Asking Alexandria: February 2014

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Basics of Asking Alexandria's music

Asking Alexandria was born in 2008, and it has 5 members to it's band.
   Danny Worsnop- Lead vocalist, Programing
   Ben Bruce- Lead guitarist, Part time vocalist, Programing
   James Cassells- Drums
   Sam Bettley- Bass guitar
   Cameron Liddel- Rhythm guitar
AA has 3 Studio Albums:
   Stand Up And Scream (9/15/2009)
   Reckless & Relentless (4/5/2011)
   From Death To Destiny (8/6/2013)
They have 2 EP albums:
   Life Gone Wild (12/21/2010)
   Under The Influence: A Tribute to the Legends of Hard Rock (11/28/2012)
They have 1 remix Album:
   Stepped up And Scratched (11/21/2011)

Asking Alexandria Awards

Asking Alexandria won the "Independent music" Award in 2012 for there album Reckless and Relentless which was voted best Metal/Hardcore Album

Places to buy Asking Alexandria merchandise

Asking Alexandria website

http://askingalexandria.com/

This is Asking Alexandria's official website to look at photos, tour dates and locations, shopping merchandise, recent news, twitter updates, press, and discography for anyone who wants to check it out.

Through Sin & Self Destruction (2012 Mini Movie)

This is Asking Alexandria's mini movie they did, Through Sin & Self Destruction, which is basically 3 music video's put together, but what's interesting about it is, it tells a story. It starts out with "welcome" which is the music at the beginning which is Track 1 off of there second album "Reckless and Relentless", then it goes into Track 10: Reckless and relentless, then Track 5: To The Stage, and finally Track 2: Dear Insanity

The Death Of Me Track 3 and 13 off the Deluxe Album

Rock version of The Death Of Me is the top one, the original version is the bottom

Fuck The World song

This song wasn't on any particular album but it is a good song

Someone Somewhere (Ben Bruce Acoustic) Bonus Track From Death To Destiny

I love this song, I love Ben Bruce and the fact he's singing this song, and I love how unique it is to Asking Alexandria's usual sound

Until The End (Feat. Howard Jones) Track 12 From Death To Destiny

The Road Track 11 From Death To Destiny

Moving On Track 10 From Death To Destiny

When me and my girlfriend broke up I listened to this song and just cried like a motherfucker, but it really helped me.

White Line Fever Track 9 From Death To Destiny

Creature Track 8 From Death To Destiny

Believe Track 7 From Death To Destiny

Poison Track 6 From Death To Destiny

Break Down The Walls Track 5 From Death To Destiny

Run Free Track 4 From Death To Destiny

Killing You Track 2 From Death To Destiny

I love the actual music video but I will say it reminds me of a mini episode of the Saw movies with the blood and torture, and some strip club. It is intense but, I love it.

Don't Pray For Me Track 1 From Death To Destiny

Music starts at 1:30

Favorite Album of Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria's From death to Destiny album is there newest album and personally I think its there best album yet

Asking Alexandria released this album on august 6th, 2013. Its not like other bands where the band will put something random together and ship it out to make money. Asking is about spreading messages, spreading an understanding, and expressing a passion for what they believe in.

Track 1, Don't pray for me. "your fucking crazy if you think that i'll ever change, I am mine, I am me, i'll never change my ways...I don't want you to cry, I don't even want you to care, don't you dare, pray for me". For me, I am looked at differently because I am different, because people judge me especially christian folks who look at me strangley when I'm in church with neon colored clothes, neon in my hair, with fluffy boots, and a lot of eyeliner. They assume I have "problems" and thats why I look the way I look, so they act sad for me when they don't no me and they pray that god will show me the "right" way, or some other bullshit. This song fits perfectly because I don't care what they think and I don't want them to pray for me, I feel sorry for them that they feel they have to be so organized and structured and I live my life with freedom and no limits, and I'm not afraid to be myself.
Track 2, Killing you. "Do you remember the beginning? Heartbeats one and the same? Living smitten in Texas burning bright as a flame, So young and in love, no care what anyone said, 'Til my soul grew cold and my heart turned dead, What went so wrong with me? Why did I break this?, Why was I so blind and fucking dumb to see that we were perfect, 'Til I turned around and gave in to debauchery, This is your chance to escape this, my goodbye with a last kiss, 'Cause I know deep down you know that". For this song it reminded me of when my boyfriend and I broke up, and how we just fell apart. During that time of grief, this song was great for moving on from him realizing the signs better of when a guy is cheating on you and you completely shut them out of your life even though you wish in the moment it didn't have to end.
Track 3, The death of me. "I won't let you be the death of me no I refuse to let you bring me down, I won't let you make me out to be the one who's in the wrong, and iIve lost my mind before but I'm back, and better than ever". This song is my favorite because of the sound, the intensity, the passion, and the hope it gives me that even when someone tries to fuck with me and it starts to get to me, I should never let them make me out to be the bad person and I won't allow them to push me down, because I'm better than that.
Track 4, Run free. "This world's yours for the taking, Run free! Run free and wild, lose your mind, Escape your inhibitions, Taste the wind, Let your hair down, Throw your hands up, Go, go, go, Let go, Forget the consequences, Go, go, go, Let go, running free". This song is exactly what I try to live, which is completely limitless and absolutely free.
Track 5, Break down the walls. "So if you're hopeless, We can pick up the pieces, And if you're broken, I can carry the pain, Are you with me?, Watching the flames rise higher, Sing this with me, I break down the walls, I want it all, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground, I scream and shout, 'Til the lights go out, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground, We won't take this, You can't break us, We won't stop until the world is in our hands, I break down the walls, I want it all!, I won't stop until I burn this to the ground". This song is encouraging, and it's a great way to build up confidence when someone tries to make you seem bad or wrong when you know your not. This definatley reminds me of the staff when I was in treatment and how they tried to make it seem like I had this big problem with myself which is why I should pay thousands of dollars for there services, and it was like wow your supossed to help people so they can move on with there lives but instead you wanna try to make me seem like I need help so you can get a shit ton of money? I don't have a huge problem, I just made a bad decision, got a little too high because I felt trapped during a hard time and now I'm over it, and I'm okay again.
Track 6, Poison. "These words they fall off my tongue like a poison. I hope they kill you all, I hope I never see your faces again. I see your faces again. Yeah, I wanna watch the whole world, I wanna watch the whole world burn down, burn down. I wanna watch the world burn, I wanna watch the whole world burn down, burn down. I won't pretend I'm not disgusted with everything you are. I won't deny that I'm revolted by everything you say you stand for. Where do I go? What do I say? Where do I draw the line? Can I move on? Can I let go before I lose my mind? Am I alone after everything we've suffered through? Feels though what once was us has dwindled down to me and you". This song? Me singing to my family, that's pretty self explanitory.
Track 7, Believe. "You've got to believe (believe), We've tried it all, tried everything but giving in, I refuse to throw all that we have away, I still recall, I still remember better days, The endless search goes on in life if I regained, We can make a difference here, Just close your eyes and take this hand, my dear, Just hold your breath and let me dry your tears, All you've got to do is believe". This track is encouraging for when I have a friend who's struggling or going through some bad shit, I always try to help them out and let them know things will get better, you just gotta believe.
Track 8, Creature. "Deep in the shadows I'm fighting a battle, The creature wants me screaming, screaming, I think I'm losing, tired of choosing, I'm slipping down
I can't stop screaming, screaming, I'm living a lie, there's a creature hiding inside of me, Black as the night with a cold dead heart and a lust for sin, So I shut it out, I bottle up, I hide it from the world, If I let it out I don't know what I'll do, There's a creature inside of you too". This just reminds of me of me when I'm drunk or on drugs, depending what I'm on. When I'm drunk I get this alter ego of extreme happiness, if I'm high by all ways except smoking then I'm just a completely different person like there's a creature inside me and I have to control it otherwise I'll end up in a bad situation by morning. It's like when something in your head is telling you to do something and your kinda sober, but kinda not at the same time, and your trying not to listen but at the same time you want to, but you know you shouldn't.
Track 9, White line fever. "As I breathe my disease brings me to my knees, All you need is a taste it'll set you free, Your infection's my discretion honey, one and the same, Counting second til I'm medicated, fucked in the brain, I don't want this baby, I just need it to carry on, I got the white line fever and an appetite for sin, If there's a black hole headed for hell then baby count me in, I sold my soul so long ago, a bullet in the chamber with nowhere to go, If there's a black hole headed for hell then baby count me in , I sold my soul". I love this song, it's just raunchy and aggressive and I absolutely love it. I think Danny's choice of lyrics fits very nicely together, and add the beat and flow of the song and it's just a really good song. It doesn't remind me of anything or anyone, but I really enjoy the song. It's for sure in my top 5 of favorite songs by AA.
Track 10, Moving on. "A boy of anguish now, he's a man of soul, Traded in his misery for the lonely life of the road. The years were cruel to him no, He won't let them go. Lays awake tryna' find the man inside to pack his bags and escape this world. I've never been so torn up in all of my life, I should have seen this coming. I've never felt so hopeless, Than I do tonight.
I don't wanna do this anymore, I'm moving on". This song hits me hard, I have such a deep connection with this song for many reasons. It reminds me of past situations I've moved on from like break-ups, bad relationships, bad habits, family issues, etc... I love the 80's rock vibe this song gives, cause I love 80's rock too, but this song helps me during any hard time.
Track 11, The road. "Save me, can anyone save me? I don't know who I am anymore, This was supposed to be the dream, You don't see the pain in my eyes? You don't hear the pain in my words? I'm just stuck here cold and alone with no one beside me, And I wanna go home, I wanna go home I wanna sleep in my own bed, I want a normal life again, Is this the end? Is this the end? No matter how hard I try, all I know is the road, All I know is the road". This song, because of my family issues I've never exactly missed my home, if it was a song about being on the road going away from my home then yeah I'd completely relate and agree, but for this song I really can't relate in the wanting to be home way. I do really like the song though, I love the vibe and tone of the lyrics, I love the way Danny sings it, and I can relate to it but in a different way. How I relate to the song is I think of when I lost tack of who I was and I was letting drugs take over my life and I kept hurting people I really loved and cared about, and finally I just had to look in the mirror at what I had became and I knew that I needed to get back on the right road to who I really was as a person, which is a good person, from this horrible bitch I had become at the time being. I knew I had to control how often I was using and just be responsible about it, I didn't need to quit, I just needed to tone it down so I didn't loose track of who I was. So this song really helps me and has helped me for that sort of stuff.
Track 12, Until the end (Feat. Howard Jones). "[Danny:] This isn't me any more, I need something to believe in, This isn't me anymore, I need something to believe. [Howard:] If you think you've seen the last of me, The flat line has come and gone but won't take me away. [Danny:] I'm tortured by this dream I've manufactured, War torn from the inside out, but it makes me stronger. [Howard:] I'm not the person you see, When you look into these eyes, I've got a reason to believe in something more, I know there's something more". This song is another song that I relate to about not being myself on drugs and needing to tone it down.

Asking Alexandria is amazing to me, there music has inspired me, helped me, been there for me, saved my life, and always made me want to hear more of what they can come up with.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Why Asking Alexandria is important

Why is Asking Alexandria important and not just another band?

Asking Alexandria's music has always been there for me through whatever hard time i've had to face. whether i'm sad, pissed off, fed up, determined, happy, ready to party, or to build my spirits. When nobody understands what I'm going through, their music does. A lot of people don't understand screamo or rock n roll. They think it's just head banger music that will poison the brains of the young & innocent . Trust me, I know, my family is VERY catholic. Everything has to be structured, organized, in order, on a strict schedule, grades come before friends, and everything must be obeyd. Then you have me, I'm absolutely crazy. In a good way most times, but also in a bad way if you fuck with me. I hate schedules, I don't like my days to be planned out, I don't like order, my friends are and always will be my first priority, and I am very not catholic. I believe that everyday should be a suprise and a new adventure, that you should do whatever you want and not be judged for it because it may or may not be a sin. I believe in acceptance of other people, giving multiple chances not just 2, and being there for other people even if they've been mean to you in the past (but if they did something really really bad then no, fuck them). Everyone goes through tough shit, some worst than others, and it's important to be there for people because maybe they really don't have anyone they feel they can talk to or be there for them. They don't have any healthy coping outlets, they're lost, maybe confused, which can lead to suicide. Feeling like they're trapped in a situation, with no way out and no help. Even mean people have feelings. Someone could be mean because maybe they're getting beat at home and have never been taught anything else. Or maybe they're completley spoiled and don't no what it means to struggle so they assume nobody else does because they don't understand. Or maybe something bad happened in there life where a part of them feels missing and they don't no what to do about it, like if someone died, or broke your heart for an example. Everyones past shapes who they are today, who they're going to be tommorrow, and years after that. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, and cared for, and loved by at least someone. It doesn't matter if some people have 12 piercings on there face, or if they're head-to-toe covered in tattoo's, if they do drug, if they cut themselves, if they have different colored hair, etc...rock n roll is about rebelling, it's about doing whatever you feel like doing because it makes you happy and not because your scared to take that risk for the sake of fitting in with society. Piercings are unique to a person, tattoo's are personal, colored hair is a choice of self expression, cutting is a way of coping or self punishing, and drugs are a way to numb pain or have fun. Just because someone has rainbow hair doesn't mean they can't handle themselves. Just because someone uses drugs doesn't mean they're worthless or incapable. Just because someone cuts themselves doesn't mean they're psychotic, and just because someone has piercings or tattoo's doesn't mean they shouldn't be treated differently, they should be treated like any other person, and given the EXACT same chances in life without judgement or hesitation. Fuck professionalism, being mature, being an adult, being professional is about how you act and carry yourself not how you look. Asking Alexandria completley represents all of that with there music. Thats what they represent, it's what they stand for and fight for people to know and understand, and personally I embody that belief to the fullest extent and it's one of the many many reasons why I love AA, and have ever since there band started back in 2007. And it's why they are followed and loved by so many adoring fans.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Favorite Song

Favorite song: Asking Alexandria - The Death Of Me

"The Death Of Me"

Am I insane?
I ask myself over and over and over again
Trapped in my brain
Pull it out from the cracks in my skull
Am I alone?
Surrounded by shadows
I think I might just be suffocating

The devil came to take me to hell
But I'm already there.

Am I insane?
Am I insane?
Am I insane?

The devil came to take me to hell
But I'm already there.[Chorus]
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.

Am I insane?
I've rolled myself over
And screamed till I spit up blood
Trapped in my brain
The itching is incomprehensible and it won't stop

Am I alone?
The voices who lie but they just won't fucking go away

The devil came to take me to hell
But I'm already there.

Am I insane?
Am I insane?
Am I insane?

Am I alone surrounded by death?
I think this might just be the end

Am I insane?
Am I insane?
Am I insane?

The devil came to take me to hell
But I'm already there.

You can't take this away from me
You can't relieve these demons
You can't make this OK for me
You're the one who caused these feelings

I apologize for what I'm about to do
I try to sympathize
But at the end of the day
You brought this on yourself[Chorus]
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
Now I'm back
And I'm better than ever

The tears
Have left a blur
That I can't explain
The pain
Has left a hole
In which my heart should've been

I'm blind with rage
And I can't shake this feeling
Irrational
Impetuous
Intemperate

I'm blind with rage
And I can't shake this feeling
Irrational
Impetuous
Intemperate

I won't let you be the death of me
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 lost my mind before
But I'm back and I'm better than ever

Analysis: This is my favorite song because I feel it's one of the bands most inspirational songs. The lead singer, Danny Worsnop, had a drug problem and bounced around from alcohol, to cocaine, to heroin, to pills. In the music video the girls represent the tempting drugs; The brunette represents heroin, the red head represents alcohol, the white corset girl represents cocaine, and the last one represents pills. The little boy represents Danny at a younger age being tempted by so many drugs, and then finally giving in to them. "I wont let you be the death of me, no I refuse to let you bring me down, I wont let you make me out to be the one who's in the wrong cause I've lost my mind before and now I'm back and better than ever" is kind of Danny's way of saying he wont let the drugs control his life, and even though he's slipped up and got addicted to drugs, he wont let it ruin his life or allow himself to become dependable on them again. For other band members its more of a message for the haters of the band to let them no that no matter what they say its not gonna break them down. And how I interpret the song and how it's applied to my life is I've gone through a lot of shit with my family, drug addiction, backstabbing friends, people in general giving me shit for no reason, etc... But how I see it and why I love it, is because it's encouraging to me the same way it is to Danny, about the drugs, but it's also saying to everyone in my family who's ever put me down, to anyone who's ever bullied me, to all my ex's that have made me feel like shit, and to all the people that wanna talk shit or start shit or stir drama, this song is saying you wont break me down, and I may have slipped but I'm still standing so FUCK YOU ALL. No matter how bad things get I always remember that It's not a bad life, Its just a bad day...And like everyday, even if it seems to drag on for a while, it eventually passes just like every hard time.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Asking Alexandria Status

Asking Alexandria's recent album "From Death To Destiny" has reached #5 on the top 100 billboards chart