From Ashes To New has released Reflections (Deluxe Edition) via Better Noise Music, together with the new single “After Death” and its music video. The song combines modern hard rock, hip hop, and alternative metal. The original album, released in April, has reached 110 million streams.
Vocalist Matt Brandyberry describes the single as a critique of people who believe the world owes them something simply for existing. His description targets self-proclaimed moral authorities who treat their own opinions as the only ones that matter, masking arrogance as virtue and demands for special treatment as superiority. According to him, the song challenges these inflated self-images and warns that those who place themselves above others will face a harder fall.
The expanded edition contains 16 tracks, four of which are bonus tracks. In addition to the new single and “Love Me,” there are two reworkings of “Die For You”: one with the alternative pop duo Neoni and a closing remix by synthwave band The Midnight. The original tracklist begins with “Drag Me,” “Forever,” and “Villain.” Other tracks include “Black Hearts,” “Upside Down,” “(Not) Psycho,” “Parasite,” “New Disease,” “Darkside,” “Falling From Heaven,” and “Your Ghost.”
The band has recently played sold-out concerts in Europe and Australia and toured North America with Shinedown and Black Veil Brides. Two hometown shows in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania are planned to end the year, followed by their own headline tour across the USA and Canada in March.
During that tour, the group is collaborating with Musicians on Call and will donate one dollar for every ticket sold. The organization provides live and recorded music to patients, their loved ones, and healthcare staff at hospitals and other care facilities.
The band also includes vocalist Danny Case, guitarists Lance Dowdle and Jimmy Bennett, and drummer Maty Madiro.
