Unto Ashes is an American musical ensemble based in New York City that incorporates madrigal, folk, and elements of neo-medieval and darkwave.
Founded by Michael Laird and Susanna Melendez in 1997, the band has released twelve full-length CDs on the Projekt label (all recorded and produced by Laird).
Previous members and contributors have included Kit Messick, Melody Henry, Spider Grandmother (pseudonym), Jeremy Bastard (pseudonym).
Sarah Newman left the band in 2008 to work with the German Qntal project and related ensembles.
For the 2019 WGT concert, the band performed with Michael Popp, founding member of Qntal, at the Schauspielhaus Leipzig.