LostAlone
| LostAlone | |
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| Origin | Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, symphonic rock |
| Years active | 2005–2014 |
| Labels | Warner Brothers Records Graphite Records The End Records (US) |
| Website | www |
| Past members | Tom Kitchen Steven Battelle Alan Williamson Mark Gibson |
LostAlone were a British rock band from Derby, Derbyshire formed in 2005. The band consisted of Steven Battelle (lead vocals, guitar), Alan Williamson (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Mark Gibson (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
Since their inception, the band has toured the UK and mainland Europe supporting notable artists such as My Chemical Romance, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Enter Shikari and Paramore. They have also made appearances at festivals such as Taste of Chaos, Give it a Name, Download, Reading, T in the Park, Oxegen and Rock am Ring. They received their first major award nomination when they were nominated for "Best British Newcomer" at the Kerrang! Awards in 2007.
LostAlone have released three studio albums: Say No to the World (2007), I'm a UFO in This City (2012) and Shapes of Screams released on 7 April 2014.
Singer guitarist Steven Battelle and drummer Mark Gibson formed LostAlone with bassist Tom Kitchen in 2005 after disbanding their previous band Intentions of an Asteroid. Battelle and Gibson then created their own label, Scorpia, to represent their new band and to handle the production and distribution of their subsequent releases. The band's debut album, Say No to the World, was released on 11 March 2007. It received positive reviews from critics. and spawned three singles, "Blood is Sharp", "Unleash the Sands of All Time", and "Elysium".
LostAlone signed to U.S. label Sire Records in December 2009, after spending the majority of the year writing the follow-up to Say No To The World. During May 2010, the band recorded in Los Angeles with acclaimed producers Jacknife Lee and Greg Wells, executive producer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, and engineers Alan Moulder, and Mark Needham. The band released "Paradox on Earth" as a free download ahead of the album on 13 February 2011. Due to changes in personnel, LostAlone were released from their contract and given the commercial and creative rights to their album, I'm a UFO in This City which was later released on 5 March 2012 on Graphite Records to universal acclaim:
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