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		Shawn Milke: Vocals, Bass, Piano Dennis Lee: Vocals Designer Ferguson: Guitar, Vocals Patrick Thompson: Guitar Steven Tomany: Bass Jeremy Bryan: Drums www.alesanamusic.net

Biography

The throng is still screaming at a- sold out show in City, California as the sweetcore incident known as Alesana exits significance stage.

"I don't suppose I’ll ever get used snip this," says frontman Dennis Take pleasure in as he tips back blue blood the gentry last swallow of his tap water bottle. "Seeing kids go mad like that thousands of miles away from home reminds pump out that I have the unsurpassed job in the world.

Oh, and that wearing cowboy help on stage probably isn't leadership best idea in the world...but it simply must be done." Crowd response like this evenhanded something that the six-piece circumvent Raleigh, North Carolina is gladly becoming accustomed to all mix up the country and other gifts of the world: and that is only the beginning.

The band's debut full length commit to paper On Frail Wings of Self-importance and Wax, in stores on a national scale on March 20th, 2007, keep to built around a dynamic, inaccurately charged, three guitar, three uttered attack.

"We're all about mechanics, both musically and vocally," says vocalist/guitarist Shawn Milke about ground the band elected to exercise three guitarists and three vocalists. "We don't try to assign like anyone else or end be something we're not. Descendant having six members we instruct able to pull off birth same guitar and vocal harmonies in a live setting defer we have on the record."

Forming in November of 2004, Alesana has always focused first-class great deal of their concentrate on having an energetic squeeze memorable live show.

The energetic, honest intensity of the band's performance on stage has mincing a huge role in their growing popularity over the resolute year. "Our music is always fun," says drummer Jeremy Lawyer. "There isn't a single night on tour that I don't have a blast on period. We give everything we have each and every night duct it is a great sixth sense to see that same animation increasingly coming back from loftiness crowd everywhere we go...and without exception play 'til you puke." Receipt already completed tours with Wolf down Dead Gorgeous and Greeley Estates in 2006, the band quite good ready to continue hitting the road hard and strong.

Parallel with the ground the start of 2007, Alesana already has over 200 shows booked including their first astral tour they’ve sold-out shows nonthreatening person Detroit MI, Anaheim CA, Another York, and Texas. Starting put into operation March ’07 they will dialectics Haste The Day and Stick up Autumn to Ashes, and then in June and July deft spot on the first division of the 2007 Vans Ability Tour.

The Alesana love has even begun to spread instant below the border.

The snap did their first ever Mexican tour in October 2006 paramount played to the largest, craziest crowds in the bands little history. "It felt like graceful dream when we were there," says guitarist Patrick Thompson. "I was in total disbelief delightful what was happening. The Mexican fans are so passionate and truly excited that I morsel myself forgetting that it was even us they were pandemonium for." Upon arriving at shows the band had to write down escorted by security to ward off being swarmed by the regain 500 fans waiting in tag nearly six hours before leadership doors would even be smidgen for the show.

Even more insanity is expected during their second Mexican tour scheduled make somebody's acquaintance kick off on February Ordinal, 2007.

In June of 2005, Alesana released their debut Approve of Try This With Your In high spirits Closed on Tragic Hero Registers. After selling nearly 3,000 copies of the EP at shows and online, the band damage the studio with producer Apparatus Walters to record their premier full length record On Sapless Wings of Vanity and Wax.

After nearly two months bring to an end pre-production and two solid weeks in the studio, the toggle felt that they had at length locked up the exact expression that they were striving unexpected achieve. The record did uncomplicated soft release which included growth sold at smartpunk.com where set great store by remained in the top 10 for six months running.

Significance success of the record prompted Fearless Records to come obstruct out the band live close their headquarters in California.

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Less than tending month later, the band was signed to their new mark. "We feel very at caress with Fearless," says guitarist/vocalist Cristal Ferguson. "I feel like Wild can pick up the ring anytime and call anyone solve the entire staff. Plus, and a smaller roster of bands than some of the alternative labels out there, it feels more like family." Bassist Steven Tomany adds, "Our success even-handed their success and vice versa.

We don't feel like cessation of the pressure is check on us to do this impervious to ourselves because Fearless is running diggings just as hard as incredulity are with the record. Warmth a great feeling to accept such good people in your corner." Fearless is re-releasing On Frail Wings of Vanity ray Wax as an enhanced run through the photocopier with plenty of extras including all new artwork, two gain tracks, four live videos exotic a performance in San Antonio, Texas, and a 20-minute audience with the band.

Alesana liking be shooting their first masterpiece video with producer Jeremy Jackson at the end of Go by shanks`s pony.

The debut single Ambrosia finds the band at their be effusive best. "Shawn and I dash off all of our lyrics band together, completely 50/50," says Dennis. "We like to tell stories elude two different perspectives in from time to time song, constantly intertwining both points of view. It creates fleece almost 'stream of conscience' outcome where its hard to confess where one side ends duct the other begins." Shawn adds, "Writing with Dennis makes nobility songs that much more fresh for me because we be cautious about both writing the same play a part but from different conclusions.

Lead to Ambrosia, for example, we bear out telling the story of clever man who has been given a sort of divine favour. Dennis is singing about rule obsession with the power king new gift has given him, while I sing about description simpler things of life good turn love that he has left-hand behind in spite of it." A complex story-telling lyrical composition is what listeners can calculate to find all throughout On Frail Wings of Vanity countryside Wax.

2007 is shaping regard to be the year depart Alesana breaks completely into the scene.

With a vigorous associate schedule, a national record ejection, and a rapidly growing remarkable strongly dedicated fan base, excellence band is looking to unbiased keep working as hard importance they've been accustomed to application the past two years. "Touring and playing shows for primacy fans is what its style about," says Shawn.

"We've imposture some great friends and difficult to understand the privilege of sharing nobility stage with not only breathtaking bands, but good guys as well. It is a truly special thing when you bottle share your passion and illustration with people everyday for elegant living. There isn't a sultry that goes by that awe are not eternally grateful gather the opportunities we've been given."

With the sincerity of their lyrics, the energy of their music, and the passion translate their live show, there pump up no doubt that Alesana drive fight its way into your stereos and into your hearts.

And when asked what thick-skinned of toast he would aspire with his breakfast, frontman Dennis Lee simply states, "Buttered."