Band History
In 2005, singer Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth met through some common friends. After becoming acquainted they found there was much in common between the two and began writing songs. Soon thereafter they enlisted the help of Los Angeles drummer Jeff Fabb. The band was first called Dying Star. By mid-2005, the lineup included Brink, Howorth, Fabb, guitarist Blake Bunzell, and bassist Josh Newell. The band recorded demos, and they generated a large internet following. During the summer of 2005, Newell departed from the band to focus on his other project, Ketaset, as well as his sound engineering work. A close friend of the band named Pascual Romero (of Tinhorn) took over bass duties for a short time before Jesse Landry was given the position, and the band found its permanent lineup. By the end of the year, In This Moment had generated such a large following due to diligent internet marketing and "do-it-yourself" touring, they sparked an interest from Century Media Records. A worldwide record deal followed. Jesse Landry departed from the band because he wanted to live his true dreams. Fly Planes. Kyle Konkiel Replaced him.
In May 2011, In This Moment posted on Facebook that they are working on new material for a new album hoping for a 2012 release. This new release was recorded without founding members Jeff Fabb and Blake Bunzel, who are both working with James Durbin as of September, 2011. Blood will be the first album since the band have parted ways with longtime manager, Blasko. Blood was revealed to be the album's title on April 6, 2012. On May 14, 2012, it was announced that the album will be released on August 14, 2012. "Blood" was released as the album's first single on June 12, 2012. The album artwork and track listing for Blood were released on June 18, 2012. New members include Travis Johnson on Bass, Randy Weitzel on Rhythm Guitar and Tom Hane on Drums.
In This Moment announced on February 5, 2014 that they had left their Century Media Records label that had produced their previous four studio albums and signed a new deal with Atlantic Records. They also said that they are set to enter the studio on February 23 to record their fifth studio album and follow up their break out album "Blood," released in 2012. Chris Howorth says, “We have a bunch of ideas and the way we did ‘Blood’ was different than we’d done any album before. We brought ideas and pieces and parts into the studio and wrote each song in the studio, one at a time. All the other albums we had the songs formatted and together already. So we’re going to do the same thing again. We’re gonna try to replicate the magic of ‘Blood’ and try to take the style and sound we had for ‘Blood’ and just do it bigger and better while still keeping true to that same vibe. That’s our sound. We feel like we found something and want to stick the flag in the ground on top of that hill.
On the 18th of November 2014, In This Moment released Black Widow, debuting at number 8, their highest position in the charts to date. Their sixth album, Ritual, was released in the summer of 2017. Their seventh studio album, Mother was released on March 27, 2020.
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Ashes
In This Moment Lyrics
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You realize it's too late
And as your sky starts to fall
You realize you're standing alone
The time has come for this to bleed
The opening of what you've always known is growing near
We all fall down, skies are falling tonight
As you run and hide
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The wrath of your hate has returned
The plague is reaping back
Three-fold of what you've already sown
All you've feared here, looks you in the eyes
We all fall down, skies are falling tonight
As you run and hide
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
It is said, hail and fire mixed with blood
Will be thrown down upon the earth
Darkness fills a third of the lands
And the angels cry woe
A star from heaven is thrown from the sky
Destroying a third of our seas
Not only these things but more will come
It is our fate, it is the end, apocalypse
We die here tonight
You die here tonight
We all die here tonight
Skies are falling tonight
As you run and hide
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, we all fall down
The song, "Ashes" by In This Moment reflects on the unyielding power of karma, and how our actions and choices have consequences that we may often ignore or fail to acknowledge until it's too late. The opening line, "As your eyes start to bleed, you realize it's too late" sets the tone of the song as a warning, almost too late to be heeded. The chorus emphasizes the inevitability of the end with the lyrics, "All you've feared here, looks you in the eyes, we all fall down, skies are falling tonight, as you run and hide, ashes to ashes, dust to dust", a nod to the finality of death and the end of all things.
There is an apocalyptic feel to the lyrics, with mentions of the "wrath of your hate" returning, the "plague reaping back three-fold of what you've already sown", "hail and fire mixed with blood", and "darkness fills a third of the lands". The song explores the idea of an impending apocalypse, where the cataclysmic destruction of the world is inevitable, and we are all just waiting for our own individual end.
Despite the dark and ominous tone, the song is a blunt reminder to take heed of the choices we make and how we treat others, as it will all come back to us in the end. The line "It is our fate, it is the end, apocalypse" makes the claim that we all have to face our day of reckoning one way or another.
Line by Line Meaning
As your eyes start to bleed
You begin to see the truth of what's happening.
You realize it's too late
You understand that you can't change what's already happened.
And as your sky starts to fall
The world around you is coming apart.
You realize you're standing alone
You understand that you can only rely on yourself in this moment.
The time has come for this to bleed
The truth will no longer be hidden or ignored.
The opening of what you've always known is growing near
The secrets that have been kept from you are about to be revealed.
All you've feared here, looks you in the eyes
Your worst fears are becoming a reality before your very eyes.
We all fall down, skies are falling tonight
Nobody is safe from the chaos and destruction happening around them.
As you run and hide
The overwhelming desire to escape is taking hold.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Everything is falling apart and returning to nothingness.
The wrath of your hate has returned
The negative energy you put out into the world has come back to haunt you.
The plague is reaping back
The consequences of your actions are catching up to you.
Three-fold of what you've already sown
The negative effects of your actions will be magnified.
It is said, hail and fire mixed with blood
The situation is becoming increasingly more dire.
Will be thrown down upon the earth
We will all suffer the consequences of our mistakes.
Darkness fills a third of the lands
The world is becoming a darker, less hopeful place.
And the angels cry woe
Even the divine are mourning the state of the world.
A star from heaven is thrown from the sky
Even the most improbable events are becoming reality.
Destroying a third of our seas
Even the most fundamental aspects of our existence are being threatened.
Not only these things but more will come
The worst is yet to come.
It is our fate, it is the end, apocalypse
This is the end of life as we know it.
We die here tonight
We will not make it through this unscathed.
You die here tonight
You will not make it through this unscathed.
We all die here tonight
Nobody will make it through this unscathed.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Everything will return to nothingness.
Ashes to ashes, we all fall down
Everything is falling apart.
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Written by: BLAKE ROBERT BUNZEL, JEFFRY BRYAN FABB, JESSE MICHAEL LANDRY, JOHN CHRISTOPHER HOWORTH, MARIA DIANE BRINK
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