Young Dragon (Ashen Reign)
Loren McCormack
male vocals
rock
Hybrid arena anthem: male vocals over a cinematic guzheng and bamboo flute intro
huge reverb and distant taiko-style hits for 10–15 seconds
then a hard cut into stomping toms and a half-time metal groove. Guitars are drop-tuned with a sharp
chugging riff; chorus opens into big power chords and gang vocals on the hook. Occasional pentatonic lead lines echo the intro motif over the breakdown.
Created Jan 31, 2026
Lyrics
[Intro]
Ash falls slow
Gong strike… echo
Young flame grows
Dragon’s shadow
[Verse 1]
Hear that step on the stone (step on the stone)
One spark waking the throne
From the smoke of the old kings’ bones
I rise
I take what I’m owed
[Pre-Chorus]
You feel the tremor in the ground
Name in your mouth
Don’t say it loud
Scales of the storm in my veins
Bow to the birth of the reign
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon (hey!)
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is standing
[Verse 2]
Eyes on me when I walk that ramp
War paint dry
But my blood runs damp
I was built in the crush and the clang
Every scar is a flag I plant
[Pre-Chorus]
You feel the tremor in the ground
Name in your mouth
Don’t say it loud
Scales of the storm in my veins
Bow to the birth of the reign
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon (woah)
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is standing
[Bridge]
One step
Crowd shakes (hey!)
Two steps
Ropes quake
Three breaths
Sky breaks
Then I strike
Then I take
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is champion
Ash falls slow
Gong strike… echo
Young flame grows
Dragon’s shadow
[Verse 1]
Hear that step on the stone (step on the stone)
One spark waking the throne
From the smoke of the old kings’ bones
I rise
I take what I’m owed
[Pre-Chorus]
You feel the tremor in the ground
Name in your mouth
Don’t say it loud
Scales of the storm in my veins
Bow to the birth of the reign
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon (hey!)
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is standing
[Verse 2]
Eyes on me when I walk that ramp
War paint dry
But my blood runs damp
I was built in the crush and the clang
Every scar is a flag I plant
[Pre-Chorus]
You feel the tremor in the ground
Name in your mouth
Don’t say it loud
Scales of the storm in my veins
Bow to the birth of the reign
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon (woah)
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is standing
[Bridge]
One step
Crowd shakes (hey!)
Two steps
Ropes quake
Three breaths
Sky breaks
Then I strike
Then I take
[Chorus]
Ashen Reign
I’m the young dragon
Breath of the blaze
On your name
I’m landing
Claws in the cage
Hear that roar
It’s chanting
Ashen Reign
Ashen Reign is champion