Alexisonfire: Influences

Alexisonfire's tunes pack an explosive punch, and they owe a debt to groups like Snapcase, whose songs—like the overdriven attack “Disconnector”—sent them down a loud, dynamic path. Their penchant for a melodic, breakneck bash takes cues from Saves the Day's “At Your Funeral” and Love Lost But Not Forgotten's thrashy “Loathing”. They can create dramatic atmospheres, too, nodding to Mogwai's sweeping, glacial “Take Me Somewhere Nice”.