When the date September 9, 2002, rolled around, the group members published a record Alexisonfire, circulated by EMI. Tours included Canada, Europe and the United States. Amazingly that record album, Alexisonfire went gold in Canada, which was over 50,000+ album sales.
Alexisonfire's lyrical topics range from relationship troubles to go-karting. They have two primary vocalists, screaming duties carried out by George Pettit, and singing by Dallas Green, with support from Wade MacNeil.
While their largest fanbase is in their home country of Canada, they are also becoming more popular in other parts of the world, including the U.S. Recently they toured Europe, the UK and Australia with the band Rise Against, with numerous European venues selling out or having to be upgraded to accommodate the large number of fans.
The band was nominated for "ugliest rock band ever" at the CASBY awards (held by local Toronto radio station) but lost out to another Toronto born band named Sum 41.
Despite popular belief from some individuals, not helped by the band spelling their name as one word, the band is called "Alexis On Fire" not "Alex Is On Fire".
The band consists of:
George Pettit - Vocals
Dallas Green- Vocals and guitar
Wade MacNeil - Guitar and backup vocals
Jordan 'Ratbeard' Hastings - Drums
Chris Steele - Bass
Discography
Math Sheet Demos (EP) - 2001
Pink Heart Skull Sampler (EP) - 2002
Brown Heart Skull Sampler (EP) - 2004
The Switcheroo Series (EP, split with Moneen) - 2005
Alexisonfire (Debut Album) - 2002
Watch Out! (Album) - 2004
Crisis (Album) - 2006
With songs ranging in subject matter from the Blizzard of 1977 which paralyzed portions of the Niagara and Northern New York region, to disenfranchised steadfast employees, the album on a whole embodies a much darker theme. AOF attributes this to traveling around the world the last couple of years then coming back home and seeing things without rose coloured glasses.
As for writing the album, the process was much more "rhythmically liberal" than anything the band's ever worked on. There was no format, no formula. Alexisonfire wasn't concerned with making a "hit" or following any "rules", just creating songs that the greater sum of each part loved to play live. They wanted to create songs that were anthemic. They wanted to play songs that hit kids in the chest. This translated into the mindset the band took into the studio. AOF stripped everything down and learned to write and record a record that captures the essence of the band's live sound, without looping or overdubs or layers.
So if you stop and listen, or God forbid, see a live show, it'll all oddly start to make sense...
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