I was a bit late coming to the Alexisonfire party as this, their 3rd album, was the first one that I was aware of. The band formed in 2001 when the almost simultaneous breaking up of 3 bands meant that 4 members started up Alexisonfire along with a new drummer. The band's style is largely hardcore although with quite a lot of melody. Heavy music combines with dual vocalists, one shouting at the top of his lungs and one crisply singing to create a distinctive, contrasting sound. At times the album can be a bit full on and lacks variation although the songs are generally good. 'Crisis' as well as Alexisonfire's other albums went platinum in their ...  Read the complete review

I have long been a fan of 'Alexisonfire' and after listening to their two last albums and upon hearing of a new album being recorded for August 2006, I got really hyped. 'Crisis' however didnt manage to meet my expectations that the prior albums had done before, although still containing alot of material from their older albums it just seemed that they had lost their signiture sound. Dont get me wrong 'Crisis' is a good album but when compared to the rest of thier album, 'Crisis' comes across as a generic Post-Hardcore album. The band use a mixture of screamed vocals, clean vocals and a more punk sound for the guitar and drumming. It seems that ...  Read the complete review

With the arrival of their previous album 'Watch Out', Alexisonfire set themselves apart as definate ones to watch over their career. This album, 'Crisis' comes with more expectations from the general public than ever before - How would the band react to a little pressure? Hmm, its a tough one. It feels a little bit like Alexisonfire have retreated back into their shell here - Opening track 'Drunks, Lovers, Sinners and Saints' is a basic meat and potatoes blast, enjoyable but nothing special. 'This could be Anywhere in the World' is just phenomenal - possibly the greatest rock/metal song of the year, its a perfect combination of melody and brutality. ...  Read the complete review