AHLES is a new band featuring stalwarts of the Brisbane metal scene, Ian Ahles on guitar and vocals (Born From The Ashes, Dragonsmead) and Alix Bandiera (Born From The Ashes, Puncture Wound) on drums. Rounding up the line-up are William Towne on guitar and vocals, and Monash Lal on bass as well as flute on occasion.
Formalising the line-up in early 2024, Ahles got to work rehearsing for the upcoming album release titled Between Dreams and the Waking World, recorded between September and October of 2024. Due for release in 2025, the album is a diverse offering of face melting metal, passionate classical guitar and lute, as well as some folk influences with twin flutes. Ahles have so far released one single in November, 2024 titled Will Nothing Grow.
After a foreboding intro, the second single titled Product is an up tempo, relentless dive into keeping true to yourself and your dreams in a world that wants to shape you in its own image. Fiery riffs, powerful drums, thumping bass and blistering leads traverse various time changes and polyrhythms without any lapse in intensity.
Ahles will be performing a single launch for Product at Tribe Clubhouse in Redcliffe on Saturday, February 1 with The Night Of The Living Deadbeats and Necrostasis. Doors open at 5pm and entry is free.
