Gozitan Metal band Ascendor are set to release their second studio album for free online streaming in the coming week. Following a turbulent 2014 for all the band members, the album was titled ‘Drive my Demons Away’ as all the songs on the album represent the recent adverse experiences.

The album, recorded by guitarist Andy Fava, mixed and mastered by Steve Lombardo, will be officially launched and made available for sale in August 2015. In the meantime, it can be enjoyed online in its entirety through the band’s Facebook and Reverb Nation pages.

Ascendor is the only metal band currently active in Gozo. The five piece was formed in July 2011 by drummer Paul Formosa after a jam with guitarists Andy Fava and Joe Costa, from which all three perceived the apparent chemistry present both in the style of playing as well as in the writing of original material.

After establishing a solid foundation the band completed their line up with Steve Muscat on Vocals and Blasio Muscat on bass. Ascendor have participated in numerous local gigs and festivals while also making it to the final of the 2013 Hard Rock Rising Battle of the Bands.

Their debut album, titled ‘Becoming’ was released in August 2013 preceded by the releases of the singles ‘In the Hands of the Enemy’ and ‘War Machine.’

Photograph by Daniel Cassar Alpert

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