rush) que fue clave para darles un sonido más pesado y robusto.
Este disco marca el viraje más claro hacia el hard rock y el metal alternativo, sin abandonar las melodías pop que siempre han definido a Ash. Guitarras más gordas, riffs con mucho crunch y una producción más americana que británica.
Entre las canciones del disco destaca "Renegade Cavalcade" uno de los singles más directos y rockeros de su carrera.
Llegó al nº5 en las listas británicas. Fue muy bien recibido en Estados Unidos, ayudado por giras junto a The Bravery y The Darkness, además de apariciones en festivales. Aunque dividió a los fans de toda la vida por su viraje “americano”, muchos lo consideran uno de sus discos más sólidos.
El título Meltdown (fusión nuclear) jugaba con la idea de un disco radiante y destructivo a la vez. En las portadas y arte promocional abundaban llamas, lava y motivos volcánicos, reforzando esa idea de “erupción” sonora.
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The genius of Meltdown is that Tim Wheeler and the gang have managed to retain their...
You could be forgiven for thinking that Ash had an impossible task on their hands when it came to writing and recording the follow up to 2001's pop drenched classic, Free All Angels. A lot of bands could have curled up and died after producing a number one album and five hit singles. But not Ash. Instead the debauched four-piece have returned in a blaze of glory with a record which quite simply rocks!
The genius of Meltdown, the band's fourth album, is that Tim Wheeler and the gang have managed to retain their instantly recognisable pop traits. But they have injected their melodies with a much harder edge. Producer Nick Raskulinecz, whose previous work includes the Foo Fighters and System Of A Down, is the man responsible for the band's beefed up new sound.
The opening title track is a prime example of this as Tim's harsh lyrics: "The rich doctors and the politicians, they rule by fear...keeping us down," are married up with stomping fiery riffs and Rick McMurray's ruthless drum-roll.
Then there's "Clones", arguably Ash's heaviest number to date, and the self-imploding "Detonator." Both tracks ooze serious aggression from a band that are really coming into their own.
Despite the fact they have been around for ten years now their youthful exuberance remains intact throughout Meltdown. Still being in their 20s always helps even if their debauched lifestyle of drink and drugs should have pretty much killed them by now.
If anything, Ash have grown into an awesome guitar-pop group who have become experts at writing great melodies. "Orpheus", for example, is a kick-ass summer anthem backed up with an infectious chorus that is guaranteed to get anyone out of bed.
There is a token ballad to be found on the album in the sweet "Starcross'd". But this pales in comparison to the demonic "Vampire Love" and the poisonous "Evil Eye."
At the moment Ash can do no wrong. Long may it continue.
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Meltdown es el cuarto álbum de la banda, lanzado el 17 de mayo de 2004 a través del sello discográfico Infectious Records.
Producido por Nick Raskulinecz, un nombre importante en la escena rock (trabajó con Foo Fighters, Deftones o Rush) que fue clave para darles un sonido más pesado y robusto.
Este disco marca el viraje más claro hacia el hard rock y el metal alternativo, sin abandonar las melodías pop que siempre han definido a Ash. Guitarras más gordas, riffs con mucho crunch y una producción más americana que británica.
Entre las canciones del disco destaca "Renegade Cavalcade" uno de los singles más directos y rockeros de su carrera.
Llegó al nº5 en las listas británicas. Fue muy bien recibido en Estados Unidos, ayudado por giras junto a The Bravery y The Darkness, además de apariciones en festivales. Aunque dividió a los fans de toda la vida por su viraje “americano”, muchos lo consideran uno de sus discos más sólidos.
El título Meltdown (fusión nuclear) jugaba con la idea de un disco radiante y destructivo a la vez. En las portadas y arte promocional abundaban llamas, lava y motivos volcánicos, reforzando esa idea de “erupción” sonora.
User Album Review
The genius of Meltdown is that Tim Wheeler and the gang have managed to retain their...
You could be forgiven for thinking that Ash had an impossible task on their hands when it came to writing and recording the follow up to 2001's pop drenched classic, Free All Angels. A lot of bands could have curled up and died after producing a number one album and five hit singles. But not Ash. Instead the debauched four-piece have returned in a blaze of glory with a record which quite simply rocks!
The genius of Meltdown, the band's fourth album, is that Tim Wheeler and the gang have managed to retain their instantly recognisable pop traits. But they have injected their melodies with a much harder edge. Producer Nick Raskulinecz, whose previous work includes the Foo Fighters and System Of A Down, is the man responsible for the band's beefed up new sound.
The opening title track is a prime example of this as Tim's harsh lyrics: "The rich doctors and the politicians, they rule by fear...keeping us down," are married up with stomping fiery riffs and Rick McMurray's ruthless drum-roll.
Then there's "Clones", arguably Ash's heaviest number to date, and the self-imploding "Detonator." Both tracks ooze serious aggression from a band that are really coming into their own.
Despite the fact they have been around for ten years now their youthful exuberance remains intact throughout Meltdown. Still being in their 20s always helps even if their debauched lifestyle of drink and drugs should have pretty much killed them by now.
If anything, Ash have grown into an awesome guitar-pop group who have become experts at writing great melodies. "Orpheus", for example, is a kick-ass summer anthem backed up with an infectious chorus that is guaranteed to get anyone out of bed.
There is a token ballad to be found on the album in the sweet "Starcross'd". But this pales in comparison to the demonic "Vampire Love" and the poisonous "Evil Eye."
At the moment Ash can do no wrong. Long may it continue.
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