The band started in august 2004. Their first gig was in january 2005. The band had a good start to gain more shows in and outside their hometown.
By now, they got to share the stage with bands like: Autumn, Trisomy, Annatar and Morning, which will probably sound familiar in the ears of many people. Two of the most important gigs were the finals of Noord Hollands Glorie and the prestigious Popprijs 2006 awards were they were awarded the first prize.

In October 2006 the band released their first Demo CD. At this moment Ashen is recording a full album witch contains 11 songs. It will be finished at the end of this year. Next to the recording the band wrote a song for a Dutch Horror movie, called; The Fading Horizon. It will be seen at the Dutch Movie Festival in 2008.

Their music is best described as "Melodic Gothic Metal" many melodic keyboard lines, the classical singing of Melanie, grunts, heavy and dynamic drums, earthshaking bassguitar riffs, and heavy melodic guitar lines. Inspired by bands like: After Forever, Nightwish and Cradle of Filth, the band created their own sound trough there diversity in their shows, witch is, next to a powerfull wall of classical underlined guitarviolence, a strong visual appearance in which frontwoman Melanie forms a striking center of the confident, energic band.

Source : http://www.myspace.com/ashenband