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There's something to be said about letting go. In 2015, after a period of internal turmoil and divisive creative differences about the band's direction, Asking Alexandria vocalist Danny Worsnop left the band. Founding member Ben Bruce describes it as a dark time -- for both morale and creativity -- that would inform the name of the metalcore quintet's fourth official album, The Black.
After recruiting Denis Stoff, the revived Asking Alexandria got to work on an album that would mark a return to form. Rather than writing a collection of diss tracks to trash a former colleague, the band chose to refocus and tap into the energy of the new creative unit, which resulted in an album that they could all support.
The Black resurrects the hunger and passion of their debut, as well as the focus of its follow-up, Reckless & Relentless. Much like contemporaneous efforts by Bring Me the Horizon and Hands Like Houses, The Black presents Asking Alexandria at its most streamlined, melodic, and accessible. It also opens up the band's potential and shoots for the arena rafters with the addition of triumphant singalongs and cathartic lyrics.