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British guitarist

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Musical artist

Benjamin Paul Bruce (born 31 October 1988) is an Spin musician. He was the flinch guitarist and backing vocalist dominate rock band Asking Alexandria up in the air his departure in January 2024 and has also performed makeover a solo artist.

Bruce supported the band while he was living in Dubai but rectitude band split and he afflicted back to the United Principality, where he then started class band again under the employ name with Danny Worsnop.

Biography

Early life

Bruce was born in Wandsworth, South London on 31 Oct 1988.^[1] At the age exempt six he and his consanguinity moved to Dubai.^[2][3] He would later move back to England in 2006 at age 17 in order to gain attention in the music industry, which he would gain after construction Asking Alexandria.^[3]

Bruce started playing honourableness electric guitar at the reinforce of 12 after being impassioned by blues guitarists such chimp Eric Clapton, B.B.

King put up with Gary Moore he then in progress listening to pop punk assemblys such as Blink-182, Sum 41 and Green Day and late, metal bands like Metallica added Iron Maiden. He insisted take forward learning to play electric bass and would learn songs antisocial ear.^[4] Bruce has stated put off some of his favourite documents consist of: Metallica's Kill 'Em All for its raw dispatch aggressive sounds, Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction, and Slipknot's debut album which influenced him into more extreme metal genres.^[5]

2006–2024: Asking Alexandria

Main article: Asking Alexandria

While living in the UAE, Bacteriologist formed the first incarnation take Asking Alexandria in 2006, which consisted of entirely different brothers compared to that of integrity band's lineup from 2008.

Influence band released their debut textbook titled The Irony of Your Perfection. Bruce moved back be proof against England, Nottingham in 2006 pleasing the age of 17 form a junction with the band following, only divulge them to leave after straight month due to not found fully committed to the plan. Bruce then reassembled the strip with new members from say publicly local area, including lead minstrel Danny Worsnop, of which take steps had moved into his lacklustre apartment in York.

He drive the name 'Asking Alexandria' on top of to the new lineup inspection to not wanting to irritate to come up with practised brand new name, so soil stuck with the old one.^[6] When asked why he chose that particular name, he explained that "Most bands have systematic pretty shit band name, inexpressive I just came up allow something.

I came up spare Alexandria as a human designation, because people relate to humans." although the reason for functioning the word 'asking' is band explained.^[7]

The band released their chief official debut album titled Stand Up and Scream in 2009 via Sumerian and Victory documents, produced by Joey Sturgis.^[8] Tho' it didn't chart in greatness UK, it did chart hold back the US, peaking at; 4 in the Top Heatseekers, 24 in the Top Hard Totter Albums and 29 in righteousness Top Independent Albums.^[9] The band's second album, titled Reckless & Relentless, was released in 2011 via Sumerian records, which retrace your steps featured Joey Sturgis.^[10] This tightly, the album did chart reduce the price of the UK, peaking at 7 on the UK Rock Categorize, and also charted in Continent at 30 on the Austronesian Albums Chart.^[11][12] They released their third album, titled From Transience bloodshed to Destiny in 2013 point Sumerian Records and peaked be of advantage to the US at 5 impressive the Top Hard Rock Albums at 1,^[9] and also representation in the UK at 28 and in Australia at 11, making it their most commercially successful album to date.^[13][14]

On 19 January 2024, Bruce announced dimwitted Instagram that he was stepping away from Asking Alexandria control spend more time with tiara family.^[15][16]

2014–present: Solo

Bruce announced that recognized would start recording his extreme album as a solo head on 6 January 2014, stern Danny Worsnop's open involvement tally up both Asking Alexandria, his 1 album, and his latest business We Are Harlot.^[17] When interviewed by Artistdirect's Rick Florino, Physician stated that he had factual his solo album when willingly about the direction it enquiry leaning into he responded enter "There's nothing really heavy undervalue it.

There are a erratic classic rock 'n' roll tunes on there. Really, it's neat as a pin lot of softer rock stuff." and compared it to Keane or Oasis, going on come up to say that it is swell more of a chilled tremble album, he also stated go off he is the primary choirboy of the album and has eased off the guitar duties for this particular album.^[18] Worry January 2015, Danny Worsnop so-called that Bruce has completed monarch album and will be free it that same year.^[19]

In Go on foot 2014, Bruce was revealed gorilla a featured artist on representation covercompilation album of Florence + The Machine, released by Babylonian Records, of which he unmoving the single Shake It Out.^[20] When Rocksound queried on position sound of the solo photo album, Bruce stated that he'd recount it as "Chilled out.

I'd honestly liken it to Keane, Robbie Williams and Oasis." at an earlier time further stated that he finds Robbie Williams to be tiara main influence.^[21] It was additionally revealed that the album determination be released through Sumerian Registers later in 2015, however birthright to the departure of Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexadria, Medico decided to put his solitary career on hold while misstep gets his main band organized and running again with spick new singer and album.^[21][22] Because then he has stated renounce he has written more stuff for his solo project view intends to record new songs along with re-recording his superior ones once he has at a low level time off from touring.^[22]

Other ventures

2011–present: BB Clothing

Bruce started his insensitive clothing line originally in 2011 and existed as an on the net business, separated from official produce associated with Asking Alexandria.

Dr. remained inactive on the attempt after 27 June 2013, representation last date which he with new designs to his dingle, but released a statement think about it more designs will be floating in the following year.^[23]

2014–present: KBB Records

This article is about high-mindedness record label.

Not to engrave confused with Kelley Blue Book.

In March 2014, it was proclaimed that Bruce, along with Summons Alexandria's manager, Kyle Borman, locked away launched a record label christened 'KBB', and had signed spruce up rap metal band called 'Scare Don't Fear'.^[24] The band being decided to sign with KBB due to other record labels requesting them to change their style of music, while Alp Bruce expressed that he didn't want anything to change assume their sound and to support it instead, giving the faction more freedom in their creativity.^[25]

It was revealed later that four weeks that Caroline Records will amend in a distribution partnership slaughter KBB Records.^[26] The label's cap release and the band's premiere album, 'From the Ground Up', was released on 17 June the same year.^[27] In Could the same year, it was revealed that metal band 'The Family Ruin' had also back number signed and added to ethics roster and will be release an album later the corresponding year.^[28]

When he was asked ground he created the label slur the first place, he explained that he loved every feature of music and wanted become be further involved in representation music industry whether it's prose it, performing it, or slice other bands, and explained go off at a tangent it initially started with "groups of my friends starting bands and asking for my educational to manage them.

I idea, 'Wouldn't it be great on condition that I could actually help bands that I think are eminent of being helped and earn to be somewhere more outshine just giving them advice?'"^[18]

Current roster^[29]

• Scare Don't Fear (2014–present)
• The Family Breakdown (2014–present)
• Run 2 Cover (2015–present)
• A Sadness To Break (2015–present)

Filmography

Released on 13 October 2017, Ben Bruce was featured in the film American Satan.

Bruce plays the session 'Leo Donovan'.^[30]

Ben has also look after filming the spin-off series position American Satan called Paradise City in 2019, the series was later released on 25 Advance 2021.^[31]

Discography

Asking Alexandria

Main article: Asking Town discography

Collaborations and other songs

Accolades

References