Industrial/extreme metal act Dawn Of Ashes has released a remix EP, Reinfecting The Scars, on Metropolis Records.
Founded by Kristof Bathory at the turn of the millennium, Dawn Of Ashes emerged from the industrial and aggrotech genres before expanding into the blackened metal and extreme industrial scenes. Bathory relocated the band from Los Angeles to Denmark in 2023, shortly before beginning writing the Infecting The Scars album, released on Metropolis Records in June 2025.
The song "Faith Desecration" has been reworked by the Florida-based dark electronic act God Module and LA industrial/EBM outfit Frontal Boundary, "Throne Of Misanthropy" by DJ C-LEKKTOR from Mexico City and LA dark drum and bass artist Dimensional Dryft, with a treatment of "Hypertensive Crisis" by aggrotech/black metal band Alien:Nation from Bogota, Colombia.
Infecting The Scars is the 14th full-length studio record by Dawn Of Ashes, with Bathory describing it as "a reinterpretation of our earlier era, bringing nostalgia from the dark electro/aggrotech realm while offering a more polished and modern sound".
Pushing forward with a new level of intensity and maturity, it marks a rebirth, fusing the raw, unfiltered aggression of the past with a refined and evolved sound. Lyrically and sonically, it sees the group reach a level where the songs are no longer merely anthems of destruction, but rather an exploration of psychological horror, inner demons and the scars left behind by life's most brutal moments.
Having headlined the final night of the Helsinki Industrial Festival on 8 November, Bathory will be taking Dawn Of Ashes back to the US West Coast in early 2026 for a run of 11 currently confirmed shows commencing in Los Angeles on 24 January (see the dates below). Link
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