Alesana

Genre:Post Hardcore,Metalcore,Emo

Alesana (pronounced Alice-Ana) is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group has released one EP and three studio albums. With their current signing to Epitaph Records, the band reached success after their debut, On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, with a high attention drawn to their musical style which regularly shifts between light and heavy music. Their band name is derived from street named Aliceanna St., which is located in Baltimore and where the group originated.Although the band's members first began playing together in Baltimore, Maryland, Alesana officially formed in October 2004 in Raleigh, North Carolina and was founded by Shawn Milke, Patrick Thompson, Dennis Lee, Steven Tomany and Daniel Magnuson.

The name of the band is was inspired from Aliceanna St., which Shawn Milke and Patrick Thompson lived on when playing in Baltimore, MD. Aliceanna St. is located in Fells Point, a neighborhood in Baltimore. Alesana was the first band to join Tragic Hero Records in 2005, and their 3 demo songs titled "Apology", "Beautiful in Blue" and "Goodbye, Goodnight for Good" which were featured on a compilation All The Tragedy Money Can Buy. Later they released their debut EP, Try This With Your Eyes Closed, in May of that year. They toured in the United States, including an appearance at the Cornerstone Festival. In the same year Daniel Magnuson was replaced by Will Anderson.

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