Alexisonfire (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Alexisonfire
Type = Studio album
Artist = Alexisonfire


Caption = Alexisonfire European Cover
Released = September 9, 2002
Recorded =
Genre = Post-hardcore, Screamo
Length = 42:16
Label =
Producer = Alexisonfire, Greg Below
Reviews = * Sincerity (70%) [http://cityandcolourforum.com/sincerityoversimplechords/?p=9 link]
Last album = "Math Sheet" (2002)
This album = "Alexisonfire"
(2002)
Next album = "Watch Out!" (2004)

"Alexisonfire" is the first studio album released by the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. It was released on September 9, 2002. It sold over 50,000 units in Canada, giving it gold certification. Members Chris Steele, Wade MacNeil and Jesse Ingelevics were only 17 when the album was recorded. The album also holds a less structured music style compared to their next records.

The cover art was photographed by lead singer George Pettit at Ferndale Public School in St.Catharines, Ontario. It is based on the lyrics from "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles". There was also an alternate cover art released, which just depicts the band's logo and name.

The title of ".44 Caliber Love Letter" is likely taken from a line in the 1986 David Lynch movie Blue Velvet:

"I'll have to send you a love letter! Straight from my heart, fucker! You know what a love letter is? It's a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker!" - Frank Booth"

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alexisonfire.

# ".44 Caliber Love Letter" – 4:32
# "Counterparts and Number Them" – 2:18
# "Adelleda" – 5:47
# "A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles" – 4:12
# "Polaroids of Polar Bears" – 5:08
# "Waterwings (and Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)" – 2:41
# "Where No One Knows" – 3:12
# "The Kennedy Curse" – 3:38
# "Jubella" – 2:29
# "Little Girls Pointing and Laughing" – 4:54
# "Pulmonary Archery" – 3:26

Personnel

*George Pettit - Vocals, photography
*Wade MacNeil - Guitar, vocals
*Chris Steele - Bass
*Dallas Green - Guitar, vocals
*Jesse Ingelevics - Drums
*Greg Below - Producer, engineer, mixer
*D. Sandshaw - A&R for Equal Vision Records
*George S. - Drum editor
*Bed Kaplan - Drum editor
*Bill Scoville - Album layout

Videos

*"Pulmonary Archery"
*"Counterparts and Number Them"
*"Waterwings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)"

External links

* [http://www.theonlybandever.com Alexisonfire Official Site]
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* [http://www.teamdistort.com/ Distort Entertainment]
* [http://www.equalvision.com/ Equal Vision Records]
* [http://www.sorepointrecords.com/ Sore Point Records]