New Years Day Vocalist Ash Costello Chats ‘Half Black Heart,’ Confidence and Online Hate

For New Years Day vocalist Ash Costello, the last ten years fronting the Californian modern metal band have all led to this moment and the release of their new album, Half Black Heart. A journey of growth, confidence, line-up changes, tough decisions and dealing with online hate has all been channelled into these twelve new tracks. New Years Day hit the road with Lacuna Coil starting May 2nd, get all the dates here. Ahead of the album’s release, V13 Media sat down with Ash to talk about the journey, her vision, and how she dealt with online hate. I just wanted to start by going back to the end of last year when you toured with In This Moment. From a kind of theatrical and visual side of things, being out on tour with a band like that, what did you take away from it? Ash Costello: “Honestly...

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