Crisis - Alexisonfire

Crisis is the breakthough album from the band Alexisonfire from Canada seem to be getting mellower with age. This album is not their latest one but is their breakthough album which brought them to peoples attention. This album combines the screaming of one George with the captivating singing voice of Dallas Green (also in an amazing solo project called "City and Colour". The insanely metal riffs and catchy lyrics make this an easy listen as well as a fun one. This album does not have nearly as much "screaming" in as the two less known previous albums but still incorperates it to make for a unique and amazing sound that ...  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