Canadian post-hardcore veterans Alexisonfire have officially announced a March 19 release date for their sixth studio album, ‘Bleed It’, which will arrive through Dine Alone Records. Alongside the news, the band have shared the record’s lead single, “Push The River,” accompanied by an official music video directed by Vanessa Heins.
The band offered the following explanation of the new track:
“‘Push The River’ is an anthem for the restless mind. It is about surrendering to the bedlam of one’s own thoughts and finding peace in the chaos of the everyday task that is living and loving.”
‘Bleed It’ was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, with producer Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Jim James). Guitarist/vocalist Wade MacNeil reflected on the band’s creative approach and the results of those sessions:
“We’ve always been interested in pushing the band in a lot of different directions, and our influences are all over the place. And because we’ve been a band for so long at this point, we’re capable of pulling it off.”
Vocalist George Pettit also discussed Ratterman’s contributions to the album, explaining how the producer helped the songs evolve beyond their original demos.
“We really liked the demos. But Kevin allowed the songs to bloom and become this new thing. It’s obviously a very diverse record but he found a cohesive way to make them blend together.”
Pettit also touched on the lyrical themes explored throughout ‘Bleed It’, describing his approach as an examination of life’s contradictions and the significance of love in an often-brutal world.
“That’s me exploring the general existentialist dilemma of being faced by the mystery of life, and being faced by brutality, but still choosing to partake in the world around you. And then you start to see love as this really remarkable thing that exists in defiance of a seemingly brutal and uncaring world. Love is this anomaly of evolution.”
MacNeil offered a final thought on the creative process behind the record:
“We made the record we didn’t set out to make, which ended up being the best conceivable thing we could have done.”
‘Bleed It’ will feature the following 14 tracks:
- “Within Within Within”
- “Push The River”
- “What’s Left To Know But Love”
- “Dogs Of Chernobyl”
- “Small Eternity”
- “Forever Free”
- “Congregation”
- “Spider’s Dream”
- “My Blood Is Yours”
- “Holy Mother”
- “Tread Lightly, Child”
- “Milk”
- “Iron Flowers For Suzie”
- “Crushing Black”
Pre-orders for the album are scheduled to launch Friday, November 13, at 11:00 a.m. EST via alexisonfirestream.com/bleeditvinyl.
Alexisonfire also have a busy stretch of live performances ahead, including appearances at Vans Warped Tour, shows in South America and Australia, and a North American run alongside Poison The Well and Touché Amoré.
Upcoming Alexisonfire Tour Dates:
- November 14-15 – Orlando, FL – Vans Warped Tour
- November 17 – Buenos Aires, ARG – Teatro Vorterix
- November 20 – São Paulo, BRA – Vibra São Paulo
- November 22 – Curitiba, BRA – Tork n’ Roll
- November 25 – Santiago, CHL – Teatro Coliseo
- November 26 – Santiago, CHL – Teatro Coliseo
Good Things Festival:
- December 04 – Melbourne, AUS – Good Things Festival
- December 05 – Sydney, AUS – Good Things Festival
- December 06 – Brisbane, AUS – Good Things Festival
With Poison The Well & Touché Amoré:
- March 25 – Dallas, TX – Southside Ballroom
- March 26 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
- March 27 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
- March 30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
- March 31 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
- April 02 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- April 03 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
- April 04 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
- April 06 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- April 07 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
- April 09 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater
- April 10 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
- April 11 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
- April 13 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- April 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
- April 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- April 17 – Boston, MA – Citizens House Of Blues
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