Ashley Ellyllon

Ashley Ellyllon
Ellyllon with Cradle of Filth in 2009
Ellyllon with Cradle of Filth in 2009
Background information
Born
Ashley Jurgemeyer

(1984-07-30) July 30, 1984
OriginScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
GenresExperimental rock, symphonic black metal, extreme metal
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsKeyboards, piano
Years active2005–present

Ashley Jurgemeyer, also commonly known under the stage name Ashley Ellylon,[1] (born July 30, 1984) is an American keyboardist and songwriter. She is the former keyboardist of symphonic black metal bands Abigail Williams and Cradle of Filth. Ellyllon is also a member of the supergroup Orbs.

Biography

Ashley Jurgemeyer 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.[2] She appears on the Abigail Williams albums In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns[3] and Legend.[4]

While with Abigail Williams, in 2007 Jurgemeyer formed the progressive rock project Orbs with Dan Briggs of Between the Buried and Me and Adam Fisher of Fear Before. The band began as an online project working across the United States in a similar fashion of The Postal Service.[5]

She left Abigail Williams in 2009 after becoming the new keyboardist for Cradle of Filth, adopting the name Ashley Ellylon and replacing Rosie Smith. She provided keyboards and vocals on the 2010 Cradle of Filth album Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa.[6] Also in 2010, Orbs released their debut album Asleep Next to Science [7]

Ellylon left Cradle of Filth in 2011; that year she made a guest appearance on the album Until I Feel Nothing by Carnifex.[8] In 2012 she briefly returned to Abigail Williams and appeared on the album Becoming. Orbs released their second album Past Life Regression in 2016.[9]

Discography

Abigail Williams

  • Legend (EP, 2006)
  • In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns (2008)
  • Becoming (2012)

Orbs

  • Asleep Next to Science (2010)
  • Past Life Regression (2016)

Cradle of Filth

References

  1. ^ "Ashley Jurgemeyer – Metal Storm". Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Chad Bowar. "Abigail Williams Interview". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  3. ^ In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns - Abigail Wil... | AllMusic, retrieved April 7, 2026
  4. ^ Legend - Abigail Williams | Album | AllMusic, retrieved April 7, 2026
  5. ^ "/WUVT-FM 90.7/ – Artist Spotlight: Orbs". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  6. ^ Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa - Cradle of Filth... | AllMusic, retrieved April 7, 2026
  7. ^ Sciarretto, Amy. "Orbs, 'Asleep Next to Science' – New Album". Noisecreep. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  8. ^ Until I Feel Nothing - Carnifex | Album | AllMusic, retrieved April 7, 2026
  9. ^ "Listen to Orbs new album Past Life Regression in full". TeamRock. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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