Artist: Alesana Album: Confessions Genre: Post Hardcore Label: Revival Recordings I have been listening to Alesana since high school. I’ve had their songs in my music library for nearly as long as they’ve been a band. While my music taste has changed over the years, Alesana still hold a special place in my heart. As […]
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REVIEW: Alesana – ‘Confessions’
April 29th, 2015 
Kriston McConnell 
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Alesana Let Loose Second Single Off Forthcoming Album
April 1st, 2015 Kriston McConnell I have to be honest: Alesana‘s upcoming album is one of my most anticipated releases of the last few years. Fans have known since the band dropped A Place Where The Sun Is Silent in 2011 that the final chapter would inevitably be released. Later this month we will finally get that closer. Last week […]
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March 27th, 2015 Kriston McConnell Alesana will be releasing the final installment of their Annabelle trilogy, titled Confessions, next month via Revival Recordings. Fans who have pre-ordered Confessions recently received a digital download of the single “Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen.” The band has finally unleashed the single for the rest of us to check out. They teamed up […]
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Alesana Announce Final Album Of Annabel Trilogy
February 24th, 2015 Kriston McConnell Alesana fans, rejoice! The group has finally announced details for the conclusion of their Annabel trilogy. Earlier today the band confirmed they will release Confessions on April 21, via Revival Recordings. This is the last installment of their story, and is the band’s fifth studio album overall. It will feature eleven brand new tracks, each […]
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My Favorite Albums Of 2014 Surprised Me
January 2nd, 2015 Kriston McConnell Going into 2014, there was a handful of albums I was looking forward to. The bands are well-established and I figured their releases would end up being my favorite of the year. After the headache of sifting through 12 months worth of new releases I came to realize that was not the case. The albums […]
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Alesana Announce Fall Headlining Tour
July 25th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Alesana are certainly keeping themselves busy this year. They released a music video for the single they dropped in 2013, they released an EP to celebrate their ten-year anniversary and they also headlined an anniversary tour. Now the band has announced yet another headlining tour, which has been dubbed ‘Chaos Is A Ladder Tour.’ There […]
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May 15th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Back in December Alesana released a song that will be featured on a yet-to-be-titled third and final installment of their “Annabel” trilogy. It’s been a few months since that single hit the airwaves, and now the band has premiered a music video for the song. You can watch it by checking below the break. The […]
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Alesana Stream ‘The Decade’ EP In Full
March 31st, 2014 Kriston McConnell Alesana have hit a milestone in their career. They’ve been together for ten years, and it doesn’t look like they are stopping any time soon. Tomorrow they will be releasing The Decade EP, which is something they put together for fans to hold them over until their next full-length comes out. While this EP is […]
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March 26th, 2014 Kriston McConnell There is one band that I have always been a fan of, and that’s Alesana. Every time I think they can’t top their previous releases they prove me wrong. It seems that they are on the path to doing so once again with the release of their upcoming The Decade EP. They unleashed the first […]
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UTG @ SXSW 2014: Survival Tips From Your Favorite Artists
March 6th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler Closing out our 2014 preview series for SXSW is the UTG annual survival guide. This year, instead of our staff members rambling for 1,000 or more words on why it’s important to check out bands you’ve never heard of, why you should go easy on the booze until after sunset, or what to do when […]
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March 3rd, 2014 James Shotwell Alesana have released a lyric video for their new latest single, “Nevermore.” Taken from the forthcoming Decade EP, “Nevermore” is a fitting continuation of Alesana’s boundary pushing post-hardcore sound. It’s a beautifully produced piece of over-the-top rock that pulls together the best part of the band’s catalog with a slightly stronger focus on clean vocals. […]
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Alesana Announce ‘The Decade Tour’
January 15th, 2014 Kriston McConnell 2014 is the ten year anniversary of the official inception of the Raleigh based post hardcore outfit known as Alesana. To celebrate, they will be embarking on a month long tour titled The Decade Tour, which will be kicking off in March. They will be taking along with them bands like Get Scared, Hearts & […]
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