Alexisonfire (album)

Alexisonfire is the first studio album released by the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. It was released on October 31, 2002 and recorded when members Chris Steele, Wade MacNeil and Jesse Ingelevics were only 17 years old, with Dallas Green being the oldest, being 22 at the time. In August 2009, the album was given platinum certification as it sold over 100,000 units in Canada.

Alexisonfire
Studio album by
Alexisonfire
ReleasedOctober 31, 2002[1]
Recorded2002
GenrePost-hardcore, emo[2], screamo
Length42:16
LabelDistort Entertainment
ProducerAlexisonfire, Greg Below
Alexisonfire chronology
Pink Heart Skull Sampler
(2002)		 Alexisonfire
(2002)		 Watch Out!
(2004)

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 alternative cover art released, which just depicts the band's logo and name.

The lyrics and title of ".44 Caliber Love Letter" are influenced by a line from the iconic 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!" Another Lynch film, Eraserhead, is mentioned by name in "Where No One Knows".

On January 14, 2014, a remixed and remastered version of the album by Dine Alone Records was released.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sincerity(70%)[3]
Punknews.org[4]

In 2015, NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alexisonfire.

No.TitleLength
1.".44 Caliber Love Letter"4:31
2."Counterparts and Number Them"2:18
3."Adelleda"5:47
4."A Dagger Through the Heart of St. Angeles"4:12
5."Polaroids of Polar Bears"5:08
6."Water Wings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)"2:41
7."Where No One Knows"3:12
8."The Kennedy Curse"3:38
9."Jubella"2:29
10."Little Girls Pointing and Laughing"4:54
11."Pulmonary Archery"3:26
Total length:42:16

Personnel

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Notes
Canada October 31, 2002[6] Distort Entertainment CD DE-002
United States September 9, 2003[7] Equal Vision Records CD EVR89 Digipak
United Kingdom July 5, 2004[8] Sorepoint Records CD Sore018cd Alternate cover
Germany ca.2004/2005 Defiance Records LP Limited edition

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

References
  1. "Distort Entertainment". 2002. Archived from the original on 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "Chat Rooms | Cash Advance | Debt Consolidation | Insurance at". Cityandcolourforum.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  4. "Alexisonfire - Alexisonfire". Punknews.org.
  5. "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. "Distort Entertainment". 2002. Archived from the original on 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  7. "Alexisonfire: Equal Vision Records". Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  8. "Sorepoint Records: Alexisonfire". August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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