Stoking The Fires With KEVIN ASHBY From CRY WOLF

Stoking The Fires With KEVIN ASHBY From CRY WOLF

Author: HEAVY Magazine October 11, 2025 Duration: 11:26
Coming together via other notable bands such as Fire At Will, Swerve City, Coridian, and the Sun Gods, New Zealand's freshest face on the hard rock scene is Cry Wolf.
Fresh from the success of their debut single Rainfall, Cry Wolf return with the follow-up Burn, upping the intensity and sonic outburst to showcase another side of their musical psyche. Essentially a track about embracing the unknown, Burn also acts as a sonic accompaniment to the trajectory thus far from Cry Wolf, a trajectory that the band hopes will continue to rise with each release.
HEAVY caught up with singer/guitarist Kevin Ashby to find out more.
"It's always exciting to release new music," he smiled. "Because it's always a pretty long time between when you write the song and when you actually release it, so it's always good to get it out in the world and get people's opinion on it."
We ask Kevin to dive deeper into the musical side of Burn.
"We were going for something pretty heavy, but still accessible," he measured. "I tend to write songs that are relatively simple. We don't want to make it too difficult for ourselves to play, so trying to keep it simple, but keep it catchy as well (laughs). We wanted it nice and heavy, but still retaining that melodic kind of element. That's kind of what we went for."
In the full interview, Kevin contrasted Burn with their previous single Rainfall, explaining that Burn symbolizes a fresh start after their previous bands. We discussed the differences between the two songs and if they were representative of Cry Wolf's overall sound or if they were more an appetiser.
We talked about whether the two songs were part of a bigger picture and when that might be, the thought processes that go into new material as a young band and future plans. Kevin shared the band's early vision of creating something fresh and bold in the music scene and how they plan to make that happen and more.


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