Among These Ashes – ‘Restless Gypsy’ W.A.S.P. Cover’

Covering W.A.S.P. classic, ‘Restless Gypsy’, Detroit (MI) melodic power thrash band, Among These Ashes released the track on 8th March. It’s accompanied by a YouTube video and is now available, to stream.

Symbolising the metallic essentials valued by the band, ‘RG’ seemed the perfect track to cover. Confident they’ve balanced honouring the original with re-crafting sections in their own signature, ATA launched it ahead of their forthcoming 2nd album, expected in summer.

Forming in 2020, ATA released their debut, ‘Dominion Enthroned’, prior to their 2023 single, ‘The Enemy In I’, featuring a B-side Savatage cover (‘Sirens’). They’re very much about big, anthemic, hooky songs, with a heavy emphasis and lyrical food for thought.

Originally composed by Blackie Lawless.

Independently recorded. Produced by Matt Roach.

Featuring guest guitar solo by Matt Ries (Traveler).

Cover Art by Jason Cessna.

Photo credit – Aaron Lumsden (Akuro Productions).

ATA features: JP Abboud (vocals), Richard Clark (guitars and backing vocals), Dylan Hamann (guitars), Kane Bochatyn (bass) and Kyle Wagner (drums).

Restless Gypsy – Big, crashing intro. The energy’s there, from the start. Such similar vocal grit to the original. You feel that straight away. Great audio sound. The verses seem just incrementally slower, but those choruses are spot on, rhythmically. Power screams fairly well tackled. The drums stand out most, in accompaniment terms, with the riffage a close second. The riffs are most prominent, ¾ in. Pots of enthusiasm. Just missing some of the drum beats, at that ¾ point, but a great effort’s made, consistently. Certainly lots of melody, as in the original. An enjoyably uplifting listen. The verses just need a touch more speed, but otherwise, a well worked cover, well worth a spin or few.

8/10 ********

For fans of W.A.S.P., Warrant, Toto, Europe, Survivor.