Earlier this year, Canadian post-hardcore heroes Alexisonfire dropped Otherness – their first full-length record in 13 years. Mixing classic ferocity with newfound melodicism – plus plenty of wisdom gleaned from the myriad musical projects its constituent members have worked on in the interim – the album, says guitarist/vocalist Wade MacNeil, was all about “getting rid of the rules we’d created”.
The band had a single serious chat before recording ensued in earnest. As Wade recalls: “The one conversation we had was that we’re lucky to still have this in our lives, that we shouldn’t take it for granted and that we deserve to do it in a way that makes us all happy.”
As they head out this month on a UK tour, Wade is pleased to report that “everything about Alexisonfire feels very good these days,” and confirms with a definitive “yeah!” that the band
