Aliases: The Progressive Metalcore Innovators
Aliases is a British progressive metalcore band known for its technically complex and rhythmically intricate sound. The group, formed in the United Kingdom, gained significant attention with their debut album "Safer Than Reality" released through Basick Records in 2011.
Early career
Aliases was formed in 2009 by guitarist Pin and former SikTh vocalist Graham "Graham D'Cruz" Pinney. The band's inception was rooted in a desire to explore complex, math-influenced metal structures. They quickly established their sound with the 2010 EP "We Never Should Have Met" on the influential Basick Records label.
Breakthrough
The band's breakthrough arrived in 2011 with their first full-length album, "Safer Than Reality". Released via Basick Records, the album was critically acclaimed for its fusion of melodic hooks with dizzying technical proficiency. This release solidified Aliases' reputation within the niche progressive metal scene.
Key tracks
All That Glitters Is Gold — This track from their debut album showcases their signature blend of chaotic riffs and anthemic, clean-sung choruses.
Everything Is Everything Upon Itself — A prime example of their mathcore complexity, featuring shifting time signatures and aggressive vocal trade-offs.
New Forgetting — This song highlights their later, more streamlined songwriting approach from the "Derangeable" EP.
Desperate For Your Touch — A key single that demonstrates their ability to weave accessible melody into a framework of technical guitar work.
Following their debut, Aliases released the "Derangeable" EP in 2015, further refining their sound. The band has collaborated with artists like Periphery's Misha Mansoor, who mixed their early work, and shared stages with genre leaders. Despite lineup changes, including the departure of Pin, the group continued to produce music that challenged genre conventions.
Fans of Aliases often appreciate the work of similar UK-based progressive and tech-metal acts. SikTh shares a clear lineage in vocal style and rhythmic experimentation. Monuments operates in a similar space of groove-oriented technical metal. TesseracT offers a more atmospheric but equally complex take on the progressive metal genre. Periphery parallels their blend of crushing djent riffs with soaring melodic sensibilities.
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