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From Autumn to Ashes members Benjamin Perri, Francis Mark,
By Tiffany Razzano
"This is something that we love to do," said Fran Mark, the band's drummer/vocalist. "And you know, just really, for a while, the business end of it became overwhelming and took all the fun out of performing, which we never wanted to happen. We almost wanted to just end it instead of letting it turn into something that it's not supposed to be. Fortunately, we just took a break and took time to evaluate things. I think we've done a pretty good job of becoming friends again, hanging out, enjoying ourselves and rectifying the problems of the band."
The group was always in it for the music, but as they got bigger, the business end of it got in the way of that. Mark said they were never "looking to make it big, just well enough so that [they] can play music full time and not have to work jobs [they] hate." He added, "I could never imagine an action figure of myself." In fact, the idea of becoming music icons never sat comfortably with the group, which is why it nearly tore them apart.
"I would rather have a fond memory of something that ended abruptly, then drag it out and have it become something we're not proud of and don't enjoy anymore," Mark said.
Luckily for the group's strong fan base, the band decided to stick together. By mid-summer, half the songs they'll be recording when they hit the studio this fall were already written. In fact, one song, Love it Or Left it, was already recorded and ready to be included on the soundtrack for Sony's ATV Off-Road Fury 4. Though they're still deciding on a producer, they hope to have the album out by February 2007.
Mark also notes that the band is very much aware of their slow evolution from their signature melodic metal sound in favor of a slightly lighter sound. "It evolved because when we started doing it, it was sort of somewhat new and an exciting thing and not a lot of people were really doing it," Mark said. "Then, too many people started doing it and I think we were evolving just to get away from all of the newer bands latching onto it, which kind of probably pushed us into some uncharted territory.
He added, "We don't ever sit down and say what we want the next record to sound like and have a real rigid game plan."
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ong Island's well-known metalcore group, From Autumn to Ashes, nearly broke up this past spring, but instead, they worked out their problems. Instead of breaking up, this summer the foursome found themselves touring on their fourth Warped Tour and writing the songs for their so far untitled, follow-up album to last year's Abandon Your Friends.
