Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!)

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Since their debut in early 2006, South Florida's newest metal sensation, ALEXANDRIA, has received a horde of local acclaim, revealing a growing demand for their presence in the area, and giving rise to an explosion of global recognition on their behalf. The fresh and otherwise unfazed female-fronted quintet is a distinct mix of widespread musical influence and radical ideology, altogether widely praised for their select fusion of captivating melodies, heavy, head-on harmonic assaults, and evoking operatic vocals. What's more, a female holding the reins has the band transgressing all conventional notions of metal, heightening their music with a moving, deeply poignant sound that brings a sensuality to their songs matched by no substitute. The result is a uniquely powerful, unforgettable blend of rich, original, heavy head-banging metal.
ALEXANDRIA originally stemmed from the collaboration of drummer Erick Castrillon and vocalist Allie Zangari, both of whom harbored the bands earliest inspiration for creating new and imaginative music rooted with a deeper appreciation for expressive, philosophical lyrics. After months of intensive searching, the band's final lineup was concluded, featuring Allie Zangari on vocals, Rob Tripp and Renzo Iparraguirre on guitars, Carlos Vila on bass and Erick Castrillon playing drums.
Three months after their debut to the public, ALEXANDRIA managed the self-release of a four-song demo, Frailty, that has earned them recognition from renowned media figures like Epic Rock Radio Station and Real Band TV. Further acclamation of their work has allowed them to be featured on popular metal sites like MetalSide.tk, and 666Metal.com, and to join forces with both The South Florida Metal Empire and Metal Music Distribution. They received an honorable mention at Miami's Indie Film & Music Festival, and in early October of 2007 were invited to open for national touring bands Sonata Arctica from Finland and The Agonist from Canada at the Culture Room. Keep up with their progress by visiting www.official-alexandria.com and requesting a free demo.
Alexandria "Myth" Live from the Culture Room opening for Sonata Arctica. October 6th. 2007

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Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: official-alexandria.com
Band Members:
Sarah Teets
(vocals)

Renzo Iparraguirre
(lead/rhythm guitars)

Rob Tripp
(lead/rhythm guitars)

Carlos Vila
(bass)

Erick Castrillon
(drums/percussion)

Influences: Epica, Dragonforce, Opeth, Mago de Oz, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Lacrimosa, Luca Turilli, Iron Maiden, Nightwish, Angra, Rhapsody, Kamelot, Stratorvarius, etc.
Sounds Like: Progressive Power Metal!
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Into mastering!

After a whole year of work and frustration, comes the day in which everything pays off. We will be at morrisound studios tomorrow doing the final mastering and then off to press for release. So expect...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:54:00 PST

The final stage!

We have just confirmed with Tom Morris and Morrisound studios the last stage of the CD. Mastering will be taking place on the last week of february. We are excited about this and are very much looking...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:32:00 PST

Alexandria’s Search for a New Singer: A Msg. from Allie

Hi Everyone, What a shock it must be to many of you to hear that I am leaving the band! It has been difficult to finally recognize that I am sadly traveling in a different direction,&nb...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:09:00 PST

Mixing Stage 1. Completed...

Last night was a very very productive day. Erick, Renzo and myself went into the studio and started the long awaited mixing process. We ended sometime around midnight with 2 thunderous awesome soundin...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:05:00 PST

Recording Diary 5

The end of this Chapter:Last night after 2 long months of miscommunication, rescheduling and a whole lot of problems we went into the studio and finish the last tracks that needed to be recorded...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:00:00 PST

Tour Diary from HELL!

Hey everyone, You must be wondering how the tour went! Well, wonder no more! Despite many technical complications, we had a blast and have properly titled the experience as "The Tour from Hell". ...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:55:00 PST

Recording Diary 4

The last few weeks have been very eventful for us. Here is the latest scoop on the album and the rest of Alexandria's world: After serious thought we decided to do new takes on 7 of the songs to appe...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Sat, 19 May 2007 09:58:00 PST

Recording Diary 3

Heys everyone! Yesterday was a long and productive day. I arrived at 1:00 pm at Santigo's house and started planning out the rest of the day. Carlos and Rob arrived an hour later and everyone began to...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:43:00 PST

Recording Diary 2

After been delayed for about a week, due to computer issues in the studio, 90% of the bass tracks are done. There are still a few minor adjustment to make once the rythms are recorded this week. ...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:04:00 PST

Recording Diary 1

The first recording session went much better than we had anticipated. All the drum work was completed and with time to spare, so we had some extra time to lay out both rhythm guitars and bas...
Posted by Alexandria (NEW SONGS/PICS UP!) on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00:00 PST