We have seen for far too long that people and bands tend to solely follow trends. We have witnessed real bands fall and not become "successful" because they do not fit the trends. Well, we are here to tell you this. We will not conform, we will not sell out, and we will not break up just because we aren't as popular as the bands that can't actually play their own songs..

We write real music! We write with emotion, we write with effort, we write with talent, and we put every bit of ourselves in everything we do. We write music that we can play live as well, and we write it on our own!! We don't write music with a 13 year old girl in yellow pants in mind..(sorry 13 year old girl in yellow pants that is reading this, it's nothing personal) We write music that we want to show the world. We write music that we want people to know and to feel. We want people to understand us through our songs, and we put all of us into everything we do.

We don't care if we ever become a "successful" band.. We know that we have effected people in their lives with our music before and we are going to continue doing it, and that is success to me. We are fighting hard to get back on our feet, and when we do everyone will know the message that we are trying to spread. Hate, anger, jealously, envy, and everything else of that nature are pointless. We want people to appreciate each other for who they are.. Treat people with respect because there just isn't a valid reason to act otherwise. I guess being mean or rude to people may be "cool" but who is the judge? I think everyone deserves respect because everyone can do something amazing.

A couple more things:

First, when you get a comment/message/etc. from Alyria it is a member of the band actually typing out a message to you. We don't use bots and we don't have people representing us on myspace either. Second, we DO NOT use a play count generator.. we never have and we never will. Congrats to the bands that have gotten signed off of faking plays, but we won't be taking that road. Lastly, we just want people to appreciate real music! We want you to listen to a song and really honestly listen to it.. Read the lyrics and try to understand what those guys or girls put into that song because it is something worth appreciating!

Thanks!
Tyler Dishman
Vocalist | Alyria