Chris Musser and Tim D’Onofrio Part Ways with From Ashes to New
Amidst speculation, it’s come to light that Chris Musser (clean vocals/screams) and Tim D’Onofrio (drums) of From Ashes to New have decided to part ways with the band. If you are familiar with the band from when they toured with Atreyu, you’ll immediately recognize D’Onofrio’s replacement, Mat Madiro (ex-Trivium) who also filled in for him when he had to take time off to get married.
On their split, vocalist Matt Brandyberry and guitarist Lance Dowdle went live and were quoted as saying “change brings opportunity for us. It comes off as, you know, it sucks… but we’re looking at it from an entirely different angle.” On the band’s sound, Brandyberry stated that they’re “still From Ashes to New” and that “the core writers in the band are still there” (Matt, Lance, Branden) and that fans shouldn’t worry about how the old material is going to be played or who is going to be playing on it, nor should they have any fear about their sound going forward. Currently, Dowdle is singing on the band’s pre-production work for their upcoming 2nd full-length but that he won’t be replacing Musser.
Musser and D’Onofrio were both quoted in their statements as saying that there were “too many negative elements that could no longer be ignored” which, eventually, led to the decision to part ways. You can expect more to come from them, musically, in the future.
You can check out statements from Chris and Tim below, as well as the live stream video where Matt and Lance make their statement. As great friends of ours, professionally and personally, we wish Chris and Tim nothing but the best in the future and will be sure to bring you any updates, regarding their future musical careers.
