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Spilling every lie you've spilled before, still I'm not forgiving you. What's happened between us? What can I give to save us? Being righteous isn't quite enough! What's happened between us? What can I give to save me? ~A Single Moment Of Sincerity Album: Stand Up And Scream
Asking Alexandria, a band that started in Dubai actually by lead guitarist Ben Bruce and his friends. They weren’t called Asking Alexandria at first, but they later changed their name to AA and then disbanded. Ben moved back to the U.K and was looking for bandmates where he saw Danny Worsnop’s cover of a song from the band Alesana. Ben contacted Danny and they started the band Asking Alexandria. They recruited other members such as Cameron Liddell (guitarist) and James Cassells (drummer) and finally Sam Bettley (bassist). The gang flew out to the U.S and started looking for a studio and record label – which they found shortly after their arrival. They recorded their first album Stand Up And Scream with producer Joey Sturgis and under the record label Sumerian Records. (Grand record label if I might add) Their debut album was released Sep. 15th 2009. They started touring and endured in countless interviews.
*Interview time children*
Interviewer: So guys, can I have you personally introduce yourself and your role in the band?
Danny: Hi I’m Danny and I play the voice thing.
Ben: I’m Ben and I play guitar and sometimes backing vocals.
James: Hi I’m James and I play the drooms. (Drums)
Cam: I’m Cam and uh I play rhythm guitar and yeah.
Sam: Hi, sup, I’m Sam and I am the bassist.
Interviewer: Alright, so what is touring like?
Danny: It sucks man, but at the same time I love it. It’s a very dirty, smelly way of life. *laughs*
Ben: Remember to always bring dry shampoo and a lot of clothes.
James: And baby wipes, don’t forget those mate. *laughs*
Sam: Ben has princess wipes *chuckles*
Ben: Oi! Don’t make fun of the princess wipes mate, they clean yeh!
Danny: He has a point Sam. *chuckles*
Cam: Also, don’t forget to bring a tooth brush!
Interviewer: Alrighty then… *laughs* so your debut album just came out a month ago, how are sales going?
Danny: Fantastic. We have a lot of fans…. And groupies *winks* but in all seriousness we never thought that most stores would be sold out of our CD!
Ben: It’s bloody fantastic mate! A lot of shows are sold out and we’re living the dream!
Interviewer: So you guys are also on the Punk Goes Pop 3 album, can you tell me about that?
Danny: For sure, we were sitting in one of our friend’s room trying to figure out what song to cover when Ben came up with the idea of covering Akon’s song Right Now (Na Na) so we did.
Ben: It was a blast to record and play live.
Interviewer: Awesome! On another note what is your favorite song to preform?
All: A Prophecy.
Interviewer: Danny, sing/scream some of it?
Danny: I should've known the tides were getting higher! We can still survive. They think we're drowning but our heads are still above the waves! Above the waves!
*Interview goes on but I’m cutting it short* <<< Reckless & Relentless, the bands sophomore album
After a lot of touring the band returned to the studio and started working on their sophomore album Reckless & Relentless produced by Joey Sturgis again. (He produces a lot of bands). Their sophomore album, Reckless & Relentless is a tad dark but yet also very hopeful. It’s a very mature album change from their first CD Stand Up And Scream. Reckless & Relentless tells a story about how they all go really down and depressed in life. It’s a very moving album. They also went on Warped Tour 2011. Wish I could’ve gone. Alas! I did see them in 8th grade for my birthday on the Still Reckless Tour. Asking Alexandria headlined the tour and brought in the bands Trivium, I See Stars, Motionless In White, The Suit and The Amity Affliction and one band that nobody knew the name of. Most of the bands are in the same music genre as AA – which is metalcore. Metalcore is a genre that is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore metal and has a lot of break downs and chugging guitars. A lot of bands are in this genre of music, but there are tons of genres that break off from the metalcore genre. Bands of the metalcore genre consist of Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, Trivium, Asking Alexandria, and The Amity Affliction, Motionless In White and The Devil Wears Prada and a lot of other bands. Metalcore consists of a person who may or may not scream/growl and another person who does cleans. Not all bands have two singers, must have one who do both the screaming and singing, for example Danny Worsnop does the screaming and cleans for Asking Alexandria which brings me to the next discussion, - Danny.
I won't let you be the death of me! No I refuse to let you bring me down! Bring me down! I won't let you make me out to be, the one who's in the wrong; and I've lost my mind before. But now I'm back! And I'm better than ever! Song: The Death Of Me. Album: From Death To Destiny
Danny as a vocalist has a very unique and a bit disturbing past but he is very influential. Yes he has had drug problems and drinking problems but he got over them and his clean. The month of November was very hard for Danny; one of his good friend died and that was Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (R.I.P man) They did a memorial for Mitch and Asking Alexandria did a tribute by “covering” You Only Live Once by Suicide Silence, they did the “cover” playing the CD version of the song. It was very touching, but Danny’s problems started before Mitch died, they only worsened a bit after the death of Mitch. His problems started when he found out that he was going to be a father, but the baby died sadly and he go super depressed and started doing drugs and drinking even more. Danny did go to rehab and got better. He has also done guest vocals on multiple songs.
Later on before recording their 3rd album From Death To Destiny, Danny tore a vocal cord and had to take some time off, only problem was that they were on tour so he had some of the lead singers on tour with them to stand in for him. He did have surgery but it is still very sore. His singing voice and screaming voice is different from the last two albums but it gives their new album a different tone. You can tell that the lad has matured not only in his voice but in his lyrics, same goes with the rest of the lads in the band. Upon the torn vocal cord and his recovery they went into the studio and recorded From Death To Destiny. Their 3rd album sounds a lot different from Stand Up And Scream and Reckless & Relentless. From Death To Destiny is an album that portrays where the lads are at in life in 2013 and now. It shows how life has brought them down so many times but they got back up on their feet and are still continuing to live a life that people can only dream of which is being rock-stars and inspirations. They are currently on their tour for their album called Break Down The Walls. The set list contains the following songs: Don’t Pray for Me, Killing You, Break down the Walls, Poison, Believe, Creature, White Line Fever, The Death of Me, Moving On, The Road, Until the End, Dead and a few songs from the last two albums. Danny is also in another band called We Are Harlot and is doing a solo record and writing an autobiography called Am I Insane. The dates for the solo record and the We Are Harlot album are unknown but his autobiography is supposed to be published around 2015. Danny has been writing the book for two years. It is also to be a book for young adults about life lessons in away. There isn’t much to tell about the solo record and the We Are Harlot album and his autobiography. Person: How is Asking Alexandria inspiring? How is that blasted noise you call music even inspiring? All they do is worship Satan and write crappy music and promote suicide. Fan: That’s not entirely true. Asking Alexandria and other bands have made realize that I have a special place in this world. They taught me not to bow down to society’s rules and be a drone like they want people to be. They inspire others to shoot for their dreams. A common misconception of Asking Alexandria and bands like them is that they worship Satan and write crappy music that tells you to kill yourself. It’s not true. 99% of rock/metal music have ACTUALLY saved people. Metal/rock and punk make you realize that you have a meaning in life and that you shouldn’t end your life. “I wish people would be themselves for once, just love yourself and love life. Don’t die missing out on what you love the most,” ~Danny Worsnop. Danny and the rest of the band as well as other bands from other genres of rock and metal have tried to do their best to be inspiring to young adults. They try to point out not to follow the crowd. Be yourself. Don’t follow society. Screw what they say, you are your own person. Stand up for what you believe in. Don’t bow down to society, don’t be a drone like society wants you to be. Nobody is perfect in this world like society tries to make them to be. “Don’t be what you’re told to be. Follow your own path. Be your own person. Don’t get held down by everyone else,” ~Danny Worsnop.

End Notes:
Genre 1: Interview with AA
Genre 2: Lyrics
Genre 3: Set List
Genre 4: A non- fan and a fan excursion
Genre 5: Quotes from Danny

Biography:
Lyrics: A-Z lyrics.com
Picture: Google Images
Interview: A mix of different AA interviews from 2009
The fan and non-fan excursion: Personal experience and tad bits from friends
Quotes: Also on pictures that I found on google images
Cover page: The AA pic is mine the rest are from the internet.

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