Epic Storyteller Metal – the music is the image: Germany’s ASH OF ASHES exude a majestic sense of vastness with “All Must Wither”, released on 30 October 2026 via Metalloscope-music. [ … learn more here » ]
Format: Digital+CD+Vinyl
TRACKS 01. The Great Deceiver (05:40) 02. My Old Friend (03:31) 03. King Of The Fallen (03:17) 04. The River (04:39) 05. All Must Wither (04:10) 06. Ash Of Ashes (04:24) 07. The Chronicler (17:21)
total: 43:02 min.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Markus Skroch @ Kalthallen Studios
On 16 October, the music video for the second promising single, the moving track “The River”, was released. Epic Storyteller Metal – the music is the image: Germany’s ASH OF ASHES exude a majestic sense of vastness with “All Must Wither”. The album is officially due for release on 30 October 2026.
👉 With their third full-length album, the musicians are now consistently continuing on their chosen path. Epic melodies meet sublime grandeur, cool fragility and deliberately employed roughness. Themes: mythology, life & death.
Following their magnificent debut “Down The White Waters” in 2018, the duo Skaldir and Morten effortlessly maintained their high standard of quality four years later with “Traces” – a release that garnered a number of top marks! [ … learn more here » ]
The band themselves say this about the new single: ”A catchy song that fully displays our melancholic side. In ‘The River’, constant change and uncertainty meet continuity and familiarity.”
TRACKS 01. The Great Deceiver (05:40) 02. My Old Friend (03:31) 03. King Of The Fallen (03:17) 04. The River (04:39) 05. All Must Wither (04:10) 06. Ash Of Ashes (04:24) 07. The Chronicler (17:21)
total: 43:02 min.
Artwork: Thomas Skroch – Layout: Skaldir & Tabea Boden – Logo: Folkingrimm Art
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Markus Skroch @ Kalthallen Studios, metalloscope-music
Epic Storyteller Metal – the music is the image: Germany’s ASH OF ASHES exude a majestic sense of vastness with “All Must Wither”. The album is officially due for release on 30 October 2026.
Following their magnificent debut “Down The White Waters” in 2018, the duo Skaldir and Morten effortlessly maintained their high standard of quality four years later with “Traces”.
With their third full-length album, the musicians are now consistently continuing on their chosen path. Epic melodies meet sublime grandeur, cool fragility and deliberately employed roughness. Themes: mythology, life & death.
On 29 September, the music video for the first promising single, the title track “Ash Of Ashes”, was released … [ … learn more here » ]
Skaldir explains: “This song was chosen as the first single because you’re right in the thick of it from the very first notes. Musically, ‘Ash Of Ashes’ is driving, whilst the melodies and riffs are perfectly balanced. Lyrically, it deals with the theme of Ragnarök. I think fans of our previous albums will be able to connect with this straight away.”
01. The Great Deceiver (05:40) 02. My Old Friend (03:31) 03. King Of The Fallen (03:17) 04. The River (04:39) 05. All Must Wither (04:10) 06. Ash Of Ashes (04:24) 07. The Chronicler (17:21)
total: 43:02 min.
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Markus Skroch @ Kalthallen Studios, metalloscope-music
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