From Death to Destiny

From Death to Destiny
Studio album by Asking Alexandria
Released 6 August 2013
Genre Metalcore, heavy metal, hard rock
Length 50:52
Label Sumerian Records
Producer Joey Sturgis[1][2]
Asking Alexandria chronology
Under the Influence: A Tribute to the Legends of Hard Rock
(2012)		 From Death to Destiny
(2013)		 Live From Brixton And Beyond
(2014)
Singles from From Death to Destiny
  1. "Run Free"
    Released: 13 August 2012[3]
  2. "The Death of Me"
    Released: 28 March 2013[4]
  3. "The Death of Me (Rock Mix)"
    Released: 16 April 2013[5]
  4. "Killing You"
    Released: 16 July 2013[6]
  5. "Break Down the Walls"
    Released: 21 October 2013[7]
  6. "Moving On"
    Released: 29 July 2014[8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Alternative Press[10]
Artistdirect[11]
Shields Gazette[12]
The Independent[13]

From Death to Destiny is the fourth third studio album by English metalcore band Asking Alexandria. The band released the first single titled "Run Free" on 13 August 2012, via the Sumerian Records YouTube page. The second single titled "The Death of Me", which had been teased several times by band members and a third track on the new album/single "Killing You", Sumerian alike through various social media sites, was released on 28 March 2013, again via the Sumerian Records YouTube page. The live premiere took place the same day, at a performance at the Nile Theatre in Mesa, Arizona. Sources say that the track "Run Free" will be different on From Death to Destiny than the version released on Under the Influence: A Tribute to the Legends of Hard Rock. The album was released on 6 August 2013. This is the last album to feature original lead vocalist Danny Worsnop until his return in October 2016.

Production and recording

The album was recorded in seven different studios.[14][15]

Part of the album was recorded on the band's tour bus. They had announced in previous years that they had wanted to do this. They cleared out parts of the back recreational area of the bus, and installed a small soundproof room, and an area for a mixing board and computer. This is briefly visible in the video released by the band of Danny getting 'disturbed'.

When the album was released, on the first track "Don't Pray for Me" you can hear the commotion heard in a video filmed in Seattle during a live performance, where band member Ben asked the audience to vote for Danny to go to rehab.[17]

Release

The album was released on 6 August 2013 and two official singles on iTunes. "Run Free" was released officially on 4 December 2012. The song made its live debut on 8 August 2012, at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey,[18] a side-stop show from the Mayhem Festival consisting only of As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria, and Slipknot. "The Death of Me" and "The Death of Me" (Rock Mix) were released through iTunes on 16 April 2013. Both were released with the official single album artwork. On 12 July 2013, Sumerian Records released a full album preview via YouTube which features snippets of all tracks on the standard edition of the album the same night as the band played on the TV show Guitar Center Sessions and revealed that Howard Jones is a guest vocalist on the 12th track "Until the End". On 16 July, the album was made available for pre-order on iTunes as well as the CD copy and package deals including merchandise to accompany the album. A digital copy of the album's second track "Killing You" downloads automatically when the album is pre-ordered on iTunes. On 23 July, the official music video for "The Death of Me" was released on YouTube by Sumerian Records, although the Rock Mix version of the song was used in place of the original version. There were several leaks of the album online, although Ben Bruce worked hard to take all of the leak links down.

Asking Alexandria will be playing a "Midwest CD Release Tour" in support of the album's release, featuring Motionless in White, Crown The Empire, and Upon A Burning Body in the tour's line-up.

Commercial reception

From Death to Destiny debuted at No. 28 in the UK album chart on its release,[19] and also at No. 1 on the Rock & Metal Albums chart in the UK.[20] It debuted at No. 5 on Billboard 200, making this the band's best chart debut in the US. It is also the label's highest first-week sales with 41,082 units sold.[21] The album has sold 151,000 copies in the US as of March 2016.[22]

Retrospective

Reflecting on the album in a 2016 interview with Alternative Press, guitarist Ben Bruce commented on the significant change in atmosphere upon recording their newest record, The Black, in comparison to From Death to Destiny, stating he felt the band were "in a different mindset than we were for From Death To Destiny. Danny clearly didn’t want to be in the band and it was just a struggle the whole time. [On] From Death To Destiny, Danny just flat out refused to sing or scream over the songs we would write, so we had to make some huge compromises with that record. [On The Black] we got to go back to our roots. It was a lot of fun doing [The Black]." [23]

Track listing

All songs written by Danny Worsnop, Ben Bruce and James Cassells, except for "Break Down the Walls," written by Jussi Karvinen, Logan Mader and Ben Bruce.

Standard Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Don't Pray for Me"   4:40
2. "Killing You"   3:11
3. "The Death of Me"   4:18
4. "Run Free"   4:10
5. "Break Down the Walls"   3:31
6. "Poison"   3:46
7. "Believe"   4:31
8. "Creature"   3:14
9. "White Line Fever"   3:43
10. "Moving On"   4:02
11. "The Road"   3:27
12. "Until the End" (featuring Howard Jones) 4:30
13. "The Death of Me (Rock Mix)" (Bonus Track) 3:24
Total length:
 50:52

Personnel

Asking Alexandria
Other personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 113
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 28
US Billboard 200[30] 5

References

  1. ↑ Sturgis, Joey (27 March 2013). "Twitter / joeyismusic: I'm gonna be asked this a million". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Sturgis, Joey (27 March 2013). "Twitter / joeyismusic: Ok that wasn't clear enough". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Asking Alexandria (13 August 2012). "Asking Alexandria's Single 'Run Free'". Asking Alexandria. Sumerian Records. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Asking Alexandria (28 March 2013). "Asking Alexandria's Single 'The Death of Me'". Asking Alexandria. Sumerian Records. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Asking Alexandria (16 April 2013). "Asking Alexandria's Single 'The Death of Me (Rock Mix)'". Asking Alexandria. Sumerian Records. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Asking Alexandria release new single, "Killing You"". Alternative Press. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/cy/album/break-down-the-walls-single/id723493988
  8. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/moving-on/id900549148?i=900549228&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
  9. ↑ Gregory Heaney. "From Death to Destiny – Asking Alexandria | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Phil Freeman. "Asking Alexandria – From Death To Destiny – Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Rick Florino. "Asking Alexandria "From Death To Destiny" Album Review – 5 out of 5 stars". Artistdirect. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Album review: Asking Alexandria – From Death To Destiny – Music – Shields Gazette". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  13. ↑ Simon Price (3 August 2013). "Album: Asking Alexandrida, From Death to Destiny (Sumerian) – Reviews – Music – The Independent". London: The Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  14. ↑ Sturgis, Joey (14 April 2013). "Twitter / joeyismusic: @BenAfuckingA From Death to". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Sturgis, Joey (14 April 2013). "Twitter / joeyismusic: @BenAfuckingA That one somewhere". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  16. ↑ Bendeth, David (12 March 2013). "Twitter / davidbendeth: @AfuckingA I think I just mixed". Twitter.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria Drunk in Seattle" (YouTube Video). YouTube. Brandon Ereth. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Asking Alexandria Play New Single "Run Free" In Holmdel, NJ". The PRP. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". The Official Charts Company. 11 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". The Official Charts Company. 1 August 2013.
  21. ↑ Mary Ouellette (August 15, 2013). "Asking Alexandria's 'From Death to Destiny' Debuts at No. 5 on Billboard Top 200". Loudwire.
  22. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce on 'From Death To Destiny': "Danny didn't want to be in the band"". Alternative Press. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny". Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny" (in German). Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Asking Alexandria – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Asking Alexandria.
  28. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  29. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ↑ "Asking Alexandria – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Asking Alexandria.
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