Alexisonfire is a five-piece post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (lead vocals), Dallas Green (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), Wade MacNeil (lead guitar, vocals), Chris Steele (bass), and Jordan Hastings (drums).
The band describes their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight" (a reference to their song "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles", which was also the inspiration for their album cover art). This management of good-versus-evil style of music and writing is unique to the band. When the band came out of the underground like an "utterly captivating car-accident-in-progress" in late 2001, it was enough to impress critics[4] and attain a gold certification for their self-titled debut album.
Aside from that, the band has released two more successful albums: Watch Out! in 2004, and Crisis in 2006, both which have achieved platinum certification in Canada. The band toured in support of Crisis, until December 2007. From there they took a break over Christmas, and will soon begin writing a new album.
Origins and mainstream success: 2001–2003
Alexisonfire was formed in late 2001 as the result of a three-band break up. Pettit was playing bass in a tech-metal band called Condemning Salemn, Green was a lead singer and guitar player in Helicon Blue, and MacNeil and Steele played in a Pop-punk band called Plan 9. These bands broke up at the same time, and those remaining members still had the drive to play and succeed. They got together, recruited Ingelevics, and formed Alexisonfire. The band's name was derived from Alexis Fire, the world's only lactating contortionist stripper. This caused problems when she discovered that they were using her website name as their band name, and she threatened to sue the band for copyright infringement. However, it was discovered that the moniker was not registered, and no further action took place. The band released its first EP, Math Sheet Demos in 2002, so named because the CD was wrapped in former drummer Jesse Ingelevics' math homework. The group caught its first break when they caught the attention of recording engineer Greg Below and Montreal journalist Mitch Joel. The pair were setting up a record label called Distort Entertainment at the time, and coincidentally they were looking for artists. Below was working with EMI at the same time and he used this to record the band at the company's in-house studio and land them a co-publishing and distribution deal.
On September 9, 2002, Alexisonfire was released, featuring two Catholic school girls engaged in a knife fight, which goes in hand with the band's description of their music. Although there was a distribution deal with EMI, the album's success was mostly attributed to word-of-mouth. The band proceeded to tour support their album, crossing Canada twice, and begin stepping into the United States and European scenes, playing with Billy Talent, GWAR, Juliana Theory, Godsmack, and Glassjaw. The band was starting to become more of a full-time job than a hobby.[10] In the end, Alexisonfire was certified gold in Canada, marking 50,000+ sales.
Watch Out!: 2004–2005
Alexisonfire had attracted considerable attention from major record labels, thanks to the solid success of their self-titled debut. However, when they started considering making a second album, the band felt that, for artistic reasons, they should remain independent, as it would give them better chances of developing and deciding their direction. They would remain with Distort Entertainment, and instead of using a famous producer, they recorded the album with Julius Butty at his studio near Hamilton, Ontario.
Watch Out! was released on June 29, 2004, and was immediately successful. It debuted at #6 on the Nielsen Soundscan Top 200, and received gold certification in Canada in twelve weeks. The good critical reception came from the fact that the band was more focused from the eighteen months of touring, helping them harness more aggression, release more emotion, and fine-tune all the tracks. This lay in comparison to their debut album, which was mostly first drafts.
“I think if you do it long enough, then you get better at it. You're on the road a lot and you just get better. Also, we had a great producer, Julius Butty. We learned what we like to play. We're no longer virgins to the studio. We're just not quite the band we were a long time ago.”
—George Pettit, MusicEmissions.com interview
While touring in support of the album with Johnny Truant and The Blood Roses in Glasgow, Scotland in October 2005, each member of all three bands had the word "Yeti" tattooed on themselves. On an episode of the MuchMusic program The New Music, Pettit and Green revealed that the inspiration for their "Yeti" tattoos came from the 1988 Gary Oldman film The Firm.
Crisis: 2006–present
On August 22, 2006 the band released their third studio album, Crisis, which All Music Guide considered their best to date.[14] The album was marked with a CD release party, where the band performed on a boat in London, England. In support of the album, the band toured across most of Canada with Every Time I Die, Cancer Bats and Attack in Black; the latter was signed to the band's independent label Dine Alone Records. Immediately following that was an American tour with Moneen, Cancer Bats, and A Change of Pace.
In a recent interview, vocalist George Pettit states that he is unaware of the direction that the band will head in for their next album, but that "The next record, I think, is us pretty much wanting to put the knife in screamo. I don't want to be the band that saves it, I want to be the band that kills it."
Though they are usually on tour with Anti-Flag, Norma Jean was their replacement for a shortwhile, however Anti-Flag is now back with them, alongside the bands Saosin, and The Bled.
Background Information:
Origin: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s): Post-Hardcore; Screamo
Years active: 2001 – Present
Label(s): Universal; Distort; Vagrant; Dine Alone[/b][/size]
Members:
Current:
* George Pettit – vocals (2001–present)
* Dallas Green – guitar, vocals, piano (2001–present)
* Wade MacNeil – guitar, vocals (2001–present)
* Chris Steele – bass (2001–present)
* Jordan Hastings – drums, percussion (2005–present)
Former:
* Jesse Ingelevics – drums (2001–2005)[/size]
Math Sheet Demos
Demo Album
Released:2002
Recorded: ---
Label: Self-released
Producer: ---
Quality: 320kB/S CBR mp3
Size: 28.5MB
Genre: Post-Hardcore; Screamo
Length: ---
01. "The Philosophical Significance of Shooting My Sister in the Face: An Essay By James Secord"
02. "Counterparts and Number Them"
03. "Little Girls Pointing and Laughing"
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Alexisonfire
Studio Album
Released: September 9, 2002
Recorded: ---
Label: Canada - Distort Entertainment; USA - Equal Vision; UK - Sore Point
Producer: Alexisonfire; Greg Below
Quality: 320kB/S CBR mp3
Size: 96.8MB
Genre: Post-Hardcore; Screamo
Length: 42:16
01. ".44 Caliber Love Letter" – 4:32
02. "Counterparts and Number Them" – 2:18
03. "Adelleda" – 5:47
04. "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles" – 4:12
05. "Polaroids of Polar Bears" – 5:08
06. "Waterwings (and Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)" – 2:41
07. "Where No One Knows" – 3:12
08. "The Kennedy Curse" – 3:38
09. "Jubella" – 2:29
10. "Little Girls Pointing and Laughing" – 4:54
11. "Pulmonary Archery" – 3:26
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Watch Out!
Studio Album
Released: June 29, 2004
Recorded: ---
Label: Canada - Distort Entertainment; USA - Equal Vision
Producer: Alexisonfire; Julius (Juice) Butty
Quality: 320kB/S CBR mp3
Size: 100MB
Genre: Post-Hardcore; Indie Rock
Length: 42:24
01. "Accidents" – 4:09
02. "Control" – 3:43
03. "It Was Fear of Myself That Made Me Odd" – 3:55
04. "Side Walk When She Walks" – 4:22
05. "'Hey, It's Your Funeral Mama'" – 3:29
06. "No Transitory" – 4:09
07. "Sharks and Danger" – 4:39
08. "That Girl Possessed" – 3:26
09. "White Devil" – 3:35
10. "Get Fighted" – 3:05
11. "Happiness by the Kilowatt" – 5:12
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The Switcheroo Series: Alexisonfire vs. Moneen
EP Album
Released: October 31, 2005
Recorded: Silo Studios (Alexisonfire); BWC Studios (Moneen)
Label: Dine Alone in Canada; Vagrant in the United States
Producer: Alexisonfire; Moneen
Quality: 320kB/S CBR mp3
Size: 66.3MB
Genre: Post-Hardcore; Indie Rock
Length: 28:55
01. "Passing Out In America" (Alexisonfire, cover of The Passing of America) – 4:00
02. "Accidents Are On Purpose" (Moneen, cover of Accidents) – 5:40
03. "Tonight, I Am Going To Wash The Hippy" (Alexisonfire, cover of Tonight, I'm Gone...) – 5:47
04. "Sharks In Danger" (Moneen, cover of Sharks And Danger) – 4:46
05. "Bleed & Blister (version 2)" (Moneen original track) – 5:03
06. "Charlie Sheen vs. Henry Rollins" (Alexisonfire original track) – 3:39
http://rapidshare.com/files/122515985/AoFMS_-_TSS.rar
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Crisis
Studio Album
Released: August 21, 2006 (United Kingdom and Australia); August 22, 2006 (United States and Canada)
Recorded: Metal Works, Silo Recording Studio, Ontario, Canada, February-March 2006
Label: Distort Entertainment; Vagrant Records; Hassle Records; Shock Records
Producer: Julius Butty and Alexisonfire
Quality: 320kB/S CBR mp3
Size: 98.7MB
Genre: Post-Hardcore; Indie Rock
Length: 41:32
01. "Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints" – 3:48
02. "This Could Be Anywhere in the World" – 4:03
03. "Mailbox Arson" – 3:31
04. "Boiled Frogs" – 3:57
05. "We Are the Sound" – 3:40
06. "You Burn First" – 2:40
07. "We Are the End" – 3:46
08. "Crisis" – 3:31
09. "Keep It On Wax" – 3:48
10. "To a Friend" – 3:15
11. "Rough Hands" – 5:30
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