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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> |
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| Name = Alesana |
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| Origin = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] |
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| Genre = [[Post-hardcore]]<br>[[Emo]]<ref>http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/alesana/artist.jhtml#bio</ref><br> |
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| Years_active = 2004–Present |
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| Label = Tragic Hero, [[Fearless Records|Fearless]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[We Were Gentlemen]]<br>[[Left On Cates]]<br>[[An Autumn Surrender]]<br>[[Shishak Attack]] |
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| URL = [http://www.alesanamusic.net alesanamusic.net] |
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| Current_members = Shawn Milke<br>Patrick Thompson<br>Dennis Lee<br>Jeremy Bryan<br>Adam Ferguson<br>Jake Campbell |
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| Past_members = Shane Crump<br>Steven Tomany<br>Will Anderson<br>Daniel Magnuson |
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'''Alesana''' ({{pronEng|ælɛsənɑː}}) is an [[United States|American]] [[post-hardcore]] band from [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. |
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==History== |
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Although the band's members first began playing together in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], the band officially formed in October 2004 in [[Raleigh, North Carolina| Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]]. One of Alesana's close bands they toured with was [[Before Their Eyes]].<ref name=amg>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kjftxqrsldhe~T1 Alesana] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> Alesana was the first band to join [[Tragic Hero Records]] in 2005, and released their debut EP, ''[[Try This With Your Eyes Closed]]'', in June of that year. They toured the United States, including an appearance at the [[Cornerstone Festival]], in 2006, and added a new drummer and an additional guitarist/vocalist to their lineup.<ref name=amg/> They followed with a full-length, ''[[On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax]]'', in the summer of 2006. Many of the songs on the album take inspiration from [[Greek mythology]].{{Fact|date=April 2008}} In late 2006, they signed on to [[Fearless Records]], which re-released their LP in March 2007 to mixed reviews.<ref>[http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/30/entertainment/music/14_88_151_23_17.txt Album Review], ''[[North County Times]]'', March 30, 2007. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=226915 Album Review], [[Absolute Punk]]. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.punknews.org/review/6674 Album Review], [[Punknews.org]]. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5378 Album Review], The Trades. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=6024&sid=5aaef93200ed018738de8df3c5f84312 Album Review], Music Emissions. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref>2007 saw the group play the entire [[Warped Tour]]. They are now set to play the whole Warped Tour 2008. <ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LCSB&s_site=lcsun-news&f_site=lcsun-news&f_sitename=Las+Cruces+Sun-News+%28NM%29&p_multi=LCSB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11A57AA5C5BD48B8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Alesana Calls the tour "Amazing"]. ''[[Las Cruces Sun-News]]'', July 11, 2007. [[Google News]] mirror. Accessed January 19, 2008.</ref> In early 2008, ''On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax'' charted on the [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Heatseekers chart, peaking at #44.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kjftxqrsldhe~T5 Billboard], Allmusic.com</ref> |
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Alesana is done recording their new record titled, "[[Where Myth Fades To Legend]]. The album was released on June 3, 2008. Where Myth Fades To Legend is also the title of their headlining tour with [[Sky Eats Airplane]], [[Our Last Night]], [[Lovehatehero]], and [[The Chariot (band)|The Chariot]]. Shane Crump was recently revealed in the intro to Alesana's 4th video blog on purevolume to be a vocalist on the new album. Their new album, 'Where Myth Fades To Legend' was leaked on popular torrent sites on May 25, 2008 and released officially on June 3, 2008. |
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Alesana will head out this fall along with [[Escape the Fate]] and [[A Skylit Drive]] in support of [[Chiodos]] and [[Silverstein (band)|Silverstein]]. |
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Alesana have also been named along with [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Alice in Chains]] and [[The Bloodhound Gang]] to tour Australia with the Soundwave '09 festival. |
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==Members== |
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;Current members |
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*Dennis Lee - [[Screaming (music)|Screaming vocals]] (2004-present) |
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*Shawn Milke - [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Guitar]], [[Piano]] (2004-present) |
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*Patrick "Peezee" Thompson - [[Lead guitar]] (2004-present) |
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*Adam "Huck" Ferguson - [[Rhythm guitar]], [[Singing|Vocals]] (2005-present) |
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*Jeremy Bryan - [[Drum kit|Drums]] (2005-present) |
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;Touring members |
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*Jake Campbell - [[Bass guitar]] (2008-present) |
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;Former members |
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*Shane Crump - [[Bass guitar]], [[Singing|Backing Vocals]] (2007-2008) |
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*Steven Tomany - [[Bass guitar|Bass]] (2004-2007)<ref>[http://www.alesanarock.com Band Website]List of Original Members</ref> |
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*Will Anderson - [[Drum kit|Drums]] (2005) |
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*Daniel Magnuson - [[Drum kit|Drums]] (2004-2005) |
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;Other members |
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*Melissa Milke (Shawn Milke's sister) - Female vocals on "The Third Temptation of Paris" & "As You Wish" as well as some backing vocals on other songs. |
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==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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*2006: ''[[On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax]]'' ([[Tragic Hero Records]]) |
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*2007: ''[[On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax]] (Reissue)'' ([[Fearless Records]]) U.S. |
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*2008: ''[[Where Myth Fades To Legend]]'' ([[Fearless Records]]) U.S. #96<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kjftxqrsldhe~T5 Billboard], [[Allmusic]]</ref> |
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===EP=== |
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*2005: ''[[Try This With Your Eyes Closed]]'' (Tragic Hero Records) |
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===Compilation Appearances=== |
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*Apology (Acoustic) - [[Punk Goes Acoustic 2]] |
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*Apology (Acoustic) - [[Mark Hoppus#HiMyNameIsMark|HiMyNameIsMark]] Podcast |
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*Apology - [[All the Tragedy Money Can Buy]] |
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*Beautiful in Blue - [[All the Tragedy Money Can Buy]] |
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*Goodbye, Goodnight For Good - [[All the Tragedy Money Can Buy]] |
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*Seduction - [[Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation]] |
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===Unreleased 2003=== |
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* Cancer Or Car Accidents - [[Baltimore Sessions]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Sessions#The_Baltimore_Sessions] |
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* Days That End In Why - [[Baltimore Sessions]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.alesanarock.com/ Official site] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/alesana MySpace site] |
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*[http://www.punknews.org/bands/alesana Alesana at Punknews.org] |
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040814201847/http://www.alesana.com/ Alesana's first website when the band was in Baltimore] |
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*[http://www.a-pathetic.net/zine/archives/550 Interview @ SHOUT! Music Webzine] |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C9885171590D49FA Watch Alesana Live Web DVD] - Live at the Chain Reaction 7/18/08 by PUNKVIDEOSROCK |
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