While many of their metalcore contemporaries have brought keyboards into their sound, San Diego, California’s Adestria take the concept one step further. Incorporating not just layers of synthesizers into their driving sound, but also more traditional piano lines, Adestria add a sense of classical drama to their trance-influenced metal excursions. With a lineup consisting of Matt Anderson (vocals), Russell Klein (guitar), Brian Stump (guitar), Chris Hardison (bass), Mikey Colasardo (keyboards), and Mike Yanez (drums), Adestria burst onto the Southern California music scene in 2008, quickly making a name for themselves as an undiscovered talent with their melodic yet aggressive metalcore sound, which they debuted for the world on their 2010 EP, Oh the Places You’ll Go. The band was eventually snapped up by Artery Recordings, which released the band’s full-length debut, Chapters, in 2012.
The band Separated In 2015.

“As an audio engineer, I demand high quality recordings and the right blend of musicians. Adestria has what it takes, and the album is worth every penny. There’s not too many albums I can sit all the way through, but this is one of those albums that makes you want to listen to every song. Complex catchy choruses, edgy guitars, atmospheric keyboards, beat heavy drums, all mixed to perfection: what more can you ask for?”
~Tyson McKenzie of CastleRock Radio.

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