Allele 

Allēle 

 

(uh-leel)

 

 

The band was founded in 2002 by vocalist Wally Wood and guitarist Lane Maverick. The name is a reference to alleles, a term in biology that refers to different variants of a gene. The band first signed with the label Corporate Punishment Records and released their debut album Point of Origin on October 25, 2005. In 2011, the band switched to the Chicago label Goomba Music and later that year released their second album, Next to Parallel. The band lineup previously consists of guitarist Lane Maverick, bassist Tim Tobin and guitarist (Cold) Kelly Hayes. Allele signed a record deal with MTV‘s Hype Music label, after having previously begun working on new material. The band has had success with publishing their songs on such hits like SmackDown vs Raw (game), Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes (TNT series) Cobra Kai series on Netflix, Dances With The Stars, Nurse Jackie and more. They next released a self-titled EP in 2013, before entering a period of inactivity. The band returned with a single in July 2025 titled “Red Heart Love” and (cover) Wicked Game in February 2026- vocalist Wood, drummer Dusty Winterrowd, guitarist (Fozzy) Billy Grey, bassist Tyler Hensley and newly added guitarist Jamie Carreon now push forward signing a new record deal with Cleopatra Recordsm The band is forging new music and picking up where they left off, hitting the ground touring for the foreseeable future.