History Music / Alexisonfire

[[caption-width-right:300:Alexisonfire. [[note]] From left, Chris Steele, Wade [=MacNeil=], Dallas Green, Jordan Hastings, George Pettit.[[/note]]]]

Alexisonfire (that's "Alexis On Fire", [[TheProblemWithPenIsland not "Alex Is On Fire"]], nor for that matter "Al, Ex Is On Fire" or even "A! Lex Is On Fire!") is a Post-Hardcore band from St. Catharines, [[CanadaEh Ontario]], active from 2001-2011. The band is named after Alexis Fire, the world's only lactating contortionist stripper (yes, really). Their style, described by the band as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight", featured stark contrasts between soaring melody and brutality, through the interplay between three singers. Their self-titled debut is considered a landmark of its genre and their other three albums went platinum in Canada.

The band broke up in 2011 as singer/guitarists Dallas Green and Wade [=MacNeil=] left to focus on their side projects, as well as due to "personal issues". Despite George Pettit's initial statements to the contrary, however, the band seems to have parted ways on more or less amicable terms after giving a farewell tour in 2011-2012.

In March of 2015, the band announced that they are reuniting and will play a short run of shows in Britain and Canada, and one show in the US. Naturally, this caused quite a stir.

!Band members:
* George Pettit- [[MetalScream lead vocals]]
* Wade [=MacNeil=]- guitar, vocals
* Dallas Green- guitar, vocals
* Chris Steele- bass
* Jordan Hastings- drums
* Jesse Ingelevics- drums (2001-2005)

* Jordan Hastings- drums (2005-2011)

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: "Jubella" from their first album features George singing a brief part in a death metal-style growl, a vocal technique employed in no other song of the band's discography.

* CarefulWithThatAxe

* SopranoAndGravel: a triple-male variant, with George providing the gruff, mostly screamy vocals, Dallas the melodic singing, and Wade being sort of in-between.

* FanDisservice: Please, George, keep your shirt on when you sing!
** To wit, George doesn't exactly cut a chiseled figure (he's buff but his musculature isn't readily apparent), and has a CarpetOfVirility. Some fans consider him very physically appealing, others don't.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Old Crows/Young Cardinals'' has a much more evident punk and classic rock influence than their previous albums. It's also more melodic and replaces much of the screaming with a raspy singing voice.

* ShoutOut: The cover of ''Watch Out!'' and the lyrics to "That Girl Possessed" are nods to ''Film/TheExorcist''.

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Side Walk When She Walks", which is a relaxed song sung entirely by Dallas, with no screaming or heavy guitars excepting the chorus.

* TakeThat: "Keep It On Wax" is one, long "fuck you" to their first drummer, Jesse Ingelevics, for trash-talking the band after he left.

* VocalEvolution: While Dallas's vocals were never sub-par, his singing voice on ''Alexisonfire'' does not seem as rounded as it does in the band's subsequent albums. George's screams also sounded more frantic in the first album before becoming more grounded and enunciated. Dallas credits this development to producer Julius Butty, who began working with the band as they recorded ''Watch Out!''.

* TheProblemWithPenIsland: The band name can by read several different ways. People on Website/YouTube are constantly asking [[FandomBerserkButton if it's pronounced]] "Alex is on fire" (it's not), which can be something of a BerserkButton for fans of the band.

** Much of ''Watch Out's'' track list is based on short stories by KurtVonnegut: "Happiness by the Kilowatt" is based on ''The Euphio Question'', "It Was Fear of Myself That Made Me Odd" is based on ''Report on the Barnhouse Effect'', and "No Transitory" is based on ''Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow''.

[[caption-width-right:300:Alexisonfire. [[note]] From left, Chris Steele, Wade [=MacNeil=], Dallas Green, Jordan Hastings, George Pettit.[[/note]]]]{{Alexisonfire}} (that's "Alexis On Fire", [[TheProblemWithPenIsland not "Alex Is On Fire"]], nor for that matter "Al, Ex Is On Fire" or even "A! Lex Is On Fire!") is a Post-Hardcore band from St. Catharines, [[CanadaEh Ontario]], active from 2001-2011. The band is named after Alexis Fire, the world's only lactating contortionist stripper (yes, really). Their style, described by the band as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight", featured stark contrasts between soaring melody and brutality, through the interplay between three singers. Their self-titled debut is considered a landmark of its genre and their other three albums went platinum in Canada.