Asking Alexandria Shows You Where It Went

Much turbo-charged action hovers around British rockers Asking Alexandria and their latest track "Where Did It Go?" The musicianship soars on so many levels. Vocally Ben Bruce doesn't lose his intensity one iota. Drummer James Cassells hammers away like a demon possessed and the results are striking at the least, nuclear at best. It's a swift rock 'n' roll ride that never slows up to ask is everyone still breathing? Cameron Liddell strikes lethal chords on guitar. Meanwhile Sam Bettley gives his bass a thorough working. Mile a minute pacing is the ace in this band's hole. Lyrically Ben establishes his credibility right from the start. I point to lines like "There's only one throne and I'm not done with it, still shitting, sleeping, eating, breathing it. Ten years and you're still standing on my every word with baited breath. After a decade pushing boundaries, proving impossible possible, making something from nothing, creating something from nothing, creating "larger than life". Narcissistic much? Anyway, "Where Did It Go?" is an absolute blast to behold. It's got firepower in spades and isn't afraid to show it off. There's also a spookiness factor behind the whole thing when the chord shifts occur. That highlights Ben's prowess to the fullest. You get the feeling the ground beneath you is unsteady and will shift at any moment. The decade long slog has worked wonders on this band. Tight riffs enable good things to come to pass. Shifting auras are all over this baby. What marvelous hell they're making. This has the potential to incite newbies and die-hard supporters alike. How they pack so much combustion into one 3 minutes 15 second package boggles my mind but they make it work. Asking Alexandria has it right where it needs to be.