Asking Alexandria's New Album Is Done: "I Could Release It Tomorrow"
Ben Bruce has confirmed that Asking Alexandria have a brand-new album ready to go.
Following the July release of new single The Violence, Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce has confirmed that an entire album is complete.
In a new interview with KCAL 96.7, the guitarist says that the follow-up to the band's 2017 self-titled record is "ready to go", and that he could "release it tomorrow".
“Most labels want you to keep spitting out new music so they can make money, but our label is doing the opposite,” Ben says. “They want us to take more singles from the self-titled to radio. That’s just boring. I don’t want to spend time on a single that I wrote three years ago or two years ago. I’m ready to put new music out into the world. That’s a battle we’re having with our label right now, but I think we’re coming to the end of that battle and I think we’ve figured out when we’re going to release the record, and it shouldn’t be too long.
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"I’m just waiting to pull the trigger. The self-titled album did so much for us as a band. We almost reinvented ourselves and took our career to a whole new level and it’s been really good.”
Asking Alexandria tour North America with Shinedown and Papa Roach this autumn.
Catch them at the following:
September
17 Roanoke, VA – Berglund Center Coliseum
19 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
20 Albany, NY – Times Union Center
24 Laval, QC – Place Bell
25 Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
27 Buffalo, NY – Keybank Center
28 University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
October
1 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel arena
2 La Crosse, WI – La Crosse Center
4 Evansville, IN – Ford Center
6 Mankato, MN – Mankato Civic Center
8 Bismarck, ND – Bismarck Event Center
9 Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
11 Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre
12 Dawson Creek, AB – Encana Events Centre
13 Calgary, AB – Stampede Corral
15 Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
16 Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
18 Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center
19 Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
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