Wall Of Sound Presents: "2023 YEAR IN REVIEW" by Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop & Sam Bettley
Back to our regular scheduled year in reviewing, the next contributions come from the one and only AskingAlexandria, who not only came back swinging with their new album Where Do We Go From Here?, but proved you can't keep a good hard-workin' band down.The boys tore up stages across the world, we even crossed paths at Download Festival UK where Browny slipped the lads a $20 down payment to get back to Australia soon... which must have worked because they'll be here in March on the Knotfest lineup!Before we see them cuddling koalas again, we hit up Danny and Sam to tell us about their years with the next #WoSYearInReview!
TOP 5 RELEASES OF 2023
Danny:5 - Luke Combs - Gettin’ Old4 - Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent3 - Jessie Murph - Drowning2 - Jelly Roll - Whitsitt Chapel1 - Teddy Swims - I’ve Tried Everything But TherapySam:5 - Post Malone - Austin4 - Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear3 - Polaris - Fatalism2 - Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden1 - Silent Planet - Anunnaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ3zL7kT6_c&pp=ygUYdGVkZHkgc3dpbXMgbG9zZSBjb250cm9s
TOP 5 SONGS OF 2023
Danny:5 - Lewis Capaldi - 'Wish You The Best'4 - Chris Stapleton - 'White Horse'3 - Kyndal Inskeep - 'Friends That Kiss'2 - Jelly Roll - 'Need A Favor'1 - Teddy Swims - 'Lose Control'Sam:5 - Spite - 'Thank You, Again'4 - Make Them Suffer - 'Ghost Of Me'3 - Spiritbox - 'Jaded'2 - The Plot In You - 'Forgotten'1 - Silent Planet - 'Antimatter'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiEno0KE5uU
FAV AUSTRALIAN ACT YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF RIGHT NOW?
Danny:Sam Fischer is pretty great. I just added 'This City' into my Spotify playlist so he’s definitely in rotation.Sam:Make Them Sufferhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAp3BPUfj2o&pp=ygUQbWFrZSB0aGVtIHN1ZmZlcg%3D%3D
BEST GIG YOU PLAYED THIS YEAR AND WHY?
Danny: I’d probably have to give it to Milwaukee on the last tour. Followed maybe by Graspop in Belgium. Both were pretty great. Wisconsin always shows up and is a great crowd. Graspop, I was having a really a really shitty day and wasn’t expecting to have a good time at all. I popped an adderall before the show just to get my energy up and ended up having a blast.Sam: Hellfest - one of the heavier festivals in Europe and the fans just went off for us.
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WHAT WAS THE RECEPTION LIKE FOR YOUR NEW MATERIAL THIS YEAR?
Danny: Seems like it’s been pretty great. I wanted to make something specifically targeted towards fans, rather than it being something personal like I usually would. Can’t complain too much about #1’s... Am I right?Sam: Amazing! So great to see new and old fans come together live.. each show has been nothing short of incredible and the energy is unmatched from any other releasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3H_swfQscc&pp=ygUWYXNraW5nIGFsZXhhbmRyaWEgMjAyMw%3D%3D
ANY SNEAK PEEKS OF INBOUND PLANS NEXT YEAR?
Danny: In regards to AA, I know there are a few things in the pipeline being talked about. I’m releasing a new DW record and will be touring that very heavily too so it’s gonna be a busy year for me between AA’s work, my music, Asesinato Tequila, NCTR Seltzers, and Sludgehammer Hard Coffee. Got a lot going on over here!Sam: LOTS of travelling and hitting parts of the world we haven’t in quite some time.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz1IItqOioZ/?hl=en
BEST ADVICE GOING INTO 2024?
Danny: Work hard and practice discipline. Set your goals and break down the steps it is going to take to accomplish them... then start getting after those steps. Avoid unnecessary distractions. Make sure you get at the very least one win every single day - no matter how small. Fortune favours the bold and luck, those who work for it.Sam: If you wanna achieve your goals, hit them with a healthy body and a healthy mind. Don’t underestimate yourself.Written by Danny Worsnop@dannyworsnop and Sam Bettley@officialsambettley
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