Alexisonfire | 
| Artist: Alexisonfire
Label: Equal Vision Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 50620
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 89
UPC: 794558008921
EAN: 0794558008921
ASIN: B0000B00HY
Release Date: September 9, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | .44 Caliber Love Letter | | • | Counterparts and Number Them | | • | Adelleda | | • | Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles | | • | Polaroids of Polar Bears | | • | Waterwings (And the Other Pool Side Fashion Faux Pas) | | • | Where No One Knows | | • | Kennedy Curse | | • | Jubella | | • | Little Girls Pointing and Laughing | | • | Pulmonary Archery [Multimedia Track] |
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Album Description
Alexisonfire have combined ear stabbing screams, intricate guitar melodies & beautiful singing to create a very exciting musical juxtaposition. Their sound is a direct collaboration of personal influences based on the love of music & the desire to play. This open-minded approach has allowed them to play with a variety of diverse bands such as The Misfits, Juliana Theory, Gwar, Hopesfall, Nora, Small Brown Bike, Thrice, & an appearance on the 2002 Warped Tour. Includes bonus video for 'Pulmonary Archery'. Digipak. Revelation. 2002.
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 If I were on fire, I'd scream too October 23, 2003
Geoff Trainor (PEI, Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Popularity of the emo/screamo punk sub-culture is growing, and now I understand why. Blazing instrumentals and harsh vocals dominate the debut album from Alexisonfire. The songs flow seamlessly into each other, and your left feeling like you've just staggered from a live show. The energy on the album is almost overwhelming. If hardcore screamo is your style, you can't go wrong. Alternatively, if you value your ability to hear, then you may want to stick to something lighter, like Saves the Day.
Alexisonfire - Self-Titled September 26, 2004
A. G Santos (Seattle, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've always been a fan of the metalcore, hardcore, emo, and screamo genres. I listen to bands like Thrice, Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria...bands that have something different to offer and something more to say. And when I bought this album, I got that and more. This has to be one of the best albums I've purchased to date. The combination of fast-paced yet not too chaotic drums, the hardcore/metal yet extremely melodic guitaring, George's screaming and Dallas' vocals make for one of the best albums since the turn of the century.
1. 44. Calibur Love Letter (10/10) - A great way to start off the album. The emotion in this song is unprecidented, and makes for a great song.
2. Counterparts and Number Them (10/10) - Great follow-up track. The emotions change completely, this song is more melodic than the last, as well as more chaotic. Great song
3. Adella (10/10) - Another fantastic song, and probably the best song out of the first three tracks. Has a lot to offer, and it's really an underrated song.
4. A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles (11/10) - Amazingly crafted. They are able to combine chaotic, unorganized, Converge-style chords with some of the best guitaring/soloing on the album in a matter of two seconds.
5. Polaroids and Polar Bears (11/10) - One of the best songs on the album. With some awfully peculiar lyrics and fantastic guitaring that varies from hard to softer makes a great song.
6. Waterwings (and Other Pool Side Fashion Faux Pas) (10/10) - Similar song structure to "Counterparts and Number Them." Not the best song yet unforgettable. Only song I heard before purchasing this album, an awesome track.
7. Where No One Knows (15/10) - My favorite song by far. It's just perfect...i cant even describe this song.
8. The Kennedy Curse (9/10) - Great track, many people seem to like it a lot more than I do. I love this song, don't get me wrong, and it certainly isn't overrated, but not my favorite.
9. Jubella (9/10) - Again, same thing as "The Kennedy Curse." Underrated though, nobody gives this track ANY recognition.
10. Little Girls Pointing and Laughing (10/10) - Different compared to the rest of the album, at least for the first minute or so before George belts out his amazing screaming. Fantastic track.
11. Pulmonary Archery (11/10) - Second-favorite song on the record. Beautifully crafted, a lot of variation in the vocals; first it goes to George screaming his guts out then to some of Dallas' most awesome vocal parts. Fantastic song, definitely single-worthy.
I bought this CD after "Watch Out!" so I probably had a different impression of Alexisonfire than other/most fans. "Watch Out!" was my favorite album when I bought it, but this is 10 times better. Amazing record, don't miss this. You should be shot if you don't own it.
Alexisonfire isnt your average band March 16, 2004
NYC12v (queens, NY United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The second I listened to this album I was hooked. Its apparent immediately these guys have awesome energy from beginning to end of the cd. alot of people will say "there not original, blah blah blah" But just because they sound similar to other groups does not mean this band is not original, with that mindset, everything has been done in the music industry."maybe music isnt dead, maybe we just forgot what it sounded like"
This Is A Love Song... Deal With It January 17, 2004
C. DiVincenzo (www.alexislegend.com)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Alexisonfire (pronounced Alexis On Fire) released this album in Canada on October 29, 2002 on Emi Records. It was then released in the United Stats on September 9, 2003 on Equal Vision Records with a bonus video for "Pulmonary Archery", which hit number one on Canada Much Music's Powershift Top 30, beating out such horrible acts as Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, and Eminem. The cover of the album shows a school girl with a knife in her hand facing another school girl in the background. There was a small, black, round sticker on the shrinkwrap that covered the knife. It had an excerpt from a review of the album. There are more pictures of the schoolgirls fighting throughout the inside of the album. While there are many bands that much like Alexisonfire, I think that they are one of the best in their genre. Screamocore shall we call it? Vocalist George Logan has an intense scream and is backed by the melody of guitarist Dallas Green. However, the lyrics that come with the album and on the band's official site only have what Logan says. I suppose the think you can figure out what Green says yourself since it's just singing but it's challenging at times.
The album starts off with the explosive "44. Caliber Love Letter", my favorte song by the band. It has a two minute musical intro before the vocals come in. At about 3:20, the music stops and Green speedily speaks "This is a 44. caliber love letter straight from my heart" and then the music continues. The band writes rather strange lyrics, such as in "Polariods Of Polar Bears", another standout track, starts with the lyrics "Raped by my child hood? What the hell do I know about rape any way? Well I guess it's fun to pretend, sorry". Another example is "Where No One Knows", which ends with the lyrics "Some times it's just about feeling good like John Kusac and pop punk". Not all of their lyrics are odd, however. They also touch on serious subjects such as love, death, war, fights at school, and the Kennedy's.
Althought there are many bands that sound similar to Alexisonfire, I believe that they are among the best of their kind. You should check them out if you're a fan of A Static Lullaby, From Autumn To Ashes, Silverstein, Funeral For A Friend, Underoath, and so on. I think they are the best thing to come out of Canada since Pamela Anderson.
 Ehh.. October 5, 2005
My Question (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This isn' too great of a record. Mostly screamxcore. If you love screaming and have no f*%^ing clue what they're saying, this is the band for you. Otherwise, look towards greater bands such as Funeral For A Friend(not Hours), Saosin and Scary Kids Scaring Kids.
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