Alexisonfire (Alexis-on-fire) is a five-piece post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Ross, Mike. "blank">Band is a scream", CANOE _JAM!, April 30, 2004. Retrieved on July 17, 2007. in 2001. The band consists of George Pettit (lead vocals), Dallas Green (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), Wade MacNeil (lead guitar, lead vocals), Chris Steele (bass), and Jordan Hastings (drums).
The band describes their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls in mid-knife-fight" (a reference to their song "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles", which was also the inspiration for their album cover art). This comes from their method of using multiple vocalists: Green providing melodic, soft singing, and MacNeil's implusively sweet punk rock vocals on one side, with Pettit's polar-opposite explosive screaming on the other. blank">Dine Alone Records This management of good-versus-evil style of music and writing is unique to the band. allschools.de - hardcore / punk / indie / metal ezine When the band came out of the underground like an "utterly captivating car-accident-in-progress" in late 2001, it was enough to impress critics and attain a gold certification for their _self-titled debut album. g.php" target="_blank">CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for October 2005. _Canadian Recording Industry Association (October 2005). Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
Aside from that, the band has released two more successful albums: Watch Out! in 2004, and Crisis in 2006, both which have achieved platinum certification in Canada. g.php" target="_blank">CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for April 2007. _Canadian Recording Industry Association (April 2007). Retrieved on September 22, 2007. g.php" target="_blank">CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for May 2007. _Canadian Recording Industry Association (May 2007). Retrieved on September 22, 2007. The band toured in support of Crisis, until December 2007. From there they took a break over Christmas, and will soon begin writing a new album.
