Allele is an American musical group hailing from Jacksonville, Florida. The band is currently signed to Californian indie label, Corporate Punishment Records. The band has recently gone through a couple of changes, with ex-Cold guitarist Kelly Hayes leaving the band, as well as the recent departure of vocalist Wally Wood.

Brieft history

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Allele was formed in 2002 by Wally Wood and ex-Otep guitarist Lane Maverick (who had also played in earlier projects with members of Shinedown), and later joined by Kelly Hayes, formerly of Cold. After refining their sound and gaining live experience, they were picked up by Corporate Punishment Records, an independent record label which had previously been associated with Cold, and started work on their debut LP Point Of Origin with producer Ben Schigel, also the singer in the Hard Rock group Switched. Allele describes their sound as "hard rock with a new feel" and Point Of Origin has been received with a good amount of positive reviews. The band completed a tour with labelmates Switched and A New Revolution.

In early June of 2006, it was announced that Kelly Hayes has been out of the band since January to deal with legal and personal issues, the band has stated it will continue as a four-piece.

On June 29, 2006, it was revealed via Allele's MySpace blog that vocalist Wally Wood had left the group. The explanation given from the remaining members was the following: "Unfortunately when you put 5 people in a van for months at a time, every once in a while, one of them doesn't get back in". Wally has been replaced by Andy Toole and the band will continue to tour and begin the recording process on their second album in Fall.

Allele's track "Stitches" was featured in trailers and promos for TNT's Stephen King anthology series "Nightmares and Dreamscapes".

Band members

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• Andy Toole – (Vocals)
• Lane Maverick – (Guitar)
• Giancarlo Autenzio – (Drums)
• Tim Tobin – (Bass)

Former members

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• Wally Wood – (Vocals)
• Kelly Hayes – (Guitar)

Discography

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Albums

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak	US Sales
October 25, 2005	Point Of Origin	Corporate Punishment Records	_	5,000

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock
2005	"Closer To Habit"	-	-	-	Point Of Origin
2006	"Stitches"	-	-	-	Point Of Origin

External links

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• www.allelemusic.com - Official site
• http://www.myspace.com/allele - MySpace site

References

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American musical groups | 2000s music groups | Florida musical groups