Alex Boyes


Location: Newcastle

Challenge: Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency ( missing hip joint and thigh, )

Website: www.incantus.co.uk

Alex Boyes is a founding member and drummer of the band Incantus. He adds "We have around ten songs, and have only recorded a live version of these so far, we have just played the 2nd room at the 02 academy Newcastle." Alex was previously in the band Glass Spiders, who recorded a few songs which can be heard on Glass Spiders Facebook.

Alex's main influences are Megadeth (obviously), Guns'n'Roses, Fear Factory, Coheed and Cambria, Pantera and Mariah Carey.

Alex adds "As a kid I loved playing football, but found friends through music and played some tunes with a few friends, I then had a family and did not play for some time, my leg that is shorter has no muscle but I manage to manoeuvre iron the hi hats" As some of our songs are of a heavier nature Alex can play one bass drum extremely fast when required.

Alex gets much more pain these days, but try and manage my diet accordingly so he can play well when needed. Alex's guitarist, a friend from his childhood is fully deaf in one ear and he is sensational, he would never say that about himself but he is and he was in a very heavy band called FR8 who he did record an album with.


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