AlesanaThe Emptiness marked a turning point for Alesana. Released in 2010, the LP saw Alesana truly start to branch out. The North Carolina outfit had never been a typical post-hardcore ensemble; from the outset, they've blended elements of hardcore, extreme metal and pop. Each album has seen a marked expansion. Still, The Emptiness saw them truly develop into their own entity.
Such has been the album's impact, the band are only just in the process of actually finishing it. Conceived as a concept record, The Emptiness was followed by a bona fide sequel in 2011's A Place Where the Sun Is Silent. It will soon be followed by a concluding chapter in the form of the band's fifth album. This Australian tour will showcase material from the soon-to-be-completed closer.
“I'd say we're at the pointy end of the process, yeah,” frontman and bandleader Shawn Milke says of the record's imminent completion. “We're just finishing up with the writing and getting into pre-production. It's coming out really nice so far. It's actually the conclusion of the trilogy we began with The Emptiness. I knew the way that The Emptiness ended, I really hoped it would continue.
