Asking Alexandria are an English metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire formed in 2008 by lead guitarist Ben Bruce along with lead singer Danny Worsnop, bassist Joe Lancaster, keyboardist and synth player Ryan Binns, and current members drummer James Cassells and rhythm guitarist Cameron Liddell.
(Band’s formation line-up)
Lancaster and Binns later departed from the band in 2009 with Lancaster joining heavy metal band With One Last Breath. Bassist Sam Bettley joined the band that same year, and in January 2015 Worsnop departed to focus on his new band We Are Harlot and was later replaced by Denis Stoff. On October 2016, it was confirmed after many speculations and rumors that Stoff has been kicked out from the band, and Danny Worsnop has returned to the band.
The band’s music has mostly been described as metalcore, but has also been labelled heavy metal and hard rock. Additionally, it was also sometimes described as electronicore on their early work.
All of the band’s members have expressed their passion for 1980s rock music, and demonstrated it with releases such as the Life Gone Wild EP featuring covers of two Skid Row songs or the Under the Influence: A Tribute to the Legends of Hard Rock EP featuring covers of songs by bands such as Journey, Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake and Def Leppard.
(Under The Influence artwork)
Their third studio album From Death to Destiny is heavily influenced by such bands. Some of their favorite artists include Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Sebastian Bach, Skid Row and Van Halen, but they also take influence from modern bands such as Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold.
When asked why he chose that particular name, Ben Bruce explained that:
Most bands have a pretty shit band name, so I just came up with something. I came up with Alexandria as a human name, because people relate to humans.
PRESENT LINEUP:
Danny Worsnop: lead vocals
Ben Bruce: lead guitar, vocals
Cameron Liddell: rhythm guitar
Sam Bettley: bass
James Cassells: drums
(Band’s actual formation)
Asking Alexandria's first album The Irony Of Your Perfection released on Thu Mar 29 2007.
The most popular album by Asking Alexandria's is Asking Alexandria
The most popular song by Asking Alexandria's is Alone in a Room
Asking Alexandria's first song The Violence released on Thu Jul 11 2019.