Alesana

Alesana (pronounced Alice-Anna) is a emo band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the year 2004.

 History 
In June 2005, the band released the first EP, Try This with Your Eyes Closed, with Tragic Hero Records. On June 6, 2006, Alesana released the first album, On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax, this album was reissued on Fearless Records in 2008, next to the first EP. In 2007, the band released the video to the song Ambrosia.

On June 3, 2008, with Fearless, the band released the album Where Myth Fades to Legend. The third studio album, The Emptiness, was released January 26, 2010. The fourth album, A Place Where The Sun Is Silent will released October 19, 2011, with Epitaph Records.

 Members 
Current members
 Dennis Lee - screamed vocals (since 2004)
 Shawn Milke - lead vocals/screams, rhythm guitar, piano/keyboards (since 2004)
 Patrick Thompson - lead guitar, backing vocals (since 2004)
 Alex Torres - lead guitar (since 2010)
 Shane Crump – bass, screamed vocals (2007–2008; since 2008)
 Jeremy Bryan - drums, backing vocals (since 2005)

Former members
 Adam Ferguson – rhythm guitar, screamed vocals (2005-2008; 2010)
 Jake Campbell – lead guitar (2008–2010), bass (2008)
 Steven Tomany – bass (2004–2007)
 Will Anderson – drums (2005)
 Daniel Magnuson – drums (2004–2005)

 Discography 
 Albums/EPs
 Try This with Your Eyes Closed (EP, 2005)
 On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax (2006)
 Where Myth Fades to Legend (2008)
 The Emptiness (2010)
 A Place Where The Sun Is Silent (2011)

 Videography 
 Ambrosia (2007) - directed by Jeremy Jackson
 Seduction (2008) - directed by Scott Hansen
 The Thespian (2010) - directed by Stephen Penta

 Other websites 
 Official Website 

Category:American punk bands
Category:Emo bands
Category:Metalcore bands
Category:Musical groups from North Carolina
Category:Post-hardcore bands
Category:Musical groups established in 2004
Category:2004 establishments in North Carolina