Silver Ash (simplified Chinese: 银色灰尘; traditional Chinese: 銀色灰塵; pinyin: Yínsè huīchén) is a visual rock band from China influenced by the Japanesevisual kei movement.[2] They formed in the year 2000 and are located in Beijing.[3] Their music is a mix of British rock, hard rock, glam rock and goth rock.[1] After several member changes and a couple years of inactivity, Silver Ash currently consists of original members Ling (vocals) and Zhen (drums), guitarist Yue, and bassist Cain. They are known as the first Chinese visual rock band and have played a significant role in increasing the movement's popularity in China.[4]
The original line-up of Silver Ash included Ling (vocals), Lucy (guitar), Nancy (guitar), Hong (bass), and Zhen (drums). The band was produced by the Gorgeous Devil Studio and Scream Records from 2000-2005. Guitarist Nancy left the group before they signed to Scream Records. They toured China in 2002, performing in ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing.[4] In 2005, they chose to leave Scream Records and were without a record label (and still are). Due to personal reasons, some of the Silver Ash members were forced to leave the band.
Guitarist Lucy was replaced by Yue. After much deliberation, Hong had to leave the band and was replaced by new bassist Yu. From there, they added Bai Niao (White Bird), on keyboard. Previously, Bai Niao was the vocalist and keyboardist of another Chinese visual rock band called Frozen Blood (冻结的血液).
Silver Ash has faced a lot of difficulties. The other band members had left Silver Ash temporarily to pursue their careers, leaving only Ling for a short period of time. They were also scheduled to tour the US in 2003-2004, but it was canceled due to the SARS scare. It was last heard that they were still without a record label as well, but were given various offers from Japanese record labels such as Avex Trax. They were previously signed to Toshiba-EMI but were released from the contract again due to government problems. They have not released an album since 2005, citing the slumping economy and reluctant record label companies.[5]
Silver Ash held a live on August 30, 2006 with Japanese band La'cryma Christi, particularly to be viewed by the production company Sweet Child. They have also performed with the Japanese bands Rice and Gram∞Maria.
Relaunch of activitiesedit
In 2011, Silver Ash released a limited 1000-run press of a new single, "Pretty But Evil". The international digital release of the track on January 4, 2013, inaugurated the beginning of their comeback.[6] They are currently working on a new release which is slated to drop sometime in March or April 2013, for which there will be both English and Japanese versions in addition to their native Chinese.[7] They are currently being represented by EINSOF Marketing Group.[8]
^"Silver Ash Announces Comeback After 8 Year Hiatus". JpopAsia.
^"Pioneering Chinese Visual Kei Band Silver Ash Returns!". Rokkyuu Magazine.
^"Pioneering Visual Rock Band Silver Ash Makes International Comeback". PRLog.
External linksedit
Official Website
April 11, 2024
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Silver Ash news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards No cleanup reason has been specified Please help improve this article if you can August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Silver Ash simplified Chinese 银色灰尘 traditional Chinese 銀色灰塵 pinyin Yinse huichen is a visual rock band from China influenced by the Japanese visual kei movement 2 They formed in the year 2000 and are located in Beijing 3 Their music is a mix of British rock hard rock glam rock and goth rock 1 After several member changes and a couple years of inactivity Silver Ash currently consists of original members Ling vocals and Zhen drums guitarist Yue and bassist Cain They are known as the first Chinese visual rock band and have played a significant role in increasing the movement s popularity in China 4 Silver AshOriginChinaGenresGothic rock 1 glam rock hard rockYears active2000 presentLabelsScream RecordsMembersLing 凌 vocals Yue 玥 guitar Zhen 桢 drums Cain bass Past membersHong 虹 bass Lucy guitar Nancy guitar Yu 玉 bass Bai Niao 白鸟 keyboard Websitesilverashofficial com Contents 1 History 1 1 Relaunch of activities 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe original line up of Silver Ash included Ling vocals Lucy guitar Nancy guitar Hong bass and Zhen drums The band was produced by the Gorgeous Devil Studio and Scream Records from 2000 2005 Guitarist Nancy left the group before they signed to Scream Records They toured China in 2002 performing in ten cities including Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou and Chongqing 4 In 2005 they chose to leave Scream Records and were without a record label and still are Due to personal reasons some of the Silver Ash members were forced to leave the band Guitarist Lucy was replaced by Yue After much deliberation Hong had to leave the band and was replaced by new bassist Yu From there they added Bai Niao White Bird on keyboard Previously Bai Niao was the vocalist and keyboardist of another Chinese visual rock band called Frozen Blood 冻结的血液 Silver Ash has faced a lot of difficulties The other band members had left Silver Ash temporarily to pursue their careers leaving only Ling for a short period of time They were also scheduled to tour the US in 2003 2004 but it was canceled due to the SARS scare It was last heard that they were still without a record label as well but were given various offers from Japanese record labels such as Avex Trax They were previously signed to Toshiba EMI but were released from the contract again due to government problems They have not released an album since 2005 citing the slumping economy and reluctant record label companies 5 Silver Ash held a live on August 30 2006 with Japanese band La cryma Christi particularly to be viewed by the production company Sweet Child They have also performed with the Japanese bands Rice and Gram Maria Relaunch of activities edit In 2011 Silver Ash released a limited 1000 run press of a new single Pretty But Evil The international digital release of the track on January 4 2013 inaugurated the beginning of their comeback 6 They are currently working on a new release which is slated to drop sometime in March or April 2013 for which there will be both English and Japanese versions in addition to their native Chinese 7 They are currently being represented by EINSOF Marketing Group 8 Discography editPretty But Evil 2011 Pretty But Evil Cosmo MV Control live未尽集 6 2005 White Dream 白色的梦 依赖 Rely 独舞 Dancing Alone 雪痕 Snow Track 樱雪 Flowering Cherry Snow 月残 X 樱雪 remix Lunar Eclipse Flowering Cherry Snow Remix 珊瑚泪 Coral s Tear 葬花吟 Flower Funeral Song SAD SONG 伤心的歌 眩觉 Feeling Dizzy 蝶变 Out of Control 2004 5 Control 控制 Return 回歸 Cry 泣 蝶变 Metamorphosis 午夜 Midnight 殇 Die Young lit Dying Before Your Time Never End 2003 1 2 序曲 Overture 眠 dormancy Seduction Never End Never End instruments only 羽翼之祈愿篇 Home Video 2002 MV Liar Home Video MV 月残Silver Ash 2002 1 25 Gorgeous Devil 风琴 Organum 谁 Who Liar 风之断崖 Wind of the Broken Cliff 月残 Lunar Eclipse 弥沙 Suffused Sand Twins 双生 疏远 Estrange 6月24日 望 Demo June 24 Look 风琴 2001 8 30 月残 Lunar Eclipse 风琴 Organum 双生 Twins Storm BlastHome Video Live 残月夜 References edit a b 银色灰尘乐队 in Chinese Rockbj Archived from the original on 2011 09 17 gd sohu com Sohu Online Interview August 21 2004 translation into English Retrieved March 14 2011 银色灰尘 in Chinese Sina Music a b China Daily Sights and sounds Chen Nan January 9 2010 Retrieved September 10 2011 银色灰尘乐队 in Chinese Hudong Silver Ash Announces Comeback After 8 Year Hiatus JpopAsia Pioneering Chinese Visual Kei Band Silver Ash Returns Rokkyuu Magazine Pioneering Visual Rock Band Silver Ash Makes International Comeback PRLog External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silver Ash amp oldid 1205510802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
