| Track Listing |
| 1 | Alerion | | 2 | I Used to Have a Best Friend (But Then He Gave Me an STD) | | 3 | Prophecy, A | | 4 | I Was Once Possibly Maybe Perhaps a Cowboy King | | 5 | When Everyday's the Weekend | | 6 | Final Episode, The (Let's Change Channel) | | 7 | Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta, A | | 8 | Nobody Don't Dance No More | | 9 | Hey There Mr. Brooks - (featuring Shawn Milke) | | 10 | Hiatus | | 11 | If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once You Should Get out of T | | 12 | Single Moment of Sincerity, A | | 13 | Not the American Average |
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2009 |
| General Description |
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Performer |
| Muze Genre-sub class |
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Heavy Metal |
| Number of Discs |
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1 |
| Running Time |
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48 minutes 8 seconds |
| Performance Recorded |
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Studio |
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| Misc Note : |
Personnel: Ben Bruce, Ben Bruce (vocals, guitar).
Audio Mixer: Joey Sturgis.
Recording information: The Foundation Recording Studio.
Photographer: Phill Mamula.
The flurry of post-hardcore activity in the '00s is a formidable area to keep tabs on, even for hardened fans of heavy music; new hybrids continue to redefine the genre making for ever more unlikely, previously inconceivable, combinations. Enter U.K.-based unit Asking Alexandria, who blend screamo's angst-ridden intensity with the epic synthscapes and club-styled beats of trance-electronica. The band's debut, STAND UP AND SCREAM, true to its title, offers a lot of screaming (of the now standard melodic, emo-influenced variety), contrasted with growling (of the now standard metalcore variety), garnished with the occasional four-on-the-floor techno beat. And as seemingly grab-bag as that sounds, Asking Alexandra somehow make it all work, transitioning effortlessly from club stomp to blast beats, distorted guitar riffs to glossy synth arpeggios--a sure fire formula to help them stand apart from their increasingly similar-sounding compatriots. |
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