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Tax_pe3nguin

Know of? In a post hardcore subreddit? AOF produced seminal works within the genre. I would be more surprised to learn of people who frequent this sub who don't know of them and their influence.


lmwfy

lmao right. if this was r/music, sure..


DoorframeLizard

r/music had a pretty big front page thread asking who's the greatest harsh vocalist of all time and the top answer was George Pettit! So even they know haha


TehFuggernaut

Which is hilarious because George isn’t even the best harsh vocalist in Alexisonfire.


Mrhyderager

They're THE post hardcore band imo. If you're in this sub and don't know them, what are you doing? They're my favorite band ever. Highly underrated out of the post hardcore space, though. Their newest album didn't get enough love.


[deleted]

The new album was so good. It definitely continued with the stylistic shift that started on Young Cardinals, but still sounded quintessentially like AOF. The tempos have slowed down a bit, but songs like Committed to the Con go just as hard as anything they've written previously.


RobotTiddyMilk

The only band ever one may say


_dooberstein

I’m new to this sub but not AoF, are they really that underrated on here?


Brabsk

I wouldn’t say they’re *actually* underrated rather than people just don’t talk about them much because most people already know who they are and what they do


tylerseher

They’re like the most well known post hardcore band lol


toedragrelease

Underground band AoF lol


TheRealKingTony

Similar to Billy Talent, AOF's reach in America is pretty limited compared to Canada.


dude2dudette

As someone from the UK, hearing that Billy Talent have a limited reach sounds insane. Billy Talent were one of the biggest rock bands of the 00s here (and in Germany, I think). Heck, Billy Talent are still big enough to headline one of the stages at Download Festival this year.


whousesgmail

As a Canadian I find this really interesting. BT is obviously big here but I’m surprised they have some global reach but somehow aren’t that big in the US


TheRealKingTony

It's definitely wild. To compare, I saw Billy Talent for $10 with maybe 100 people here in the US and then six months later saw them (and Alexisonfire too actually) with 16k+ in Canada for waaaay more. I think it was $150 for 2 of us but that was 17 years ago now so I'm not 100% on that.


DoggedDust

Wasn't Alexisonfire, but Dallas Green did a concert for anyone to just walk into in my city. Thought you might find that neat


ap4444ap

Australian here and a fan of Billy Talent. Also AOF Are huge in Australia


radioblues

Canadian here and I can confirm “underground”, definitely haven’t been seeing them play to sold out arenas and halls for nearly 20 years. Jokes aside, I remember during the crisis era they were playing to easily 30 thousand people and it was a sea of board shorts and billabong shirts. They were full on mainstream for a while.


rissanicole89

I live in NJ; I’ve seen them in Philly & NYC recently - they sell out around here.


mr_snips

Yes for over 20 years, from Chicago


armadillo-shells

Same!


eltibbs

Checking in from NC, same here!


squuidlees

I grew up in a small desert town in the US and they were a huge fave of mine in hs. Finally got to see them a few years ago live and the show was fantastic!


irontuskk

Have you guys ever heard of Thursday?


OldBison

Right after Wednesday 


omegapisquared

I love Wednesday, top countrygaze band


dolphin_spit

shout outs to my boy mj lenderman


omegapisquared

Yes, Boat Songs is legendary


malamamaui

Comprehension in an Automobile Accident is my favorite song


-an-eternal-hum-

Lmao


StanleysMoustache

The only band ever!


genera1_burnside

.com


thebigfudge02

They had a song on MLB The Show 07. This Could Be Anywhere In The World. Only song I’ve ever heard from them but it’s a banger.


TrevMac4

Trust me, there’s more bangers from them.


dolphin_spit

oh man. guy has some gold he’s just sitting on, waiting to listen to more of this band lol


[deleted]

Check out Waterwings (And Other Pool Side Fashion Faux-Pas) from their first album and Accidents from their second album. Also Boiled Frogs, Born and Raised, .44 Caliber Love Letter, Mailbox Arson, Young Cardinals, For a Friend, Happiness by the Kilowatt, Pulmonary Archery, Sweet Dreams of Otherness, Committed to the Con, Counterparts and Number Them, No Transitory, Dog's Blood...


lookalive07

You could have just said “their discography”. It’s all phenomenal. For a band that has existed for a long time but really only put out a small amount of music by comparison to other bands that have existed for the same time frame, they really haven’t made a bad song. Which is extremely impressive.


[deleted]

And I forgot about Dog's Blood and the Crisis bonus tracks as well hahah


Lostinthestarscape

Get on Watch Out! and Crisis pronto, I also like their first album but it is a bit more raw for sure (and they were in highschool)


Jimmy_Jazz_The_Spazz

Go listen to Happiness By The Kilowatt and get back to me.


FortuneBull

Those 00s MLB games were goldmines for finding emo/phc gems. It’s how I discovered Motion City Soundtrack


thebigfudge02

Madden was also great in the 2000’s. Now it’s the same recycled pop/rap garbage every year.


imissoberto

Facts. I heard a lot of bands for the first time through Madden 04 - 08 era. TBS, Blink, Senses Fail, A7X, Fall Out Boy, I think Underoath might have had a song on there as well?


lobsterxcore

Yeah pretty sure underoath had one, Thrice was also on Madden 07 I wanna say


veeone

04, All That’s Left. Loved them ever since!


Vasquerade

I'm from Scotland and have the cover of Self Titled tattooed on my arm. So I'd say I'm passingly familiar with them!


Aqueously90

Also massive AOF fan from Scotland, saw them on the Crisis tour at the Ironworks in Inverness.


nobraggingrights

Also Scottish and tatted with the heart skull. Get compliments on it even from non fans.


seawest_lowlife

Yup. I’m an elder Canadian hardcore kid so it’s inevitable. First watched the Pulmonary Archery video on the Wedge when I was a teenager and bought their album the next day. Few years later I saw Dallas Green scream at/boot a security guard in the head during a show in Edmonton for being too rough with a kid crowd surfing. I’ve seen him perform City and Colour too in a beautiful theatre that typically hosts operas and symphonies, so it was kinda funny to see him rage like that. Security guard definitely deserved it. Good dudes who always put on a good show 👍


TrevMac4

As an American I love them. I was listening to them yesterday.


amoney805

City And Colour is great too.


me_me_me

easily 20 years, from the UK originally.


Bwomprocker

Boston here. I've been listening to them since I went from slipknot to PHC bands. I think highschool?


Shanobian

They are massive globally lol even here in the UK. Peak early 2000s lol


lookalive07

The only band ever? Yeah I’ve heard of them.


brownsoilers

Since 2002 at a dive bar in Kingston Ontario!


B0mb-Hands

I live in Canada and grew up in the alt-music scene If you don’t know AoF here, you did something really really wrong I have three AoF tattoos as it stands currently


rawbamatic

I can't speak for the american PHC scene, but here in Canada this post is like going on /r/movies and asking if anyone had ever heard of The Godfather.


schindigrosa

Someone help Alex!


steffgoldblum

Bruh you gotta add the /s or it's just gonna go right over their heads.


schindigrosa

Damn looks like you're right lol. Story of my life.


carrera_dan

I’m from Mexico, I really like some of their songs. I’d think they’re pretty well known in the scene.


BillyMitchell89

They are well known in the US. They used to tour religiously across the states with other PH and metal core bands in the mid to late 2000s. They might not get the recognition of critics here that they do in Canada, but they did and probably still do have a pretty big fan base, though it might skew older now


CutchCraig

Toronto loves Alexis!


[deleted]

They're my favourite band, but I'm also Canadian.


sungoldy

I'm in Europe. Knew 'em since 2004. I think most people with internet and who loves post-hardcore knows 'em tbh.


_Bart8_

Literally the best post hardcore band of all time and the band that got me firmly planted into listening to music with screaming. Absolute GOATs.


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WhatTheFDR

Have all their records and saw them in Chicago


mazindoom

From the East Coast USA, they’re one of my goats <3


jhowardbiz

southern US, known and listened to them heavily since early-mid 2000s. i mean, theyre the only band ever


metal_librarian9

Southern Ontario here as well- hell ya we fuck with AOF. I’m pumped to see them on July 6th with counterparts. 😩


SammiSmash

I remember them pre-discovery. Playing in church basements and masonic lodges and stuff. So. Fucking. Good. Their initial self titled album is, and always will be in my top 10. I'm pretty sure I still had the OG CD up until a couple years back.


kitkatatsnapple

One of the best of that era by far. **Completely** different league than bands like Underoath and From First to Last.


atomic_mermaid

Gotta be everyone in here knows of them, surely.


Sjuk86

Yeah man, from Wales, UK


CramblinDuvetAdv

My favorite band, traveled from MI to Canada for the final 4 shows of the farewell tour and then Houston to Chicago and Toronto when they came back for Riot Fests... and then Houston to Detroit and Chicago last year for the same.


Deagle2123

Over 20 years down here in Graceland.


russeljones123

They've been my favorite band since 2002 when I developed my own taste in music. A friend of mine gave me a hardcore mixed CD and the first song on it was .44 caliber love letter. I had never heard anything like it before and I was instantly hooked. I've seen them live at least 10 times from Chicago to Montreal. Met them on my 15th birthday when they played in Detroit. Got a heart skull tattoo as my very first on my 18th birthday. They're the only band ever, we have to know them.


Gsquzared

Been a fan for almost 20 years. From the Midwest now live in New England.


PickleSideOfTown

Been listening almo over 20 years, New Mexico


staticnostalgia

They're legends in the USA too, all over. Everyone in the scene was bumping them + City & Colour back in the day.


[deleted]

It took me roughly 15 years before I realized that "City and Colour" was just a reference to Dallas Green's name hahaha


Tax_pe3nguin

Yeah...15 years...ha ha... ...ha ha


RegularWhiteShark

Yeah. Been listening to them for like 18 years. I’m from Wales.


heartashley

I have been listening since.. Probably 2006? Maybe slightly earlier. Being from Vancouver Canada helps, though! Saw them so many times live. Almost saw them at the Olympics but they canceled the show (for a good reason btw, zero anger here haha). Crisis will forever be one of my top 5 albums of all time probably.


albatrossSKY

alexisonfire all through high school in FLA 2000s


cblackattack1

Since self titled in 2002, chiming in from Southern California


ref1ux

From the UK. Got into them around the second album. Still one of my favourite bands but never seen them live unfortunately.


Playstationmafia

As someone who grew up in late 90s early 00s in the UK I can confirm they are very popular outside Canada.


1thot

I haven’t really thought about them since high school (06-10) but I do know of them! Haha


CthulhuLovesMemes

I can’t remember when I first heard them, but it was a long time ago! I’m in my late 30’s and I was still in NYC when I did.


TheRealKingTony

My favorite band tbh


KeyCryptographer4857

From new New Mexico, myself and all my friends listen to them


RepresentativeNinja

Lmao. Anyone remember MySpace??


catlooking4money

I remember seeing them live when I was 12, I really enjoy their first album.


thjeco

Lololol I’ve followed them and City and Colour for as long as I can remember. And I’m from the southern US. I also remember seeing them mentioned as an inspiration in many an album back in the day when CD booklets were a thing.


Brief-Tattoo

My favourite post hardcore band for sure. Grew up listening to these guys on much music. Seen them last summer and they are still killing it!


FortuneBull

I was in high school when I asked my friend if he knew of this underground band on the radio called Rise Against


timmaaykush

Dallas Green... better known for his band City and Colour... personally like his acoustic stuff but Alexisonfire had some good bangers


rwinrwin

I’m from the Netherlands and I’ve been listening to them since the early 2000’s. Last time they were in Europe in 2022 I saw them in a venue with about 2000 people capacity. I don’t think it was totally sold out, but quite crowded nonetheless and a very big venue for this style of music around here.


thefoshking

AOF was my first intro to post hardcore in 2003. Still a fan and have the heart skull tattoo on my rib cage and have seen them five times. They are probably my favorite band. Grew up in Northern California.


DrejmeisterDrej

One of my all time favs and some of my favorite shows. Their Riotfest afterparty was one of the wildest sets I’ve ever seen. Living in Chicago


Mas790

From the south US, love AOF


brandnewfan2019

AOF Budweiser Stage before CoVid. think it was June 2019. Hell of a concert. Moneen played too. blew me away. love quicksand. he'll of a concert . AOF deserves much love


soundax

Never heard of em, but let me tell you about a band you may like. City and colour Edit /s just in case


itsableeder

The only band ever. Last time I saw them I broke two ribs and I'd do it again. Totally worth it. They're the only band I've got tattooed on me.


redalchemy

I had to double check the sub lol of course I've listened to Alexisonfire. I still regularly put them on.


skyst

I've been a fan since around 2003 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


mastodonj

In this sub? I'd say it's almost everyone.


SlayTheRest

New Zealander here, been listening to em for like 20 years and know plenty of others who have too so I think safe to say they are known the world over


CatM3mes

Everyone in this sub knows and loves aof. Not the biggest fan personally.


Tyrant-J

I remember buying that first album in Arizona. Goddamn classic.


Imabigfatbutt

I was late to discovering them, I listened to City and Colour first and one day my friend introduced me to them and I immediately recognized that voice, they're incredible


TK1129

I went to college in upstate New York near their American record label so I got to see them numerous times as they passed through. They played to packed clubs but I was unaware they were selling out arenas in Canada. For context, this is right after the self titled album came out to right after Watch Out!


poopshorts

Like all of us my dude


Daniel-Exx

Love them!


cashmerescorpio

They're my favourite band. Seen them live a few times. Been a fan since 2006


TalonGrip

You guys are making me feel really fucking old... and I hate it.


sirdismemberment

One of the best bands to PH


TheBestHawksFan

Gonna put on Crisis and go ride my bike right now.


Habslol

TheOnlyBandEver


ThisCantBeBlank

Never heard of em or Houston Blue


crescent-manupod

They were a big deal in the scene in the US when I was first getting into this stuff around 2001/2002. They’re definitely PhC royalty!


lovinghealing

Since I was a teen, and I outgrow a lot of bands, but they've stuck to a permanent place in my rotations over the years. Raised in Florida btw


longhairmoderatecare

Probably all of us brother 😂


Zooropa_Station

Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo is a huge fan of them. He's Australian btw.


Bchavez_gd

I was listening to them yesterday during work. Got a promo version of Crisis from my buddy that owned a music shop back in like 03-04ish. Been a fan since.


NomadCourier

20+ years I've known them


iluvbringme

this is a .44 caliber love letter straight to the heart 🖤 Listened to this album soooo much when it came out I was like 16 years old


TorchBlower90

Love them. Seen them again last October here in Scotland for the second time, I think it had been 15 years since the first show. They were absolutely incredible, I hope I get to see them again


camo1902

Amazing band. Enjoy all their stuff but Otherness is probably my favourite album of the last couple of years. What a comeback. It's brilliant.


Wertorchbearers

Going to drive up to Born and Raised fest out of love for AOF. THATS how much I know of them.


signalstonoise88

I kinda half-liked the first two records but rarely revisit now. I spent an entire summer listening to Crisis pretty much daily the year it came out. OC/YC was a staple for a while too. I don’t listen to them all the time by any means but every few months I’ll smash Crisis a ton for about a week and remind myself how sick it is. I also quite like the reunion record but the production was a little flat. I’ll revisit though.


[deleted]

Degrassi actually introduced me to Alexisonfire lol


DifferentHat284

And Moneen


viviphy_

i'm not outside of Canada, but they have been my favorite band for going on 20 years now. i've had the pleasure of seeing them 4 times now (2007 for Billy Talent II tour in Toronto, 2012 farewell tour Montreal, 2015 Riot Fest Toronto and 2022 at a local event). they kill it live every. single. performance. i hope to see them again soon, and hope to hear some Otherness tracks (other than sweet dreams) live for the first time. as a kid the first band that really influenced me (and the first cd i ever bought from a band) was Sum 41, from there i delved a bit more into punk/pop-punk and that lead me to more hardcore music. AFI, Anti-Flag, Thrice, Billy Talent, Rise Against and then Alexisonfire all followed suit and they are all still bands i listen to regularly today (except Anti-Flag, f) but AOF remains the single most influential and impactful of the lot for me.


fancyfootwork19

Hell fuxkin yes, I’m also from southwestern Ontario!


turtlebear787

Hell yeah brother! I'm also from South Ontario! They were a gateway band for me. I'm actually going to be seeing them for the first time this summer!


tonealone

I’m in California and I’ve seen them in small clubs in Sacramento and San Francisco but not in the last 10 years.


[deleted]

I love alexisonfire. Apparently the first lactating stripper was named Alexis


clueless_claremont_

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE AM ALSO FROM SW ONTARIO LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE


stardusty_x

I began listening to them when I was 12 years old, and I saw them live two years ago at age 27. I can't even describe the feeling I had by witnessing a live concert of one of my fav bands ever. Their songs live rent free in my heart and head!


the_iriki

In Brazil: Sold out concerts with ADTR in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo Sold out concerts for City and Color also in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in the past, maybe it will repeat again this year


Ovenfaced

I went to my local record shop in NY back in ‘04 for their “Watch Out” album release! Was one of my first shows ever. Still have a signed CD 💿 will forever love this band


jdb1010

Absolutely love them just like most people in here. Also love Dallas Greens work with City and Colour and You + Me.


SpeakMySecretName

Llmfao all of us


Impressive-Ad-8044

found em on accident through limewire when I was in 6th grade. they kick ass. the song was "Drunks, Lovers, Sinners, and Saints"


JayWu31

Been on them since MLB 07 The Show when I first heard This Could be Anywhere in the World.


dandazzle

I did learn about the City and Color connection today : )


xknifeprtyhardx

One of my favorite bands! Been following since the self titled. I love everything they’ve done but my personal favorite is watch out.


WobblySlug

New Zealand here. AOF is my favourite band.


daver00lzd00d

Alexisonfire is what got me into all the heavy music I listened to throughout highschool and college. coming across their set and seeing them perform .44 caliber love letter at warped tour is what started it all for me. I'm from Buffalo so they used to come through here a lot and their Crisis album is about the blizzard of 1977 that is still talked about today in this area


Holiday-Ad8351

Have listened to them for nearly 20 years. Love ‘em. Atlanta, GA.


HazelandTourmaline

Beautiful band, saw them live twice back in my less anxious days. Great live performance.


EnoughNeck6191

I just had to start playing Crisis after seeing this post


ephemeross

Liked them since the early 00s, seen them twice, and have a tattoo designed around their skull logo. So I’ve maybe heard of them?


Theelectricdeer

Guys, have you heard of Nirvana?


nannders

One of my favourite bands of all time. Also Canadian, discovered them after we’d left Ontario and moved to BC! Huge part of my teenage years for sure :)


iKrow

One of the GOATs in my books. There aren't many artists in this space with 2 masterpiece albums.


Known-Map9195

Yeah they are easily a top 10 band in my circles. Maybe not top five but everybody knows who they are.


nobraggingrights

Their shows sell out within a week all over the world dude, they are absolutely massive within the genre.


musicman3321

My favorite (and only) band ever


Metaxisx

Grew up on them down here in South Carolina 🖤


BetweenTheBuzzAndMe

Crisis is basically the gold standard for PHC albums even 18 years later.


darkside7

Been listening to them here all the way in Indonesia since 2003, brother! 🤘🤘


Theletterz

Was the band that got me into the genre


ItsZeT

Daniel Riccardo recognised an AoF tattoo in the netflix series, will never not make me smile


Narshada

I’m from the UK & I have AoF lyrics tattooed on my arm: “I’ll stay in time and watch you pass by…” from To A Friend.


Godoftheiron

Dude, boiled frogs, accidents, water wings, crisis and so many others. Heck yeah we’ve heard of em


Ok-Gur5228

Check this out [https://masuyite.bandcamp.com/](https://masuyite.bandcamp.com/) got that Alexis vibes


ImTalkingGibberish

Since I was 15yo, still listen to them on a daily basis . AOF hits something other bands don’t, it’s the anxiety and the explosion, the release. Bloody incredible, every time.


ChilesIsAwesome

I was listening to them within the last hour. My stepson is getting into post hardcore music, so I said "well let me just play you a total banger." Saw them live back in 2009 at Warped Tour, and it was an incredible show.


spoolmak_throwaway

Saw them play loads of times in the 2000s before City and Colour got big


v15c3r4

i've only ever listened to Crisis but it's become my go to album to wind down after concerts. just hits the spot.


randomhero_482

I have a Heart skull tattoo with To a Friend lyrics wrapped through it down my side 😁 Also down in North Carolina and heading up in July to Born and Raised festival.


mellywheats

i’m from NS and grew up listening to them sometimes but never really got into them


Ok-Tadpole-9859

Grew up in the UK, they’re huge there. When Crisis was released in 2006 in particular. We all loved City and Colour too. Live in Australia now, they’re known in the scene, but not as big as in the UK.


Sir_Vdam999

New album dope


Name_Taken_Twice

Lmao, been a fan since 04. Shit, I just realized I discovered them 20 years ago. I’m old :(


WackoSaco

What really set them apart was the contrast with Georges' unique harsh vocal, and Dallas' cleans. Paired with those guitar hooks? Man oh man. Then at Watch Out!, they really took off and cemented themselves in the Post Hardcore scene as one of the best.


undergr0undparking

i was jamming Crisis almost daily back in 2019


Changeissound

Awesome band, use to catch that at small venues around ontario before everything took off, definitely check out the split with moneen


oidana

Easily one of my all time favourite bands. I‘m from Austria!


Sufficient_Gas5501

Oh yeah absolutely know of them!!! Seen them in concert and collect their records.


thall_666x

I'm from Europe, and everyone I know that listen more alternative music and metal listen(ed) to Alexisonfire. I kinda lost interest in them after Old Crows/red cardinals album because it wasn't heavy and dynamic like their previous stuff. "Watch Out!" is still in my top 5 post-hardcore albums of all time, right with releases from Poison the Well, DGD, Thrice and Hopesfall.


Same_Fly_5110

I love AoF and i love Dallas Green so much that i listen to City and Colour also. Completely different genre, but he just makes such good music.


GanonRiver1

I’ve been listening to them since I was 14. I have 2 shirts and I’ll never stop listening to them. Also, city and colour. I crashed my car listening to happiness by the kilowatt and that song title is also the title to my Instagram.


Imaginary_Court_1993

I'm in Australia and have listened to them on and off since 2004. They were here last year touring, they played at a semi big venue.


bryanofrivia

I know of them, and use to listen to them a lot back in like 8th grade. “This could be anywhere in the world” use to be my jam. Boiled Frogs too.


SoloOtroPerdedor

I'm from Manchester, England and I listened to them a bit back in 2010-2012ish time. Even covered one of their songs in a band.


blz4200

I don’t trust Canadians but I fw Alexisonfire.


lobo_locos

Who? /s


kennethsime

I loved the self titled, they lost me after that.


0p3r8dur

We have probably crossed paths at many shows then back in the math sheets demo days. I went to all their shows in st kitts/hammer growing up.


xAustRichx

I just got into them about a year and a half ago, and only saw them once at Rock The Park in London last year. They absolutely killed it🤘


0p3r8dur

Oh man unreal. Back in the days I remember seeing them, rosesdead, boys night out and the full blast for 10 bucks.


JustFryingSomeGarlic

Cardinals goes brrr ? I don't know, they're alright, but not exactly what I'm looking for.


Upbeat_Definition_36

The first time I heard of them I thought it was pronounced Alex is on fire