The Unseen's Mark Civitarese returns with progressive punk rock outfit, Ashers, who will release their debut full-length record, Kill Your Master, on July 13th. Kill Your Master was recorded in February at The Outpost in Stoughton, MA, and was produced by Ashers and Jim Siegal (Blood for Blood, Cave In, Dropkick Murphys). Artwork comes courtesy of Amy Toxic, and the layout by Justin Brooks.
Fronted by punk legend, Mark Civitarese (The Unseen), Ashers aims to create a new sense of aggression on Kill Your Master, combining elements of hardcore, rock, punk, and metal to create a unique sound that will be a rallying cry for all fans of aggressive music. It is their first release since their debut EP, "Cold Dark Place" (Welfare Records), in 2008.
"I'm pumped on this album," states Civitarese. "We recorded it at The Outpost, the same place where many great bands recorded: Blood for Blood, Dropkick Murphys, Slapshot along with mine and Billy's other bands The Unseen and Crash and Burn. The album sounds killer, but is not overproduced we wanted it to be very raw."
Ashers will play 13 shows in 11 days before heading off to Europe for a headlining run. The band will then return home for a US tour this fall.
The track, "Kill Your Master", can be streamed on the band's official MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/asherstheband.
The track list for "Kill Your Master" is
1. Kill Your Master
2. Destitution
3. End Of The Rope
4. Vanished
5. Watch It Burn
6. Time Lapse
7. Blood And Grain
8. Killing Time
9. Now So Clear
10. Eyes Of Demise
11. Cold Dark Place
12. Faith Denied
13. Class Of '94
ASHERS w/ Disaster Strikes:
June 18 Boston, MA @ Midway Cafe
June 19 New York, NY @ ABC no RIO
June 19 Philadelphia, PA @ Shore House
June 20 New York, NY @ Punk Island
June 21 Hartford, CT @ Whitney House
June 22 Providence, RI @ The Clave
June 23 Dover, NH @ Galaxy Gaming
June 24 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Concert Hall
June 25 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Cage
June 26 Madison, WI @ TBA
June 27 Appleton, WI @ BFG House
June 28 St. Paul, MN @ Eclipse Records
June 28 Minneapolis, MN @ Memory Lanes