Alexisonfire Reveal Split

Alexisonfire have announced their split.

The Canadian group have revealed their break up via a post on their official website.

In the statement vocalist George Pettit reveals bandmate Dallas Green decided to leave the band to focus on CIty And Colour, and the break up wasn’t amicable.

‘There is no good way to put it so I’m just going to say it,’ Pettit explains. ‘Alexisonfire has decided to part ways.

‘Almost a year ago Dallas informed us he would be leaving Alexis after we finished our Old Crows / Young Cardinals tour cycle. Trying to balance his life between touring with us and at the same time quelling the success of City and Colour was a task too difficult to continue managing. He informed us he wanted to focus his efforts on City and Colour.

‘Under the knowledge Dallas was leaving, we completed the Dogs Blood EP and toured Europe, Australia and Canada. Our last show in St Catherines, Ontario on December 19, 2010 was poised to be the last ever Alexisonfire concert with a line-up as we knew it. In the meantime, the rest of us discussed the future of the band. After much deliberation, we decided to continue and attempt the difficult task of replacing Dallas, but time got the better of us. Over the last six months we all dealt with a litany of personal issues, which pulled us further and further from Alexisonfire.

‘In addition to that, Wade was recently asked to join another band and he felt it was an opportunity he would like to pursue.

‘Replacing one guitar player/singer/writer was something we thought was possible, but replacing two would run the serious risk of perverting the legacy of what we had achieved. So we all took a good hard swallow and decided to end it so it would never get old and ugly

‘Was the break up amicable? Not really. Was it necessary? Probably. Regardless, the members of this band are my family and I wish them nothing but good fortune.’

You can read the full statement here