Ashley Costello Biography

While talking of American rock bands one cannot miss but mention ‘New Years Day’, a remarkably famous Orange County-based rock band that saw the light of the day way back in 2005. And a mention of New Years Day band cannot be complete without the mention of its lead vocalist, ‘Ashley Costello’. Having been in the band ever since its inception in 2005, she has become a permanent fixture of it. Interestingly, when Adam Lohrbach first approached Costello and Drover, little did they know that this would turn into a grand affair. They were writing and rehearsing songs about their difficult and emotional relationship break-ups when they thought of forming a band. As amusing as it may seem to be, New Years Day band name was chosen as a symbol of the fresh start they all hoped and desired for as a band. Ashley Costello’s contribution as a lead vocalist for the band has been exceptional. She has been steadily contributing to the band and has several important EPs and full-length album releases to her credit, such as ‘Razor’, ‘My Dear’, ‘Headlines & Headstones’, ‘Victim to Villain’ and ‘Epidemic’. Their last release, ‘Malevolence’ peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest charting album thus far. Her influence in the band has been such that she is often labelled as the ‘Hot Chicks in Hard Rock’ by publishing houses.