FROM ASHES TO EMBERS Along with The Almas, Living Dead Girl & Sloth Rock Out at RocHaus

6/15/2025

BY: Evan J. Thomas

We were in for a treat this past Thursday Night at RocHaus in West Dundee, IL as we had an eclectic four band lineup that had it all from grunge (Sloth), metal (From Ashes To Embers), rock (The Almas) and goth rock (Living Dead Girl). For $10 bucks on a gorgeous night I walked in and had an incredible time seeing some new bands I've never seen.

Sloth kicked off the evening with a bevy of original music that was a throwback to 90's grunge. This band probably wasn't around when the grunge era was in its heyday but they ripped it through their 30 minute set. It was cool seeing the family of the gents on stage off to the side taking video and singing along.

From Ashes To Embers took the stage next and were without 1/2 of their dual threat singing duo as Rick Soeprasetyo was MIA due to a work related issue so Emily Marie picked up the slack taking over as Q & Mikey did the backup vocals. FATE ripped the stage and had the masses singing back to them throughout. Their stage presence and catalog of bad ass music has solidified FATE as a top must see in the Chicagoland area.

Hailing from just north in the Cheddar Curtain of New Munster, Wisconsin, The Almas were the supporting act and were incredible as they thrashed about the RocHaus stage with their new single "ALL F_CK'D UP" along with "CAGE". Vocalist Crystal Teigland had a big smile throughout and I was watching her young daughter in the crowd rock out to her mom on stage, it was a great sight! Guitarist Frank Slifka was a beast as he was thrashing on that guitar of his.

Headlining on this evening was the Canadian metal band Living Dead Girl fronted by the incredibly talented Molly Rennick. Jordan Storring strings the bass, Steve Haining slaps the drums while Jonni Laww shreds on the guitar. With songs like "Ugly," "Poltergeist," "Beautiful" among others Molly took over and showed what they do best.

It was an incredible evening of ORIGINAL music at RocHaus and those who attended were all in on the music. Keep ORIGINAL MUSIC ALIVE!