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How do bands actually break through today?
From Ashes To New joined us backstage at Pointfest 2026 and the conversation quickly turned into industry plants, viral success, influencers, and why some bands seem to explode overnight.
The band explains why they think the "industry plant" conversation misses the point, how fan support still drives everything, and why Sleep Token's rise says more about modern music discovery than label conspiracies.
We also talk about their first-ever Pointfest appearance, finally landing a #1 rock radio single with "Drag Me," the song they believe could become the biggest of their career, why band arguments can actually make the music better, and what they've learned from touring with bands like Shinedown and Coheed and Cambria.
The conversation eventually wanders into fight strategies, Jackass, parenting, and a few other places we definitely weren't expecting.
From Ashes To New has spent years building this thing one fan, one show, and one city at a time. This interview is a pretty good reminder that most overnight success stories aren't actually overnight.
Watch the full Pointfest interview with @FromAshesToNew now.
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Video Chapters
0:00 Industry Plants?
1:28 Sleep Token Changed Rock
3:12 Why Some Bands Blow Up
4:58 Building a Real Fanbase
6:44 The State of Rock in 2026
8:37 What's Next for From Ashes To New?
10:22 Rapid Fire
11:35 One Last Thing...