Allele (band)
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Allele is an American
alternative metal
band from Jacksonville, Florida
, formed in 2002. Their line-up consists of five members: Wally Wood (vocals), Kelly Hayes
(lead guitar), Lane Maverick (rhythm guitar), Tim Tobin (bass), Nathan Grimes (drums). The band is currently signed to Goomba Music. To date, Allele has released two studio albums, Point of Origin in 2005 and Next to Parallel in 2011.
guitarist Lane Maverick (who had also played in earlier projects with members of Shinedown
) and later joined by Tim Tobin (bass), Giancarlo Autenzio (drums) and Kelly Hayes
, formerly of Cold
. After refining their sound and gaining live experience, they were signed by Corporate Punishment Records
, an independent record label
which had previously been associated with Cold. The band started to work on their debut LP titled Point of Origin, with producer Ben Schigel
, who has previously worked with such artists as Chimaira
and Bleed the Sky
.
Allele describes their sound as "hard rock with a new feel" and Point of Origin has been received with a good amount of positive reviews. The band completed a tour with label mates Switched and A New Revolution (featuring ex-Unloco
frontman Joey Duenas).
Allele has been voted #5 Best Newcomer of 2005 in the Gauntlet's Year End Poll alongside Through the Eyes of the Dead
, Gizamachi, The Jacknife and the Red Death.
On June 29, 2006, it was revealed via Allele's MySpace
blog that vocalist Wally Wood had left the group. The explanation given from the remaining members was the following: "Unfortunately when you put 5 people in a van for months at a time, every once in a while, one of them doesn't get back in". A fill in singer was immediately announced as the new vocalist and that the band would continue to tour. Allele would spend the rest of the fall touring with 10 Years and Evans Blue
.
Allele's track Stitches was featured in trailers and promos for TNT
's Stephen King
anthology series, "Nightmares and Dreamscapes". That song also appears on the 2006 game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
.
On 14 August 2007, it was announced by a close friend of the band that Allele had broken up. This has since been confirmed by the moderator of their website. Little else is known about the current state of its members, although rumors have surfaced about a possible second project featuring at least three of the four remaining members.
Frontman Wally Wood of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rockers Allele has issued the following update:
“I am back. Sorry I have been away a while and glad to hear you all have been still rockin out to the last album Point Of Origin.So here we are in 2008 and you may wonder what is next? I have read a couple of hundred pages of inquiries in our inbox regarding the next step for Allele. Well, first step is, the first show we will play is August 30 at Freebird remix Live in Jacksonville, Florida. After that, we will start recording the next album. We have a lot of work ahead because we want this next album to blow you away. Be patient (like you have been!) but I am telling you it is coming. Hopefully by the end of this year. But, if you want to see the band live, I suggest coming to Jacksonville because there will not be any other shows anytime soon after August as we prepare to hit the studio. Whatever promises you have heard in the past, know that this is for real.’’
On August 30, 2008 the band played a show in Jacksonville, Florida
where they performed songs from their debut album Point of Origin. Songs performed included; Immune; Stitches; A Different Someone; Unknown; Closer To Habit; Tightrope and Misunderstood. On the bands myspace page Kelly Hayes
stated that they are planning to write and record the new album, stating a mid 2011 release date.
Also, the band made recent headway into the alien topic, stating that aliens are real. Wally Wood stated at one of there earlier conferences.
Recently the band stated on their MySpace that they are confirmed for November 1 to start recording the band's next album at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Bch, Fl. The band also shot new DVD at Freebirds on December 10, 2010.
In May 2011, they tracked the music at A1A studios in Jacksonville, Fl. Wally Wood then flew to Laguna, Ca to then track the vocals with engineer Pete Charell (bassist for Trapt
) at Dexter Dog Studios and since are having their sophomore album Next to Parallel, mixed and mastered at MyPlatinumSound by Paul Lapinski (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Alicia Keys
, Evergreen Terrace
, Inspection 12
, Yellowcard
, Indorphine
).
Allele plan to release their new studio album "Next to Parallel" on September 27, 2011. The band also stream the new track What I Get in June, 2011. It was a free download for a limited period of time. Also the band start touring in August 2011. Lane Maverick has rejoined Allele after playing a few shows with the band Mindslip.
The first single of new album "Let it Go" will be released on August 15, 2011. Next To Parallel will be available in Europe on October 31st. Allele have announced plans for a tour with The Chaos Agent.
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alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band from Jacksonville, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, formed in 2002. Their line-up consists of five members: Wally Wood (vocals), Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes (musician)
Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock band from Florida called Cold. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.After departing Cold, Hayes...
(lead guitar), Lane Maverick (rhythm guitar), Tim Tobin (bass), Nathan Grimes (drums). The band is currently signed to Goomba Music. To date, Allele has released two studio albums, Point of Origin in 2005 and Next to Parallel in 2011.
History
Allele was formed in 2002 by Wally Wood and ex-OtepOtep
Otep is an American heavy metal band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep Shamaya.-History:Otep originally was a four-piece nu metal band that began in Los Angeles, California in early 2000...
guitarist Lane Maverick (who had also played in earlier projects with members of Shinedown
Shinedown
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original...
) and later joined by Tim Tobin (bass), Giancarlo Autenzio (drums) and Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes (musician)
Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock band from Florida called Cold. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.After departing Cold, Hayes...
, formerly of Cold
Cold (band)
Cold is an American post-grunge band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums Cold has sold over 1.2 million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, Ward announced on MySpace that, after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In...
. After refining their sound and gaining live experience, they were signed by Corporate Punishment Records
Corporate Punishment Records
Corporate Punishment Records is a Los Angeles, USA, based independent record label. The company was formed in 2004 by Thom Hazaert and Eric Nielsen, also co-founders of Loudside.com and Total Assault Street Teams...
, an independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
which had previously been associated with Cold. The band started to work on their debut LP titled Point of Origin, with producer Ben Schigel
Ben Schigel
Ben Schigel is an American musician, record producer and vocalist from nu metal band, Switched.He has produced for such bands as STEMM, Drowning Pool, Walls of Jericho, Chimaira, Breaking Point, Allele & many more at his home studio . He also has a up....
, who has previously worked with such artists as Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
and Bleed the Sky
Bleed the Sky (band)
Bleed the Sky is an American groove metal band formed in Orange County, California in 2003. The band is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.-Formation and Paradigm in Entropy :...
.
Allele describes their sound as "hard rock with a new feel" and Point of Origin has been received with a good amount of positive reviews. The band completed a tour with label mates Switched and A New Revolution (featuring ex-Unloco
Unloco
Unloco was an alternative metal/hard rock band formed in Austin, Texas.-History:Unloco was formed in 2000 by frontman Joey Duenas...
frontman Joey Duenas).
Allele has been voted #5 Best Newcomer of 2005 in the Gauntlet's Year End Poll alongside Through the Eyes of the Dead
Through the Eyes of the Dead
Through the Eyes of the Dead is an American deathcore band from Florence, South Carolina, formed in 2003. They have released three full-length albums, one EP, and one split album with The Knife Trade.-History:...
, Gizamachi, The Jacknife and the Red Death.
On June 29, 2006, it was revealed via Allele's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
blog that vocalist Wally Wood had left the group. The explanation given from the remaining members was the following: "Unfortunately when you put 5 people in a van for months at a time, every once in a while, one of them doesn't get back in". A fill in singer was immediately announced as the new vocalist and that the band would continue to tour. Allele would spend the rest of the fall touring with 10 Years and Evans Blue
Evans Blue
Evans Blue is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005.- Origins :Evans Blue came together in early 2005. Five musicians, then in three separate bands, met through a local musician's message board...
.
Allele's track Stitches was featured in trailers and promos for TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
's Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
anthology series, "Nightmares and Dreamscapes". That song also appears on the 2006 game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 is a professional wrestling video game released by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. The game is based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment . It is the eighth installment in the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw series and is the...
.
On 14 August 2007, it was announced by a close friend of the band that Allele had broken up. This has since been confirmed by the moderator of their website. Little else is known about the current state of its members, although rumors have surfaced about a possible second project featuring at least three of the four remaining members.
Frontman Wally Wood of the Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rockers Allele has issued the following update:
“I am back. Sorry I have been away a while and glad to hear you all have been still rockin out to the last album Point Of Origin.So here we are in 2008 and you may wonder what is next? I have read a couple of hundred pages of inquiries in our inbox regarding the next step for Allele. Well, first step is, the first show we will play is August 30 at Freebird remix Live in Jacksonville, Florida. After that, we will start recording the next album. We have a lot of work ahead because we want this next album to blow you away. Be patient (like you have been!) but I am telling you it is coming. Hopefully by the end of this year. But, if you want to see the band live, I suggest coming to Jacksonville because there will not be any other shows anytime soon after August as we prepare to hit the studio. Whatever promises you have heard in the past, know that this is for real.’’
On August 30, 2008 the band played a show in Jacksonville, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
where they performed songs from their debut album Point of Origin. Songs performed included; Immune; Stitches; A Different Someone; Unknown; Closer To Habit; Tightrope and Misunderstood. On the bands myspace page Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes (musician)
Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock band from Florida called Cold. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.After departing Cold, Hayes...
stated that they are planning to write and record the new album, stating a mid 2011 release date.
Next to Parallel
Wally Wood stated on the band's MySpace page that they are writing material for a new album, which they have named Something Cured in early 2009. However the name of the album changed to Next to Parallel. Also the band have streamed two new demo tracks, “Something Cured” and “Chains Of Alice”, on their MySpace page. The tracks will be included on this album. On September 4, 2009, Allele streamed a preview of their upcoming new album.Also, the band made recent headway into the alien topic, stating that aliens are real. Wally Wood stated at one of there earlier conferences.
Recently the band stated on their MySpace that they are confirmed for November 1 to start recording the band's next album at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Bch, Fl. The band also shot new DVD at Freebirds on December 10, 2010.
In May 2011, they tracked the music at A1A studios in Jacksonville, Fl. Wally Wood then flew to Laguna, Ca to then track the vocals with engineer Pete Charell (bassist for Trapt
Trapt
Trapt is an American rock band that formed in Los Gatos, California in August 1997. The group is composed of lead singer Chris Taylor Brown, lead guitarist Robb Torres, bass guitarist Peter Charell, and drummer Aaron "Monty" Montgomery...
) at Dexter Dog Studios and since are having their sophomore album Next to Parallel, mixed and mastered at MyPlatinumSound by Paul Lapinski (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Evergreen Terrace
Evergreen Terrace
Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street on which The Simpsons claim residence...
, Inspection 12
Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburban Home Records and Takeover Records...
, Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
, Indorphine
Indorphine
- History :Like many influential grassroots bands before them, Indorphine began in the garage of lead singer Jimmy Grant as he, and high school friend and drummer Everett Sailor, annoyed their Kissimmee neighbors with their loud and abstract music...
).
Allele plan to release their new studio album "Next to Parallel" on September 27, 2011. The band also stream the new track What I Get in June, 2011. It was a free download for a limited period of time. Also the band start touring in August 2011. Lane Maverick has rejoined Allele after playing a few shows with the band Mindslip.
The first single of new album "Let it Go" will be released on August 15, 2011. Next To Parallel will be available in Europe on October 31st. Allele have announced plans for a tour with The Chaos Agent.
Current
- Wally Wood – Vocals (2002–2006, 2009–present)
- Kelly HayesKelly Hayes (musician)Kelly Hayes was the lead guitarist in the hard rock band from Florida called Cold. He joined the band before their mainstream debut "Cold", and after the old guitarist, Matt Loughran, left, while they were under the "Grundig" name. He left the band in spring of 2004.After departing Cold, Hayes...
– Lead Guitar (2002–2006, 2009–present) - Lane Maverick – Rhythm Guitar (2002–2007, 2011-present)
- Tim Tobin – Bass (2002–2007, 2009–present)
- Nathan Grimes – Drums (2011–present)
Former
- Mason Romaine – Rhythm Guitar (2009–2011)
- Giancarlo Autenzio – Drums (2002–2007, 2009–2011)
Albums
- Point of Origin (2005)
- Next to Parallel (2011)