Asking Alexandria
After two Metalcore efforts, Asking Alexandria singer Danny Worsnop sustained a torn vocal cord. Doctors told Worsnop to rest.
But he reassured fans that his injury would not hinder the release of Asking Alexandria’s third album since most of the recording had already been completed.
He claimed the next album would be the “…musical baby of Mötley Crüe and Slipknot.”
From Death To Destiny
“From Death To Destiny” had a mainstream approach debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 41,000 units – the English band’s best showing to date.
Three years later, the album had logged sales of 151,000 copies in the U.S.
On the opening track, “Don’t Pray For Me,” recorded in Seattle during a live performance with a drunken Worsnop, guitarist Ben Bruce asks the audience to vote for Worsnop to go to rehab.
Eventually, Worsnop parted company with Asking Alexandria in early ’15 to concentrate on his group We Are Harlot. A few months later, Asking Alexandria named former Make Me Famous frontman Denis Stoff (aka Denis Shaforostov) as their new singer.
However, Stoff’s tenure with Asking Alexandria was brief. His departure later in the year afforded the group the opportunity to bring Wornsop, who had been involved in a solo project (he referred to working on his ‘17 debut album, “The Long Road Home,” as an “emotional rollercoaster), back into the fold.
“I’m now in a place mentally where this is something I can embrace again,” stated Wornsop regarding his return. “It’s a beautiful nostalgia that feels like nothing ever changed.”
The band’s self-titled landed fifth album yielded their third Top 10 hit on Active Rock Radio when “Alone In A Room” moved to #9. It was the second single from the band’s fifth studio album and generated more than 13.3 million streams on Spotify, 28 million global streams and 4.9 million YouTube views.
Asking Alexandria
Previous singles, “The Final Episode (Let’s Change The Channel)” and “Not The American Average,” were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
“Like A House On Fire,” Asking Alexandria’s sixth studio effort, closed out their relationship with Sumerian Records.
See What’s On The Inside
After signing with Better Noise Music, the band issued “See What’s On The Inside.” Bruce stated that the album was “just the five of us playing our instruments as hard and as loud as we can!”
To celebrate the release of “See What’s On The Inside” Asking Alexandria debuted the music video for “Never Gonna Learn,” the title track from their ’22 EP. The set also held the track “New Devil,” a collaboration with Maria Brink from In This Moment.
The following year, “Where Do We Go From Here?,” the band’s eighth album, landed at #5 on the British Rock & Metal chart.
A few months later, Asking Alexandria dropped “Dark Void.” The EP featured five tracks including the original version of “Dark Void” along with a new radio edit, a stripped-down piano version, and a remix.
“It’s that time of the year (January) again where a lot of us, including myself, are facing depression, anxiety, and loneliness,” offered bassist Sam Bettley. “Our song “Dark Void” gives an insight into how crippling these feelings can be.”
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