Band Information
Music Style: Post-Hardcore Rock
Country: United States
Year: 2004- Present
Website: http://www.alesanamusic.net/
Biography
Alesana is a post-hardcore rock band hailing from Raleigh,North Carolina. They were formed sometime in October of 2004 although some ofthe band’s members have already been playing together in Baltimore, Maryland.The move was needed to become a part of the more active post hardcore musicscene in Raleigh.
Alesana was the first band to join a new label, Tragic HeroRecords in 2005. from the same label the band releases their first EP, Try ThisWith Your Eyes Closed in June of the same year. They followed up the releasewith a tour of the United States which included playing at some musicfestivals.
The band then followed up in 2006 with a release of theirfirst full-length album, On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax. The said album tookinspiration from various characters in Greek mythology. Sometime in late 2006,the band went on to sign with Fearless Records from where their LP wasre-released in March of 2007.
In 2007, Alesana went to play on the whole Warped Tour andis set to rejoin the said tour in 2008. their first full-length album enteredinto the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and peaked at the 44th spot. The bandreleased their second album, Where Myth Fades to Legend on June 3, 2008. Theband is also going to their own headlining tour to promote their new album.
Line-up
CURRENT MEMBERS
Shawn Milke – Vocals/Guitar/Piano (2004-present)
Dennis Lee – Lead Vocals(2004-present)
Patrick Thompson – Guitar (2004-present)
Adam Ferguson (Huck) – Guitar/Vocals (2005-present)
Jeremy Bryan – Drums (2005-present)
Shane Crump – Bass/Vocals (2007-present)
FORMER MEMBERS
Steven Tomany- Bass (2004-2007)
Daniel Magnuson – Drums (2004-2005)
Discography
On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (Tragic Hero Records)-2006
On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (Reissue) (FearlessRecords)- 2007
Where Myth Fades To Legend (Fearless Records)- 2008