Dennis lee alesana biography for kids

American rock band

Alesana (AL-iss-AN-ə) is an American post-hardcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The group was founded by Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee, Patrick Thompson, Steven Tomany and Daniel Magnuson during the fall of , and is currently signed to Revival Recordings and Artery Recordings. In total, Alesana has released five full-length studio albums and three EPs.

The band initially received underground attention shortly after the release of the debut On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, featuring a musical style influenced by pop, punk, metal and classic rock.

History

Formation and Try This with Your Eyes Closed (–)

Shawn Milke and Patrick Thomson were both living in Baltimore, Maryland in the early s where they both played in different bands. Milke was a member of the punk rock band The Legitimate Excuse, which formed in After a year into looking for members around the Baltimore area and writing/recording early demos under the de facto/prototype Alesana name, the pair decided it would be best to move to Raleigh, North Carolina and continue their search . Dennis Lee was invited to join as the band's vocalist after Milke had met him in a restaurant was working at. Milke recalled, "he looked like a band guy". They were eventually joined by Steven Tomany and Daniel Magnuson. With these new members in place, Alesana officially formed in October The band had its first practice in an upscale car wash. The name of the band is 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 , and their three demo songs titled "Apology", "Beautiful in Blue" and "Goodbye, Goodnight for Good" were featured on the compilation All The Tragedy Money Can Buy. In May

With the help of founding members Dennis Lee and Shawn Milke, Alesana is taking root in the blooming screamo/emo/black hair/pasty-skin rock scene.

The other members of the band are: guitarist and vocalist Adam Ferguson; guitarist Patrick Thompson; bassist Jacob Campbell, and drummer Jeremy Bryan.

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Alesana band members, left, Shawn Mike and Dennis Lee on vocals.

Here's my interview with screamer Dennis and singer Shawn (who also plays guitar and piano):

How are you trying to be different from the rest of the screamo scene?
Shawn: Like we don't ever try to conform to like a specific style of writing. We just really write what we like and hope the kids like it.
Dennis: Our live show separates us a lot, too. We just go completely all out every night, as hard as we can, and kids remember that.

Did you ever do anything on stage that you were totally embarrassed about?
Shawn: When we played in Kentucky, before the set even started, I fell over the monitors and almost into the crowd. So, yeah, it was pretty embarrassing. But I wasn't hurt

What kind of person, do you think, likes your music?
Dennis: An awesome one! (Laughs) We have a really wide fan base, it's like diverse. Like random people: Army guys, young kids, really old fans though too.

Do you pay attention to politics, and what do you think about current state of the United States?

Dennis: Oh yeah. I think a lot of things can be fixed, but it takes people getting involved to really make a change. I think we're well on our way. We're a lot more politically aware now, and we're starting to get up and do something about it, instead of just talking.
Shawn: It's definitely time to do something, instead of just whining about it all the time, for sure.

The question I ask to my biggest stars: What color is your toothbrush?
Shawn: Mine has shades of white, blue and purple.
Dennis:

Alesana ( AL-iss-AN-ə) is an American post-hardcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The group was founded by Steven Tomany, Daniel Magnuson, Shawn Milke, Dennis Lee and Patrick Thompson during the fall of , and is currently signed to Revival Recordings and Artery Recordings. Alesana has collectively released three EPs and five full-length studio albums.

The band started to pick up an audience shortly after the release of the debut, On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, featuring a musical style shifting between light and heavy sounds along with a wide influence ranging from pop, punk, metal and even classic rock bands. The release of their third album, The Emptiness () saw Alesana's fanbase grow expansively. The band's name comes from Aliceanna Street in Baltimore, the street on which vocalist/rhythm guitarist Shawn Milke and lead guitarist Patrick Thompson grew up.

History

Formation and Try This with Your Eyes Closed (–)

Shawn Milke and Patrick Thomson were both living in Baltimore, Maryland in the early s where they both played in a few previous bands around that time. One notable band that Milke was in was the punk rock band The Legitimate Excuse, which formed in in Pennsylvania (and later moved to Baltimore by ). About a year into looking for members around the Baltimore area and writing/recording early demos under the de facto/prototype Alesana name, the pair decided it would be best to move to Raleigh, North Carolina and continue their search there due to their fondne

Alesana (pronounced Alice-anna) is a screamocore band from Raleigh, North Carolina . They have released one EP, appeared on 7 compilations, and have released 3 full length albums. Formation and (–)

Although the band's members first began playing together in Baltimore, Maryland, the band officially formed in October in Raleigh, North Carolina by Shawn Milke, Patrick Thompson, Dennis Lee, Steven Tomany and Daniel Magnuson. The name of the band is derived from Alice-anna St., which Shawn Milke and Patrick Thompson lived on when playing in Baltimore, MD. Alice-anna St. is located in Fells Point, a neighborhood in Baltimore. Alesana was the first band to join Tragic Hero Records in , 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't 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.
On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (–)

In they added a new drummer Jeremy Bryan to replace Will Anderson and added guitarist/vocalist Adam Ferguson to their lineup. They followed with a full-length album, entitled On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, in the summer of Many of the songs on the album take inspiration from Greek mythology, for example: "Ambrosia" is based on the story of king Midas and the Golden Touch along with his sufferings on living his life with his curse, and "The Third Temptation of Paris" is based upon the Trojan War,. In late , they signed on to Fearless Records, which re-released their LP in March to mixed reviews and released a music video for "Ambrosia". In the same year, the song "Apology" in an acoustic version was featured on Punk Goes Acoustic 2. Later in the middle of the year, Steven