来自北爱尔兰两位古灵精怪的年轻小伙子Tim Wheeler(主唱/吉他)、Mark Hamilton(贝斯)，在圣诞节时收到他们的礼物---吉他，便追寻着偶像Iron Maiden(铁娘子)，组织起金属摇滚乐团Vietnam，但是却被讥评为”本土最差表演乐团”！3年后找来Rick Rock McMurray(鼓手)，遵循英国曼却斯特庞克摇滚先驱Buzzcocks的摇滚精神，及当时吹起Grunge风潮代表乐团Nirvana的音乐感昭，将团名更改为Ash，并调整乐风改玩畅意活力的庞克乐！成功的转型，不仅让他们高中尚未毕业前，成为当地最热门的乐团，更连创3首单曲打入全英Indie榜Top 5之林中，各音乐杂志也是大篇幅的好评推荐，一洗先前被嘲讽之耻辱！1994年成功拱出于独立厂牌发行的专辑《Trailer》，快速的走红让Ash顺利与主流厂签约，发行进军国际的专辑《1977》，并以锐不可档的声势把Oasis挤下冠军宝座，蝉连10数周的NO.1！其中为成龙电影红蕃区所谱写的单曲Kung Fu，顺利的敲开主流市场大门，接着打入流行榜的单曲Girl From Mars、Goldfinger、Oh Yeah等作品，皆展现Ash不凡的创作功力与摇滚天赋！1997年加入女吉他手Charlotte Hatherley，新成员的添入，让Ash在音乐整体上更为成熟与丰富，随后发行《Nu-Clear Sounds》(1998)及《Free All Angels》(2001)等专辑。

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as britpop when the band first found mainstream success. The current line-up of the group is as follows: Tim Wheeler (vocals and guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass guitar), Rick McMurray (drums) and Russell Lissack (guitar, live only). Ash's full-length debut "1977" was released in 1996 and followed 1994's mini album "Trailer". Named after the year they were all born (and in honour of the year Star Wars was released), "1977" displayed Wheeler and Hamilton's full-fledged love for all things extra-terrestrial and science fiction-related. In autumn 1997, guitarist Charlotte Hatherley was added to the existing trio.