Alas (American band) explained

Alas
Origin:	Tampa, Florida
Genre:	Symphonic metal Progressive metal
Years Active:	1996 -
Label:	Karmageddon Media
Associated Acts:	Therion Lover of Sin Cannibal Corpse Morbid Angel Hate Eternal Ripping Corpse Dreams of Sanity Korova Dim Mak
Current Members:	Martina Hornbacher Scot Hornick Erik Rutan Howard Davis
Past Members:	Alex Webster Clayton Gore Jason Morgan

Alas are an operatic progressive metal band from Tampa, Florida, U.S.

History

Alas was formed and led by Death metal pioneer Morbid Angel ex-guitarist Erik Rutan.^[1] They also featured well known Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster.^[2] They released an album called Absolute Purity in 2001.^[3]

Band members

Current members

Martina Astner - vocals
Howard Davis - drums, percussion
Scot Hornick - bass guitar
Erik Rutan - guitars

Past members

Tracey Beant - vocals
Clayton Gore - drums, percussion
Jason Morgan - guitars
Alex Webster - bass guitar

Discography

Demos

Engulfed in Grief (1996)
Engulfed in Grief / Promo '97 (1997)

Albums

Absolute Purity (2001)

External links

Official MySpace

Notes and References

http://lockjaw-yappy.blogspot.com/2009/01/alaserik-rutan-project.html LOCKJAW: Alas...Erik Rutan project
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Alas/283 Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Alas
http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/a/alas.htm Rough Edge: Alas CD Reviews