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Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer (born July 30, 1984 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter for the bands Cradle of Filth, Orbs and was the former pianist of the symphonic black metal band Abigail Williams.
She was classically trained on piano since age six. She got her bachelor's degree in Music Composition and Theory from Arizona State University and then started her career as a founding member of the band Abigail Williams in 2005. Ellyllon left the band in 2009 after becoming the new keyboardist for Cradle of Filth, replacing Rosie Smith. She recorded two releases with Abigail Wi
Ashley "Ellyllon" Jurgemeyer (born July 30, 1984 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter for the bands Cradle of Filth, Orbs and was the former pianist of the symphonic black metal band Abigail Williams.
She was classically trained on piano since age six. She got her bachelor's degree in Music Composition and Theory from Arizona State University and then started her career as a founding member of the band Abigail Williams in 2005. Ellyllon left the band in 2009 after becoming the new keyboardist for Cradle of Filth, replacing Rosie Smith. She recorded two releases with Abigail Williams, which are In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns and Legend. Ellyllon is also a part of the supergroup Orbs along with Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me and Adam Fisher of Fear Before (Fear Before the March of Flames). The band, Orbs, will record their debut album in early 2009. According to a MySpace bulletin, the title will be Asleep Next to Science. A 7" release will be released sometime this fall. She is also working on a solo classical piano album.
With Abigail Williams
Ellyllon was the keyboardist for the Abigail Williams from 2005 to 2008. During that time, she recorded two albums with the band. In early 2007, the band split. They later decided to resume Abigail Williams that same year, with Plaguehammer returning to bass guitar, Zach Gibson and Bjorn Dannov rejoining, and also Kristen Randall (Winds of Plague) joining the band. After a tour in late 2007, Kristen Randall left the band and Ashley Ellyllon rejoined them. She toured with the band in Europe and the United Kingdom in summer 2008.
With Orbs
Ashley along with Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) and Adam Fisher (Fear Before the March of Flames) formed the band. Their debut album "Asleep Next To Science" was released in August 2010.
With Cradle of Filth
Joined Cradle of Filth in 2009 after Rosie Smith, Sarah Jezebel Deva and Charles Hedger's exit from the band, Ashley joined to play keyboards and do backing vocals for the band.
Discography
Abigail Williams
--Legend (2006), Candlelight – EP
--In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns (2008), Candlelight
Cradle of Filth
--Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa (2010), Peaceville Records
Orbs
--Asleep Next to Science (2010), Equal Vision Records
The Hottest Chicks in Metal
Ellyllon was featured in "The Hottest Chicks in Metal" in Revolver Magazine during December 2008. In the same month, she was also proclaimed the female artist of the month.
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Tags: Female (1), 1984 (1), Piano (1), Keyboards (1), Pianist (1), Musician (1), Beautiful (1), Cradle Of Filth (1), Gorgeous (1), Born In 1984 (1), Abigail Williams (1), Lovely Eyes (1), Orbs (1)
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