About Alessa

There are two artists under the name Alessa: 1) A US screamo band. 2) A Brazilian metalcore band 1) Alessa is a four-piece hardcore punk/screamo band from Southern New Hampshire. Alessa's music is characterized by dark, driving passages, but their songs also contain the more spastic guitar work characteristic of other bands in the genre. Alessa formed in early 2007 and has since released a demo in the Summer of 2007, a 7" EP titled "My Brother Was Eaten by Wolves on the Connecticut Turnpike" in the Summer or 2008, and more recently a split 7" with Chicago emo-violence band Parrhesia. The band currently has more recordings and intends to release them on a discography cassette as well as other formats. The band's entire released discography can be downloaded at: http://alessa.bandcamp.com Current Members - Bob Pearsall, Justin Valliere, Andrew French, Keith Vecchione Past Members - Rob Skelly, Rob Brown, Brian Nyberg, Bryan Donovan http://www.myspace.com/alessanh http://www.purevolume.com/alessanh http://cutnpasteyoface.blogspot.com/2011/07/alessa.html 2) Alessa is a Brazilian metalcore band, who utilize both the heavier elements of metal and hardcore, as well as clean melodic choruses. The band currently has an EP "Quando Ela Viu O Ceu" available and many shows on the horizon. http://www.myspace.com/alessarock