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Alexisonfire

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Biography

Alexisonfire is a post-hardcore combo formed in Ontario, Canada, in 2001. Vocalist George Pettit, guitarist/vocalists Dallas Green and Wade Macneil, bassist Steele, and drummer Jesse Ingelevics debuted in 2002 with a self-titled effort for the Toronto-based Distort imprint. The album did very well in Canada, garnering a lot of support for the band from MuchMusic video network. That exposure led to a distribution deal with the respected American hardcore and punk label Equal Vision, which then issued Alexisonfire's sophomore effort in June 2004. Watch Out! was even more ambitious than its predecessor, mixing moments of melodic grace with the wiry explosiveness that Alex had already trademarked. The next year, Ingelevics exited the group to be replaced by ex-Jersey drummer Jordan Hastings, as a split with fellow countrymen Moneen appeared on Vagrant that November. Green also worked on some acoustic solo material, released in 2005 under the moniker City and Colour. Alexisonfire had become an official part of Vagrant's roster by summer 2006, performing on their Warped Tour side stage and releasing explosive full-length number three, Crisis, that August. The guys then hit up the Reading and Leeds festivals in the U.K. prior to embarking on an extensive two-month fall tour of Canada. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    This town has its claws buried in my neck
    This town it takes life without mercy, without hate
    The streets are in distress
    The sun suffocates behind darkened skies
    The grass is growing on top of my feet
    This Could Be Anywhere In the World - (4:03)  -  107,759 plays
  2.  
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    A man sits at his desk
    One year from retirement
    And he's up for review
    Not quite sure what to do
    Each passing year
    Boiled Frogs - (3:57)  -  75,322 plays
  3.  
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    Was I left behind? Someone tell me
    Tell me I survived, don't look so surprised
    That I'm home, but just for tonight
    With rough hands and sore eyes
    So don't speak, I am tired
    Rough Hands - (5:31)  -  59,091 plays
  4.  
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    Children roam these empty streets
    With lust filled eyes and jagged hearts
    Narrow frames and crooked teeth
    The whole more valuable than each part
    And the grasp you have upon this group
    We Are the Sound - (3:40)  -  50,755 plays
  5.  
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    Your mail's not safe in this town
    Your mail's not safe in this town
    Your mail's not safe in this town
    Your mail's not safe in this town
    I strike a red bird on your face
    Mailbox Arson - (3:32)  -  51,020 plays
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