Alex Story (singer) | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Decatur, Alabama |
November 27, 1974
Genres | Punk rock, horror punk, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Lead vocalist, songwriter, guitarist |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1999-present |
Associated acts | Cancerslug, Gorgeous Frankenstein, Doyle |
Website | http://www.officialcancerslug.com/ |
Alex Story (aka Alex "Wolfman" Story) (born on November 27, 1974 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead vocalist of horror punk/metal bands Cancerslug (1999- ) and Doyle (2013- ).
Alex Story also performs as a solo artist and is involved in a side project named "Born In Angel Blood".
Alex Story is the founding member of horror punk/heavy metal group Cancerslug in 1999. He has recorded a dozen albums with this band that encountered various lineup changes before being a trio with current members Mike Horgan on drums and Cassie Baher on bass.
Among the bands that influenced his songwriting, Story mentions the Misfits, The Cramps, Dwarves, The Germs, Fear.
Alex Story has also played guitar in other bands such as Bela's Electric Freakshow and Used Skin. While remaining with Cancerclug, he has been working with side bands Clitrot where he plays guitar and does back-up vocals. Around 2008, he joined Gorgeous Frankenstein featuring Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, ex-Misfits lead guitarist.
In 2011, he formed the group The Ultra Creeps with Cassie Baher and Helen Faulkner. The band recorded a demo available through Reverbnation.
Since 2013, Alex Story also fronts the horror metal band Doyle with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. Doyle and story co-wrote together the album Abominator, released in 2013.,,
In 2014-2015, Alex Story also released solo albums under his own name and some under his side project named "Born In Angel Blood".
Alex Story (aka "The Wolfman") wears large sideburns, and when he performs live, he often disguises hismself as a werewolf inspired by the 1940s movie The Wolf Man He is commonly referred to as Alex "Wolfman" Story.