Abysmal Dawn

Abysmal Dawn was formed by Charles Elliott (guitars/vocals), Jamie Boulanger (guitars) and Terry Barajas (drums), who circulated a three-song demo in the winter of 2004. The demo drew attention to the band across the underground metal press circuit and helped them land shows alongside Exodus, 3 Inches of Blood, Hate Eternal, Into Eternity and Aborted. In November 2005, the band began working on what would become their first true album, From Ashes, with sound engineer John Haddad (Intronaut, Eyes of Fire, Phobia). The resulting nine songs paid particular attention not only to brutality but also to songcraft, and earned the band a remarkable international press response for a debut album.