"This is blues/rock guitar assault of the highest order and I fu*king love it! The album roars into life with 'Meltdown At The Hoo' - an instrumental name-check of every blues/rock style you've ever heard - and is followed by ten blistering tracks that every fan of the genre will gorge on like a hyena at a lion-kill. Nine of the eleven tracks here are self-penned; the exceptions being incredible versions of Robert Johnson's 'Crossroad Blues' and Blind Willie Reynolds' 'Outside Woman Blues', both made famous by Cream, both blowing Cream's efforts clean out of the water."
- Get Ready To Rock

"Two-Man Blues Army is a masterclass in rocking garage blues, a feast of big riffs, killer guitar tones and searing vocals. More importantly, the record crackles with the raw, spontaneous energy of a live show, something often absent from many modern blues albums."
- Guitar Buyer

“Equipped with just guitar, vocals and drums, this duo march into battle taking on every blues-rock trick in the book, successfully blasting them to a new level. The duo format leaves plenty of room for Gwyn's muscular licks that induce the 'wow' factor time and time again. No-nonsense, brutal and invigorating.”
- Guitar & Bass

Forging its own unique, unparalleled style: an explosive mixture of alternative blues, turbo- charged 50s-70s garage rock, 60s psychedelia and swamp delta blues, Gwyn Ashton’s Two-Man Blues Army goes into battle head-on, with a cutting-edge sound unlike anything out there today. The combo features award-winning Aussie guitarist Gwyn Ashton and Brit powerhouse drummer 'Killer' Kev Hickman.

With an ambitious contemporary approach to the blues, plus experimental, riff-laden, edgy, high-octane songs they crash their way into the alt. music scene and blast down the boundaries between the blues and indie rock. Drawing inspiration from the great rock and blues acts from the past, the duo has firmly established its own distinctive identity, bringing the blues into the 21st century.

Classic Rock magazine has hailed their latest release as “An audacious new album. It’s tough to imagine any genuine fan of the blues, or of wider taste, failing to be bowled over by its immediacy and power.”

Ashton leads the band with his soul-infused swampy songs, searing vocals and trademark fiery axemanship. He's in his element with a wealth of vintage guitars, amps and analog effects that get wheeled into the gigs - the only way to achieve the 'real' sound. Fellow blues soldier Hickman is a young impassioned, maniacal drummer who provides the perfect counterpoint to Ashton's guitar wizardry. Together they serve up a demonic brand of blues, carving a notch in a world full of predictable, homogenized music.

Ashton is no stranger to the world stage as he has spent more than 15 years touring the globe, opening for artists as diverse as BB King, Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Vanilla Fudge, Wishbone Ash, Van Morrison, Jeff Healey, Tony Joe White, Johnny Winter, Ray Charles, Pat Travers and John Hammond. He has also been invited onstage with Mick Fleetwood, Hubert Sumlin, Marc Ford, Jon Paris, Canned Heat, Robbie Blunt and Mark Stanway. Ashton has been praised by such luminaries as Robert Plant, Johnny Winter and Eric Johnson and regularly conducts blues guitar workshops in schools.

Ashton has not only produced his last album, "Two-Man Blues Army", but was also MD, producer, arranger and played all the bass and guitars and did all the backing vocals on Peter Parker's "She's So Shy" and "There Goes Love", although Parker has removed all information about everyone who was involved and taken credit for the entire project.

Welsh-born Gwyn Ashton migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in the ‘60s, picked up a guitar at 12 and from the age of 16, played every bar, festival and seedy biker show imaginable. Aussie audiences are tough and like their rock & roll loud, hard and fast. This is where Ashton learned how to play his ass off. Entertain or be beer bottled!

In the ‘90s he moved to Melbourne, played shows with Jim Keays and Mick Pealing, recorded his first two albums and opened for Junior Wells, Rory Gallagher, Steve Morse and Albert Lee.

He relocated to Sydney in the ‘80s, playing stints with Swanee and Stevie Wright. With his own band, he carved up stages nationwide – some in the middle of nowhere, fronted with chicken wire, sometimes driving for days through the outback to get to the next show.

In the 90s he moved to Melbourne, played with Jim Keays and Mick Pealing, recorded his first 2 albums and opened for Junior Wells, Rory Gallagher, Steve Morse and Albert Lee. Following record company advice to base himself where the best record sales were happening for him, in ‘96 Ashton was UK bound to have a crack at the European market. Promoting his album Feel The Heat, Ashton’s band opened for UK rock icons Status Quo on their 15-date British arena tour in ‘99. This included dates at Birmingham NEC and Wembley Arena.

In 2000 Ashton recorded Fang It! with Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neil, former Rory Gallagher rhythm section now with Nine Below Zero. He then fronted Band of Friends, replacing ex Motörhead and Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson. This was a tribute to Rory, with Gerry, Brendan, Lou Martin, Mark Feltham and Ted McKenna who all played with Rory over the years.

Gwyn Ashton is endorsed by: Fender (Australia), Vigier Guitars (France), Busker Guitars (UK), Fatboy Guitar Parts, Vintage Guitars, Jacques Stompboxes (France), National Reso-Phonic Guitars, Seymour Duncan Pickups, Hiscox Cases, Koch Guitar Electronics, Graph-Tech Industries, Award-Session and Dunlop Strings.

Discography

Pressure Makes Diamonds - Jim Keays, '93
Real Australian Blues Vol. 2, '94
Classic Rock coverdisc, 2000
Blues Guitar Heroes, '03
Resonator - Jim Keays, '07
Bone Rattlin' Blues, '07
Hollywood Rocks, '07
She's So Shy - Peter Parker, '07 (guitar, bass, backing vocals, arranging, production)
There Goes Love -Peter Parker, '07 (guitar, bass, backing vocals)