Alas (American band)

Alas
Origin	Tampa, Florida
Genres	Symphonic metal Progressive metal
Years active	1996 -
Labels	Karmageddon Media
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)

Notes

1. LOCKJAW: Alas...Erik Rutan project
2. Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Alas
3. Rough Edge: Alas CD Reviews Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official MySpace