The nu metal band From Ashes to New has revealed details of their upcoming album Reflections, set for release on April 17 via Better Noise Music. The third single from the record, Villain, is now available. This follows their successful 2023 album Blackout.
From Ashes to New, the gold-certified nu metal group from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, continues to build momentum with the announcement of their new album Reflections. Scheduled for April 17 through Better Noise Music, the record marks a fresh chapter after the band scrapped initial sessions involving 16 demos to start anew with just two tracks. Vocalist Matt BrandyBerry described the creative process: "I wanted to take what we are good at and push it even further. That was the process for this whole record."
The latest single, Villain, explores themes of temptation and self-surrender. BrandyBerry explained: "‘Villain‘ is a story about the magnetic pull between two people who know better, but dive in anyway. It’s the moment when desire outweighs consequences, when you choose the chaos you swear you shouldn’t want, and the ‘bad guy’ becomes the one voice you can’t quiet. The song leans into that dark, intoxicating tension where temptation feels like truth, danger feels like comfort, and the line between thrill and destruction disappears. It’s not about saving each other…it’s about surrendering to the part of yourself you pretend doesn’t exist." He also contributed to directing the accompanying video.
Reflections builds on the band's distinctive blend of alternative metal and generational anxieties. Their previous release, 2023's Blackout, topped iTunes and Spotify Rock and Metal charts worldwide, amassing over 310 million global streams and nearly 20 million video views. Written amid the 2020 pandemic, it captured global unrest and earned praise; MXDWN called it "melodic, emotive and undeniably powerful," while Knotfest noted its "exciting immediacy... that recalls the music renaissance of the late 90s and early 2000s."
The full tracklist includes: Drag Me, Forever, Villain, Die For You, Black Hearts, Upside Down, (Not) Psycho, Parasite, New Disease, Darkside, Falling From Heaven, and Your Ghost.