Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria performing in November 2016
Background information
Origin	York, North Yorkshire, England
Genres	Metalcore heavy metal post-hardcore electronicore (early)
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Sumerian
Website	askingalexandriaofficial.com
Members	Ben Bruce Danny Worsnop James Cassells Cameron Liddell Sam Bettley
Past members	Ryan Binns Joe Lancaster Denis Stoff

Asking Alexandria are an English Metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire consisting of lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells and bassist Sam Bettley.

Initially formed in 2006 by Ben Bruce, the band officially established as a six-piece in 2008 with the founding lineup consisting of Bruce, Worsnop, Cassells, Liddell, Joe Lancaster and Ryan Binns. After the departure of Lancaster and Binns, as well as the recruitment of bassist Sam Bettley in 2009, the band released their debut album Stand Up and Scream (2009). The band released two studio albums Reckless & Relentless (2011) and From Death to Destiny (2013), before the departure of Worsnop in January 2015. He was replaced by Denis Stoff and the band released The Black (2016). Stoff departed from the band in October that year and Worsnop subsequently returned to the band.

Ben Bruce, the band's current lead guitarist and backing vocalist, originally formed the band in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2006. The band's original line up consisted of completely different members compared to that of the band's lineup from 2008 and released their debut EP, Tomorrow. Hope. Goodbye. in 2006, then followed up with them debut album titled The Irony of Your Perfectionin 2007. After realizing he wouldn't be able to achieve international success in Dubai, he moved back to England, Nottingham in 2008 and reassembled the band with new members from the local area, including lead singer Danny Worsnop, of which he had moved into his flat apartment in York.