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British guitarist

This article is about the guitarist. For the American lawyer, see Ben Bruce Blakeney.

Musical artist

Benjamin Paul Bruce (born 31 October 1988) is an English musician. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of rock band Asking Alexandria until his departure in January 2024 and has also performed as a solo artist. Bruce founded the band while he was living in Dubai but the band split and he moved back to the United Kingdom, where he then started the band again under the same name with Danny Worsnop.

Biography

Early life

Bruce was born in Wandsworth, South London on 31 October 1988.^[1] At the age of six he and his family moved to Dubai.^[2][3] He would later move back to England in 2006 at age 17 in order to gain recognition in the music industry, which he would gain after forming Asking Alexandria.^[3]

Bruce started playing the electric guitar at the age of 12 after being inspired b