Alexisonfire New Album – 'Crisis'

• 1st Aug 2006

Southern Ontario's platinum selling Alexisonfire seem to win hearts every time they play.

The band have gone from strength to strength since they first got together in 2001. Playing to over 18,000 kids at this year's Download Festival, stealing the show at last year's Give It A Name festival in Alexandra Park and playing to over 8000 fans in their hometown of Toronto, this band is hard to ignore. Their two previous albums, (“Alexisonfire” and “Watch Out”), combined, have so far sold 28,000 in the UK alone.

The new album “Crisis” is set for release on the 21st of August, with a downloadable only single “This Could Be Anywhere In The World” from the 4th September. This is followed by Reading and Leeds appearances with full UK dates in November, as part of the Taste Of Chaos tour:

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Friday 10th Nov Birmingham NIA
Sat 11th Nov Glasgow SECC
Sun 12th Nov Manchester Apollo
Mon 13th Nov Brighton Centre
Fri 17th Nov Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sat 18th Nov London Brixton Academy
Mon 20th Nov Doncaster Dome
Tue 21st Nov Cardiff CIA

Writing the new 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.

Alexisonfire are: Dallas Green, George Pettit, Wade MacNeil, Chris Steele and Jordan Hastings.

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