Tim Cooper

It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Tim Cooper on the 17th Aug. He had been battling leukaemia for the past 2 years. He had 2 young children, and was married to Julie. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, and even though it has been expected for a while, his death still comes as a shock to me, and I feel we have lost an extremely talented musician and a wonderful person. Tim was a very close friend as well as being bassist in Ashen Mortality.

Tim had to stop playing with the band in the end, due to his health. He recently had a bone marrow transplant and things started to look more positive, but more leukaemia cells were found and no more treatment could be given except that which would make things more comfortable.

I felt that supporters of the band would like to know about this and have checked with Julie, who was happy for me to inform our fans.

Thanks to all that supported Ashen Mortality in the 12 years we were together.

All the best to you all,

Ian

Merchadise & Memorabilia

An overview of Ashen Mortality merchadise & related items is developing here

Ashen Mortality RIP

Please note the the Forsaken Records, Bransby Way address, which appeared on CDs etc can no longer be used to contact the band.

Ashen Mortality is no more, however, you can keep up with Ian's other projects below:

My Silent Wake

Ian and other ex Ashen Mortality musicians can be heard in My Silent Wake, whose first album Shadow of Sorrow was released in March 2006.

Century Sleeper

Ian Arkley is also part of a new studio project with James Allin of Visionaire called Century Sleeper. The first album 'Awaken' is now available.

The Other Window

Ian also plays in The Other Window, a space rock Hawkwind style band who released their self titled first CD in 2006.

Double CD reissue

Both Ashen Mortality albums have been rereleased as a 2 CD set with extra tracks. Both albums have benefitted from remastering and now sound better than ever. Buy from various online shops for around $17.

Gigs

The band perfomed their last concerts in Norway and the UK at the end of 2004.