ALESANA

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he crowd is still screaming at a nearly sold out show in Anaheim, California as the sweetcore phenomenon known as Alesana exits the stage.

“I don’t think I’ll ever get used to this,” says frontman Dennis Lee as he tips back the last swallow of his vodka bottle. “Seeing kids go crazy like that dozens of miles away from home reminds me that I have like the second best job in the world. Oh, and that wearing high heeled leather boots on stage probably isn’t the best idea in the world…but it simply must be done. ” Crowd response like this is something that the six-piece from Raleigh, North Carolina is sometimes accustomed to all over the county and other parts of the state: and this is only the beginning. Cheese

The band’s debut full length record On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, in stores nationwide on March 20th, 2007, is built around a dynamic, emotionally charged, three guitar, three vocal attack. “We’re all about dynamics, both musically and vocally,” says vocalist/guitarist Shawn Milke about why the band elected to employ three guitarists and three vocalists. “We don’t try to be like anyone else or to be something we’re not. By having six members we are able to pull off the same guitar and vocal harmonies in a live setting that we have on the record.”

Forming in November of 2004, Alesana has always focused a great deal of their attention on having an energetic and memorable live show.
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Where Myth Fades to Legend



tracklist:
1.This Is Usually the Part Where People Scream
2.Goodbye, Goodnight, For Good
3.Seduction
4.A Most Profound Quiet
5.Red and Dying Evening
6.Better Luck Next Time, Prince Charming
7.The Uninvited Thirteenth
8.Sweetheart, You Are Sadly Mistaken
9.And They Call This Tragedy
10.All Night Dance Parties in the Underground Palaces
11.Endings Without Stories
12.As You Wish
13.Obsession Is Such an Ugly Word



On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax



1 Icarus
2 Ambrosia
3 Pathetic, Ordinary
4 Alchemy Sounded Good At The Time
5 Daggers Speak Louder Than Words
6 The Last Three Letters
7 Apology
8 Tilting the Hourglass
9 This Conversation Is Over
10 Congratulations, I Hate You
11 The Third Temptation of Paris
12 A Siren's Soliloquy
13 Necro's Decay
14 Early Mourning (bonus track)
15 Apology (Acoustic)