Alexisonfire (album)

Alexisonfire
Studio album by Alexisonfire
Released October 31, 2002[1]
Genre Post-hardcore, emo,[2] hardcore punk, screamo
Length 42:16
Label Distort Entertainment (Canada)
Equal Vision (U.S.)
Cooking Vinyl (Australia)
Sorepoint (UK)
Producer Alexisonfire, Greg Below
Alexisonfire chronology
Pink Heart Skull Sampler
(2002)		 Alexisonfire
(2002)		 Brown Heart Skull Sampler
(2004)

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. In October 2005, the album was given gold certification as it sold over 50,000 units in Canada.

The cover art was photographed by lead singer George Pettit at Ferndale Public School in St. Catharines, Ontario. Pictured is Cassandra Paolella (holding the knife) and Amanda Rietveld (opposite). 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 remastered version of the album by Dine Alone Records was released.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sincerity(70%)[3]

In 2015, NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Alexisonfire. 

No. Title Length
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. "Waterwings (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
  • Greg Below – producer, engineer, mixer
  • D. Sandshaw – A&R for Equal Vision Records
  • George Kotsopoulos – drum editor
  • Bed Kaplan – drum editor
  • Bill Scoville – album layout

Release history

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

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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. ↑ "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Distort Entertainment". 2002. Archived from the original on 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Alexisonfire: Equal Vision Records". Archived from the original on January 16, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sorepoint Records: Alexisonfire". August 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
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