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Metalcore’s one-time upstarts deepen their hard rock bond

LEAVING THE SECURITY of label Sumerian for the first time in their 12-year career seemed to spell uncertainty for the future of Asking Alexandria, especially considering their sound has changed almost beyond recognition since the Stand Up And Scream days. However, the fact that their seventh album comes to Better Noise only a year after the last quells all concerns that these guys are by any means winding up to a close. Where 2017’s self-titled album stepped out of the metalcore shadows and into the hard rock unknown, then settled into their new sensibilities, this latest venture bathes in the glow of a genre that feels far more comfortable than their heavier roots.