ALYSON AVENUE was formed by a couple of friends who intended to play melodic rock.
In 1999 the band sent out a demo to the press and gained huge feedback for their sound. With a little help by the Belgian melodic rock orientated magazine Rock Report, ALYSON AVENUE found the right contacts to some labels. The new 4 track demo finally resulted in a record deal with AOR Heaven.
The debut album “Presence Of Mind” was released in November 2000 and the interest and reviews were far beyond the band’s expectations - including an 93/ 100 rating in Japanese magazine Burrn! which was followed by massive sales.
In 2003, a little more than 3 years later ALYSON AVENUE released a new album titled “Omega”.
In 2007, ALYSON AVENUE stopped playing and when NIGHTWISH went public with the information that they looked for a new Lead Vocalist, Anette decided to make a go of it. Some of the ALYSON AVENUE members helped Anette with the Demorecordings and the rest is, as they say, History.
After Anettes departure to NIGHTWISH the rest of the Band toyed with the idea of starting a new Male Fronted AOR-Band but those ideas where eventually scrapped and the search for a new Female Vocalist started.
In 2009 Arabella Vitanc joined the band on Lead Vocals giving the band new energy to start the work on the 3:rd Alyson Avenue record.
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