Danny Worsnop
Background information
Birth name	Danny Robert Worsnop
Born	(1990-09-04) September 4, 1990 (age 33)
Origin	Beverley, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronicore, [1] [2] [3] post-hardcore, Metalcore
Occupation(s)	vocalist, songwriter, author
Instrument(s)	lead vocals, keyboards, programming, synthesizers
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Sumerian

Danny Robert Worsnop (born September 4, 1990) is a British musician best known as the lead vocalist of Asking Alexandria.

Danny Worsnop joined the band in 2008 when it was formed by there lead guitarist Ben Bruce. There band has three studio albums and a short film with them currently. He has worked with other bands such as: Bizzy Bone, I See Stars, and Memphis May Fire. ^[4] Also he's writing a book and is starting to make a solo album.

History

Danny's roots come from Beverly, England where he was born on September 4, 1990. He is able to do lead vocals, play the keyboard, programming, and also synthesizers. Danny has been a member of Asking Alexandria since the band was formed in 2008 by Ben Bruce.

Stand Up And Scream

Danny and the band's debut album entitled "Stand Up And Scream" was released on September 15, 2009, through Sumerian Records. They got the title for the album from the second track "Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" where the lyrics say "Just stand up and scream, the tainted clock is counting down". The album landed at 170 on billboard 200, 29 on Top Independent Albums, and 5 on Top Heatseekers. ^[5] Danny's roles in this album were as lead vocalist and also programming.

Reckless & Relentless

Their second studio album entitled "Reckless & Relentless" was released on April 5, 2011, through Sumerian Records. The title for this album came from their track which was also called "Reckless & Relentless". This album unlike their debut album happen to hit the mark at number 9 on Billboard 200. ^[6] Danny's roles in this album were lead vocalist, programming, keyboard, and synthesizers.

From Death To Destiny

The third studio album by Danny and the guys is entitled "From Death To Destiny" which is suppose to be released this summer through Sumerian Records. The album was recorded in 7 different studios:Foundation in Connersville, Indiana; Foundation Estate in Rochester, Michigan; NRG in Los Angeles, California; Darth Mader Music in Los Angeles, California; Allan Hessler's Studio; Stevie Blacke's Studio; and A studio in London (a friend of the band recorded some short vocal parts, found in "The Death of Me") ^{[7] [8]} mixed by David Bendeth at House of Loud Studio. ^[9] Danny's roles in there up coming album are as lead vocalist, programming, keyboard, and synthesizers.

Alcohol/Drugs

Danny has had an incident in Seattle where he pushed his limits before the show and drank too much. At one point, guitarist Ben Bruce took to the microphone and said, “Let’s do a vote right fuckin’ now. Who prefers Danny the way he is [now]? That’s like three people.” Worsnop began to interrupt, but Bruce said, “Ignore him. Who here will support us in putting my best friend through rehab and making him better?” As the crowd cheered, Bruce said, “Thank you so fuckin’ much. Fuck you, Danny. Ignore everything he says. Thank you for supporting us. Who here wants us to play another song—despite Danny?” ^[10]

The following day Danny got on his twitter and tweeted: "I'm a fucking idiot. I should never blame my actions on my relapses but tonight made me realize I have a problem. I for the first time in my life want to fix myself. I now know what regret is! I apologize from the bottom of my heart. Hopefully I grow to have some sort of compassion to myself, I live for self destruction and that's wrong. Nothing changes when you're killing yourself with poison. I love you all. And I hope you can forgive me. I officially am quitting drugs and getting drunk here and now. I want to clean up and sort my fucking life out. I'll never stop hating myself until I stop killing myself. Thank you all for standing by me. If any R&R shows get canceled, I'm away fixing Myself. I hope you understand." ^[11]

Danny went to rehab which helped him finally kick his drinking and drugs and is now sober. In an interview with noisecreep he says "This last year we all witnessed my demise - my plummet - my fall - and my rebirth. After what was a couple years of dangerous drinking and drug use, I hit rock bottom. It was a long recovery process but we are all in a better place now that I'm completely sober. So now no drink or drugs - none. It's been an interesting lifestyle change - yeah, I'll use the word "interesting,"" laughs Worsnop. ^[12]

Vocal Cord Injury

Near the end of 2012 Danny had a torn vocal cord and was unable to perform in some shows on their tour. The concert started and all the other bands played their songs. The main act of the night, Asking Alexandria, kicked off their set but without frontman Danny Worsnop, but fans, who were a tad confused, still sang along. Eventually, Worsnop came out onstage to screaming fans and explained that he tore his vocal cord and wouldn’t be able to perform, but that his buds from I See Stars and Attila would take over the vocal duties. The band also got help from a multitalented roadie, who was busy setting up the equipment and taping down wires before they began, but graced the stage and tore it up on a few Asking Alexandria songs. ^[13] Also the friend of Asking Alexandria that were on the tour with them such as: As I Lay Dying, Attila, I See Stars, and Memphis May Fire helped out in their time of need.

Danny has went to a doctor that was a vocal specialist to help him get his vocal cords healed to get back on track and be able to finish the album and move on to the next tour.After seeking treatment from vocal specialist Dr. Sugerman, Worsnop feels he is on the path to recovery and he decided to let fans in on the process by shooting a video with the good doc showing one of his recent sessions. The clip was filmed approximately two weeks after the singer’s initial treatment. In it, the viewer gets to see Worsnop’s visit with Sugerman, the singer’s description of the flex camera and the doctor’s eventual shots of Worsnop’s vocal cords. The good news is that Worsnop has some time to rest his vocal cords as the band has finished most of their forthcoming album and have been enjoying the holiday break without any immediate dates looming. ^[14]

Discography

Asking Alexandria

Studio Albums

• Stand Up and Scream (2009)
• Reckless & Relentless (2011)
• From Death to Destiny (2013)

Harlot

Studio Albums

• Harlot (TBA) ^[15]

Solo Studio Albums

Studio Albums

• Photograph ^[16]

Extended Plays

• Life Gone Wild (2010)
• Under the Influence: A Tribute to the Legends of Hard Rock (2012)

Remix Albums

• Stepped Up and Scratched (2011)

Demos

Singles with Asking Alexandria

album Stand Up and Scream

• "The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" (2009)
• "A Prophecy" (2011)
• "If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once... You Should Get Out of the Circus" (2011)
• "Not the American Average" (2011)

album Punk Goes Pop 3

• " Right Now (Na Na Na)" (2010)

album Reckless & Relentless

• "Morte et Dabo" (2011)
• "Breathless" (2011)
• "Someone, Somewhere" (2011)
• "Closure" (2011)
• "To the Stage" (2011)
• "Reckless & Relentless" (2012)
• "Dear Insanity" (2012)

album Stepped Up and Scratched

• "The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel) (Borgore remix)" (2011)
• "Another Bottle Down (Tomba remix)" (2011)
• "A Lesson Never Learned (Celldweller remix)" (2011)

album From Death to Destiny

• "Run Free" (2012)
• "The Death of Me" (2013)

Solo singles

album Photograph

• "Savior" (2011) ^[17]

Featured Artist

Danny has also been a featured artist on songs by several artists:

• Bizzy Bone "Automatic Rewind" (featuring Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria) Crossroads: 2010 (2010)
• I See Stars "Endless Sky" (featuring Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria) Digital Renegade (2012)
• Memphis May Fire "Losing Sight" (feat. Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria) Challenger (2012)

Music Videos

director Robby Starbuck

• "The Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" ^[18] (2009)
• "A Prophecy" ^[19] (2010)

director Nicholas Scott Chiasson

• "If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once... You Should Get Out of the Circus" ^[20] (2010)

director Thunder Down Country

• "Closure" ^[21] (2011)

director Frankie Nasso

• "Not the American Average" ^[22] (2011)
• "Breathless" ^[23] (2012)
• "To The Stage" (2012)
• "Dear Insanity" (2012)
• "Reckless & Relentless" (2012)

Short Films

• "Through Sin and Self Destruction"(2012)

Short Films

director Frankie Nasso

"British metalcore lads, Asking Alexandria, didn’t want to wait to get their “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll” Hollywood fix when they play the 5th Annual Mayhem Festival on June 30th in Southern California. Instead the fierce five-piece made a scandalous short film called Through Sin and Self-Destruction that features the band wandering Los Angeles’ infamous Sunset Strip with the likes of porn stars Belladonna and Andy San Dimas and Skid Row’s controversial ex-frontman, Sebastian Bach." ^[24] Danny and the band wanted everyone to experience the things that happens when living the rockstar life such as the "party hard" lifestyle. The short film contains the songs “Dear Insanity,” “Reckless and Relentless,” and “To The Stage."

• "Through Sin + Self Destruction" ^[25] (2012)

Solo Career

Danny has began to work on his solo album and is going to have a different sound than what his fans are use to. The release date for the album is still unknown, but the album should be through Sumerian Records. He has released a preview of his song "Photograph". Worsnop tells Loudwire that “Photograph’ is much softer than the rest of the album; it’s more of a ballad.” The overall sound is a huge departure from what you’d expect from Asking Alexandria and finds Worsnop exploring a more mainstream rock sound. In an exclusive chat, we asked Worsnop for all the details. ^[26]

He has continued to work on it and has finally released his first solo single "Savior". ^[27] On his twitter Danny said "I hope you all enjoy it. Yes it's a ballad. They're all gonna be different". ^[28] With the release of this single he has officially started his solo career in the music world.

Books

Danny has written a book titled "Am I Insane?" which is an autobiography. On his Tumblr he has said "Today I spent a good few hours on the phone and online applying for college to pursue my degree in photography and writing for my book. I figured what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than by taking a beautiful picture of myself and sharing an exert for you all to ingest." ^[29]

• "Am I Insane?" ^[30]

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