Ashes Gone

Ashes Gone is a dark meditation on connection, memory, and the fragile spaces between two souls when the world burns around them. Led by Matthew “Doc” Martin, the project moves through shadow and revelation with deliberate gravity; songs that explore love, betrayal, longing, and the strange clarity that sometimes emerges from emotional ruin. Doc’s voice sits low and intimate at the center of it all, grounded and reflective, guiding listeners through moments of tension, surrender, and quiet transcendence. The music never rushes; it unfolds like smoke in slow air, each piece revealing another layer of meaning beneath the ashes.

Alongside him are two collaborators whose voices and instruments shape the emotional architecture of the record. Valeria Z., a soprano from Calgary, brings an ethereal counterpoint; her crystal-clear vocals and violin lines drifting above the darkness like distant light, adding fragility and beauty to the project’s heavier themes.

Guitarist Evan, a melodic metal player from Leeds with a deep love of layered, evolving sound, builds the sonic landscape beneath them: rising guitars, hypnotic rhythm, and moments of controlled intensity that push the music forward without breaking its spell. Together they create something atmospheric yet deeply human; an exploration of what remains after everything familiar has burned away, and the quiet possibility that something new might still rise from the embers.

Behind the lens and between the lines stands Kari, a creative force whose vision has shaped how the world sees and hears Ashes Gone. As producer of the last three music videos, she brings a cinematic eye and an intuitive sense of story that elevates each visual piece into something truly memorable. Her writing contribution to “That Space Between” on Codex Veritas reveals a poetic sensibility that resonates on a deeply personal level—a muse in the truest sense, whose creative instincts continue to push the project into bold new territory.