Today we talk about who Ben Bruce is. His biography will be discussed in detail below. This is a British musician and singer. He is the leader and guitarist of a rock band called Asking Alexandria. He gathered this team in 2006 in Dubai. In addition, he is the manager of KBB. He became one of its founders. In 2015, the musician released a solo album.
Biography
Ben Bruce was born in 1988, October 31, in Ashford, in the UK. When the boy was six years old, he went to Dubai with his sister and parents. There, the future musician lived for more than fourteen years. Ben Bruce's guitar carried away when he was 12 years old. The following rock groups inspired him: Guns N 'Roses, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Metallica. He learned to play by ear, practicing on their songs. Our hero’s favorite albums at that time included Slipknot, Appetite for Destruction, Kill 'Em All. At the age of 17, the musician in Dubai founded the band Asking Alexandria. After the release of the first album, the band broke up. The reason was that Ben moved to England again. In 2013, on May 24, our hero married his chosen one - Samantha Kassaro. They divorced in 2015, in November. The musician on this occasion said that people are changing and lifestyle is influencing relationships. In addition, he emphasized that he and his ex-wife remained good friends. Since 2015, has been in a romantic relationship with a girl named Ciara.
Asking alexandria
After his move to England, Ben Bruce again organized a group that got the name we already know. The musician met Danny Worsnop. Initially, it was planned that Ben would be a vocalist, and his new friend a guitarist, but it turned out the other way around. A little later, Ryan Binns and Joe Lancaster joined the team. However, they quickly left the group. In 2009, on September 15, the debut album of the updated composition of the group was released. The work was named Stand Up and Scream. The album brought the band great popularity. The second Reckless & Relentless record appeared in 2011 on April 5th. It already included elements of heavy metal and hard rock. The third album From Death to Destiny appeared in 2013, on August 6. Here you can hear the elements of metalcore. The combination of genres arose due to the musician's passion for the groups Van Halen, Slipknot, Guns N 'Roses, Aerosmith. In 2015, on January 23, Danny Worsnop, the vocalist, left the band to fully concentrate on his own hard rock project called We Are Harlot. In 2015, May 27, Ben announced that Denis Shaforostov was the new member of the group. It's about the vocalist of the Russian-Ukrainian metalcore band called Down & Dirty. Previously, he also played Make Me Famous. Immediately a new track was released called I Won't Give In. He was the first work in which Denis participated. Ben, in turn, noted that the fourth album of the group will appear in the summer. However, this did not happen. The album was released in 2016, March 28, and received the name The Black.
Solo career and projects
Ben Bruce said that he was going to record his own album. A cover version of Shake It Out, which was created by Florence and the Machine, was soon released. In one of the interviews, the musician said that the new album will not have too heavy tunes and that classic rock and roll will be the basis . In addition, the author emphasized that Keane and Oasis influenced this work. Ben Bruce in 2011 created his own clothing line. It is produced under the brand name BB Clothing. In 2013, this project was frozen, but the author claims that the new collection will still be released. In 2014, our hero, together with Kyle Bormann, created the KBB Records label. A project called Scare Don't Fear joined the project. The collective made this decision because they feared that other labels would affect the sound. Ben Bruce's tattoos are very numerous, thanks to them the musician has become more charismatic.
Group
Asking Alexandria - the group of our hero - comes from York. It is curious that the first team did not perform outside of their city. When other members of the group were gathered, our hero urged fans not to confuse these projects. According to him, these are two different groups, despite his presence and name. The team toured the United States and Great Britain on a large scale. The composition has changed several times. The group collaborated with Sumerian Records. She performed in joint concerts with other famous metalcore bands. The team took part in the festivals Bamboozle, Thrash and Burn, Groezrock. After the release of the debut album, Sumerian Records signed a full-fledged contract. The debut clip of the band was shot for the song The Final Episode. For a compilation entitled Punk Goes Pop 3, the band recorded a cover of Akon's Right Now. Soon there were video clips for the songs Breathless, To The Stage and Closure. In 2012, a mini-film called Through Sin + Self-Destruction was released.