Since New Years Day burst onto the US metal circuit in the mid-2000s, frontwoman Ash Costello has remained a modern day heroine of the scene. Emerging at the arse-end of the MySpace era, the Cali metalcore mob have released five full-length studio albums, the most recent of which, Half Black Heart, was unveiled to solid reviews earlier this year, with Metal Hammer writer Emily Swingle paying particular tribute to Costello's "weightless, triumphant vocals."
We recently sat down with the iconically two-tone-haired singer to discuss the songs that shaped the woman and the artist she has become today. Here's what she had to say.
