Allegaeon
From:
Denver,
CO,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Allegaeon News
Below is our complete Allegaeon news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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More Bands Announced For NEM&HF 2013
The latest round of bands confirmed to storm the stage at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XV has today been announced. The fresh additions to the brutal three-day event include Alleageon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill and Dark Sermon, as well as Baltimore hardcore squad Trapped Under Ice and New Jersey’s renowned explosive tech metal practitioners The Dillinger Escape Plan.
A tour based around the fest has also been created by MassConcerts, something they’ve done for the past four years. Dubbed Mission Quest to Metal Fest, the trek was formed in order to help a few of the bands get to and from NEMHF this year. This year the tour unifies Expire, Alpha & Omega, Power Trip, Twitching Tongues, and Antagonist A.D. on a ten-date assault leading up to their individual performances at the festival.
Stated promoter Scott Lee on the formation of this built-in tour: “We are really proud of this year’s lineup, and to bring these bands together leading up to it. The tour includes Expire who played last year, California powerhouse Alpha & Omega, Power Trip who is an up-and-coming hardcore band from Texas, and Twitching Tongues. We're also very excited to have Antagonist A.D. from New Zealand; they are the band coming from the farthest away for the fest. Pretty happy to have them; we love putting foreign bands on the bill!” More...
Allegaeon Gearing Up For U.S. Tour
Allegaeon is in the final stages of preparing for a U.S. tour with Job for a Cowboy. In celebration of The End of the World Tour, Allegaeon has partnered with Jackson Guitars and Guitar World to give away a brand new 7-string Jackson Soloist SLATXMGQ3-7. Several runners-up will receive copies of Allegaeon's new album, "Formshifter." Enter to win on GuitarWorld.com and check out the demo video for the Soloist model at Jacksonguitars.com.
Earlier this year, Allegaeon released a DIY video for the song "A Path Disclosed," which can be seen below. The band's upcoming tour dates are as follow:
12/04 Maplewood, MO Jumping Jupiter
12/05 Columbus, OH Kobo w/ I Declare War
with Job for a Cowboy, Cephalic Carnage, I Declare War and Legion
12/06 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
12/07 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
12/08 Buffalo, NY Soundlab
12/10 Hartford, CT Webster Underground*
12/11 Rockville Center, NY Vibe Lounge*
12/12 Trenton, NJ Championships*
12/13 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
12/14 New York City, NY Knitting Factory
12/15 Worcester, MA Palladium
12/16 Albany, NY Bogie's
12/17 Allentown, PA Maingate Nightclub
12/18 Frederick, MD Café 611
12/19 Owingskille, KY The AG Center w/ I Declare War
12/20 Mishawaka, IN Wander Inn*
12/21 Springfield, MO Outland Ballroom*
12/22 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre*
* headline show not part of JFAC tour More...
Allegaeon Releases New Music Video
Colorado metal act, Allegaeon, recently performed at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO on August 11th. Allegaeon stands as the first metal band to ever be asked to perform at the annual festival.
Allegaeon made the most of their day by filming a video for the song "A Path Disclosed," taken from the band's most recent album, "Formshifter." The video, which includes behind-the-scenes, as well as plenty of live footage, can be seen below courtesy of BlankTV.
Guitarist Ryan Glisan comments, "We are beyond honored to be the first metal band that has ever been asked to play New West Fest and hope that it opens the doors to have more in the future, the show was a blast and the crowd was amazing, it was a treat. Also, we shot some footage for a live style music video, which is 'A Path Disclosed' from 'Formshifter.' Enjoy!" More...
Allegaeon Posts Teaser For Upcoming Video
Colorado metal act Allegaeon performed at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO on August 11th. The group stands as the first metal band to ever be asked to perform at the annual festival, a fact which was highlighted on the fest's website here.
Allegaeon made the most of the day by filming a video for the song "A Path Disclosed," taken from the band's most recent album, "Formshifter." A teaser for the video, which also includes behind the scenes footage, can be viewed below.
Guitarist Ryan Glisan comments: "We are beyond honored to be the first metal band that has ever been asked to play New West Fest and hope that it opens the doors to have more in the future, the show was a blast and the crowd was amazing, it was a treat. Also, we shot some footage for an upcoming live style music video, here's a little teaser that pretty much sums up what it's like to hang out with Allegaeon for a day." More...
Allegaeon Posts Guitar Demonstration Video
Colorado melodic death metal band Allegaeon posted up a guitar demonstration video featuring guitarists Greg Burgess and Ryan Glisanthe performing the track "Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst." The song is from the band's latest LP "Formshifter," which is available now through Metal Blade Records (see Metal Underground's review at this location).
Check out the video here:
Allegaeon Comments On New Album Chart Position
Allegaeon's second full-length album, "Formshifter," has significantly out-performed its predecessor and reached #29 on the Billboard New Artist Chart and #99 on the Top Hard Music Albums. You can check out Metalunderground.com's review of the album at this location.
Guitarist Ryan Glisan comments on the achievement: "We here at the Allegaeon camp are beyond excited and frankly a little humbled at the response from the metal community in support of our new album.
"It's rare this day in age for people to purchase 'any' music and the fact that so many people have bought our album this first week is incredibly reassuring for a new band and just shows how truly amazing our fans are. So a very huge thank you to everyone who supports music and supports us, thank you." More...
Allegaeon Posts Lyric Video Online
Allegaeon has completed a lyric video for "Behold (God I Am)" from the band's latest album, "Formshifter" (reviewed here). The video, which was animated by Josh Knoff, features elements from the "Formshifter" cover art. Check out the video below.
In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to record "Formshifter."
The band also has the following upcoming tour dates:
05/17 Denver, CO The Marquis Theater
05/18 Ft. Collins, CO Hodi's Half Note
07/28 Oakland, CA Oakland Metro Operahouse w/ Decrepit Birth - B.A.M.F. More...
Allegaeon Streaming New Song
Metalsucks.net has teamed up with Allegaeon to debut "Twelve" from the new album, "Formshifter" (reviewed here). The track, complete with an ambitious, classical, Greg Burgess-played acoustic outro, can be heard in its entirety now here.
In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to begin work on "Formshifter." More...
Allegaeon Headlining Bay Area Metal Fest
Allegaeon will be headlining the upcoming Bay Area Metal Festival 2012. The festival organizers commented:
"We are proud to announce that we have confirmed Colorado based Allegaeon as our Bay Area Metal Festival 2012 headliner. Allegaeon will be at the helm of a 17 band line up filled with bands from around the world. We are excited to bring such a talented act back to the Bay Area and couldn't think of a better way to finalize an already solid line up."
Tickets for this year's Bay Area Metal Festival are on sale now and can be purchased here. You can also keep up to date with all the latest B.A.M.F 2012 info via Facebook.
Allegaeon is set to release the band's new album "Formshifter" on May 8th via Metal Blade Records. Visit this location to pre-order, listen to new music and see behind-the-scenes studio videos.
Allegaeon Streaming New Track
In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to begin work on "Formshifter."
A new song from the album, "Iconic Images," is streaming exclusively now on lambgoat.com. Check out the new track at this location.
Guitarist Greg Burgess had this to say about the new album: "With 'Formshifter,' I think we kept the sound a lot of our fans love about us, but achieved them through certain compositional challenges. Be it style, or genre mixing, I believe that we seamlessly applied certain elements we didn't have on Fragments, and it added a color and dimension we didn't have before." More...
Allegaeon Streaming New Song
Allegaeon entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman in January to begin work on the new album "Formshifter." The band has now posted a new song from the album online, titled "Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst," which can be heard in the player below.
Pre-orders and behind-the-scenes studio video can both be seen now at this location. "Formshifter" will be released on May 4th/7th, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in Europe.
Guitarist Greg Burgess had this to say about the new album, "With 'Formshifter,' I think we kept the sound a lot of our fans love about us, but achieved them through certain compositional challenges. Be it style, or genre mixing, I believe that we seamlessly applied certain elements we didn't have on Fragments, and it added a color and dimension we didn't have before."
Guitarist Ryan Glisan adds, "This album to me indicates the future of the band but nods to our past as well. It, to me, is more of where I have envisioned our band being since I started the band a couple years back, it relies on similar songwriting structures and musicality but adds more groove and memorable riffing than our previous efforts." More...
Allegaeon Announces New Album Release
In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to begin work on "Formshifter." The latest album brings forward a sound that both plays off the band's previous releases mixed in with some new flavors that will be sure to enthrall old and new fans alike.
Guitarist Greg Burgess had this to say about the new album, "With 'Formshifter,' I think we kept the sound a lot of our fans love about us, but achieved them through certain compositional challenges. Be it style, or genre mixing, I believe that we seamlessly applied certain elements we didn't have on Fragments, and it added a color and dimension we didn't have before."
Guitarist Ryan Glisan adds, "This album to me indicates the future of the band but nods to our past as well. It, to me, is more of where I have envisioned our band being since I started the band a couple years back, it relies on similar songwriting structures and musicality but adds more groove and memorable riffing than our previous efforts."
Lyrics, an oft over-looked facet of death metal is one the more interesting aspects of Allegaeon. The band crafts the lyrical prose with a bit of a different mindset - often touching on space, civilization and philosophy. Vocalist Ezra Haynes elaborates on the band's first single from the album; "'Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst' is definitely one that sticks out to me. I was raised on Edgar Cayce readings and tales of Atlantis. When Greg [Burgess] and I knew we wanted to touch base on an ancient civilization, Atlantis was the logical choice."
"Formshifter" will be released on May 8th, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. More...
Allegaeon Issues Recording Update
Allegaeon is preparing to enter the studio to record the band's second album for Metal Blade, and the follow up to "Fragments of Form and Function." This time around, the guys will be heading to San Diego to record with producer Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios. The band plans to record this December.
Guitarist Ryan Glisan discusses recording and their drummer situation in the following update: "First off, all of us here in the Allegaeon camp are happy to announce that we will be recording our follow-up to 'Fragments of Form and Function' this December at Lambesis studios in San Diego, with Daniel Castleman, who has worked with such bands as As I lay Dying, Carnifex and Molotov Solution and we are excited to see what Daniel can do with our style.
"All the songs are written and we are finishing up vocals and solos as we speak. What can you expect from our new album? I think we can all say that this album is where we have wanted to be as a band for a long time, its fresh, super heavy, melodic, a ton of groove oriented old school style riffing, just as much blasting as down tempo beats and on a whole the album has very cohesive and consistent sound that mixes intensity with musicality, and as usual there's about a thousand solos haha. I think people will not necessarily hear what they are expecting to hear, but in a good way.
"Second, we would like to announce that JP Andrade will be taking over on drums for our follow-up album and are excited to see what he can bring to Allegaeon. JP is as well versed in extreme death metal styles as he is with other styles such as rock and Jazz etc.
"Other details about the album will be revealed in the following months leading up to its release next spring/summer. Stayed tuned for many studio videos, photos and announcements here soon." More...
Allegaeon Headed To Studio For Spring 2012 Release
Allegaeon checked in through its new management company, Blkheart Group, with the following update:
"Allegaeon (Metal Blade Records) is heading into the studio this winter to record their newest album, which is slated for release in the spring of 2012.
"Formed in early-summer 2008, with the release of their self-titled EP immediately following, Allegaeon (pronounced: uh-lee-juhn) has quickly spread their unique version of extreme metal locally, nationally and internationally, with much acclaim from press and fans alike. With an armament of new songs and a live show that is as engaging as any, and a furious vocal delivery from enigmatic front man Ezra Haynes, they are sure to win over many more fans in the coming months.
"The band had this to say about joining with BlkHeart Group: “We here in the Allegaeon camp are happy to announce that we have joined with BlkHeart Group. This is a perfect fit for us; Two up and coming groups working together to help each other continue in the paths of success that we have already established thus far in our short careers. 2012 should prove to be the most exciting and rewarding year in Allegaeon’s short history and with BlkHeart Group on board will no doubt, make for great year and an even greater future'. ”
The Browning Comments On "Metal, Arise!" Tour
Dallas, Texas electronic deathcore act The Browning has been confirmed for the first ever "Metal, Arise!" U.S. tour. The Browning, which is currently on the road in the U.S. on the "Get Nude & Tattooed" tour, will be heading back out on the road in August for the "Metal, Arise!" tour, which also features The Devastated and Allegaeon.
The Browning also commented:
"It's a pleasure and an honor for The Browning to be featured on the 'Metal, Arise!' tour! What a great opportunity for us to be performing alongside such amazing talent and working with some awesome companies in the industry. We can't wait to get out there and show the metal community what we're made of, meet some new people, and broaden our fan base. We're coming for you!"
The "Metal, Arise!" tour dates are as follows: More...
Allegaeon Announces New Tour Dates
Allegaeon has revealed that it will be hitting the road this coming August in the United States alongside The Browning and The Devastated. The currently announced dates are available in the list provided below. The tour, dubbed the "Metal Arise! Tour," will reach fourteen cities across the U.S. with special guest local support to appear on select dates.
08/09 Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room
08/10 Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock
08/11 New Orleans, LA – The Parish
08/12 Jacksonville, FL – Unit Six
08/13 West Palm Beach, FL – Propaganda
08/16 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
08/17 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
08/18 Cleveland, OH – Cambridge Room
08/19 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s Front Room
08/20 Detroit, MI – Shelter
08/21 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
08/23 Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
08/25 Los Angeles, CA – House Of Blues
08/26 San Diego, CA – Delta Room
Allegaeon Announces New Tour Dates
Colorado's Allegaeon has recently confirmed a string of tour dates in support of the "Fragments Of Form And Function" album. The tour will begin June 3rd in the band's home town of Fort Collins, CO and will take the group as far west as Las Vegas, NV and Escondido, CA before wrapping up June 19th in Wyoming. Allegaeon also recently posted a music video online for the song "Biomech," with details available here.
The currently announced dates are as follows:
06/03 - Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's Halfnote
06/04 - Wichita, KS - The Lizard Lounge
06/05 - Lewisville, TX - Dad's
06/08 - Houston, TX - Cains Ashes/2628 FM
06/09 - Austin, TX - Trophy's Bar and Grill
06/10 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Café
06/11 - Gallup, NM - The Juggernaut
06/12 - Tempe, AZ - Big Fish Pub
06/13 - Las Vegas, NV - Meatheads
06/15 - Escondido, CA - JT's Limelight
06/16 - Walnut Creek, CA - The Red House
06/17 - Reno, NV - Knuckleheads
06/18 - Boise, ID - Redroom
06/19 - Casper, WY - Wyoming Kustomz
Allegaeon Posts "Biomech" Music Video
Allegaeon has posted a new video for the song "Biomech," from the album "Fragments of Form and Function," through BloodyDisgusting.com. The video can be seen now here.
Photos from the video shoot, as well as the meaning and story for the lyrics behind "Biomech," as described by vocalist Ezra Haynes, can be seen now along with the video at the same location. "Fragments of Form and Function" was released in July of 2010. Allegaeon is currently planning tour dates for the Summer and Fall of 2011, so keep checking back for updates.
Previously uploaded footage of the band performing live is also available by heading over to this location.
Allegaeon Live Footage Posted Online
Extreme metal act Allegaeon has posted some new live footage online. The footage was captured during the band's November 20th, 2010 performance at the Cat Club in West Hollywood. you can view the video below:
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Pit Stories: Permanent Disfigurement By The Pit
We've been talking to bands and fans everywhere to get their favorite mosh pit stories. This week Corey Archuleta of Colorado melodic death metal band Allegaeon shares a story from his first pit, and one that he will never forget:
Back in the early exposure of metal, I attended my first ever metal show (bunch of crap local bands) when I was in middle school. A friend pushed my panzy ass into the pit, and got knocked into the air by some large "metal looking" guy. I fell onto my hip, and limped away. 9 months later I was in the shower and noticed my entire left leg was shifted, and causing my feet into a v shape. Went to doc, got xrays and a "how are you walking?" My growth plate slipped out of place, and my leg was growing wrong. I then got a 6inch screw put in, and they were unable to correct the damage that was done, but prevented it from getting worse. I am unable to ride a bike, because of the motion. My right leg is longer as well. I went in for a ct scan a few weeks ago, and now the screw might need to be taken out, and a fake hip might be in place for me. Metal.
What could possibly be more metal than permanent disability/disfigurement at the hands of a mosh pit? Luckily Corey's in a kick-ass metal band or that story might not be one he'd want to share with others.
Allegaeon released their debut album, "Fragments Of Form And Function," this summer and just wrapped up a short tour in August. You can hear "A Cosmic Question" here or on their MySpace player with a few others.
Check back every Tuesday for more pit stories.
