the amity affliction

The Amity Affliction This Could Be Heartbreak ROCKS LIKE: State Champs, Haste The Day, Asking Alexandria  WHAT’S DIFFERENT: One clever trick the Amity Affliction pull is on This Could Be Heartbreak’s title track—they make the supremely depressing lyrical content of the chorus sound super-pop-punk and uplifting. It’s a great technique to offset the record’s all-consuming […]

There are few records that paint a more vivid picture of a descent into depression and alcoholism than the Amity Affliction’s This Could Be Heartbreak. Having tracked the record in the throes of this deterioration, vocalist Joel Birch did not understand how catastrophic this was until hearing the completed record back. Listening to lines such […]

Gearing up to release their highly anticipated new album, the Amity Affliction have shared a new song, “This Could Be Heartbreak.” Check out the music video below! Read more: A closer look at the APMAs nominees for Best Bassist Grab “This Could Be Heartbreak” as an instant grat track when you pre-order the new album of […]

The Amity Affliction have announced a North American headlining tour in support of their upcoming album, This Could Be Heartbreak. Being As An Ocean, Hundredth and Trophy Eyes will all serve as supporting acts. Deadships will also appear at select stops. A full list of dates and locations can be found below. Listen: Stream The Amity Affliction’s […]

 The Amity Affliction will release their new album, This Could Be Heartbreak, August 12. (Pre-orders are on sale now.) You can check out the LP’s lead single, “I Bring The Weather With Me,” along with an accompanying music video, below.  Listen: Stream The Amity Affliction’s new song, “Shine On”  Additionally, the band have announced a […]

For many people, genres like metal, punk or hardcore are an acquired taste. You can't always jump straight from listening to Bieber singles on the radio to blasting August Burns Red. And just like learning how to drink black coffee or whiskey neat, newcomers to alt music tend to have to ease their way into […]

Hands Like Houses have replaced the Ghost Inside on A Day To Remember and the Amity Affliction’s upcoming Australian co-headlining tour. Motionless In White will round out the package.  Read more: Will A Day To Remember release a new album in 2016? Jeremy McKinnon weighs in “It's a bittersweet situation that we announce we have been […]

The Amity Affliction's newest single, “Shine On,” which debuted last month on Triple J Radio, has been given a beautifully shot, cinematic visual treatment, which can be viewed below. Touching on the song's lyrical themes of young love, the video follows a couple as they grow up into their teen years and run away together […]

Australian post-hardcore group The Amity Affliction have returned with new single, “Shine On.” The track is their first since last year's Let The Ocean Take Me, their second album to be certified gold and hit #1 in their home country.  Said the band of their new material, “We wrote it [‘Shine On’] on Warped Tour [this past […]

The Big Ass Tour is likely dubbed so due to the sheer amount of talent on board, but the run itself is limited to only five dates across Australia this December. The Amity Affliction, A Day To Remember, The Ghost Inside and Motionless In White will be Down Under from December 12 till December 19 […]

The Amity Affliction have announced a run of U.S. dates alongside Chelsea Grin with support from Secrets, Cruel Hand and the Plot In You. The tour kicks off in Sacramento, CA on October 8 and wraps up in Salt Lake City, UT on November 2 at Murray Theater. On Facebook, The Amity Affliction shares, “We […]

The Amity Affliction have released a brand new video for “Skeletons,” a deluxe edition bonus track from last year's Let The Ocean Take Me. The consistently heavy album extra can also be found on the band's brand new DVD, Seems Like Forever, which is out now and can be purchased here along with their most […]

The Amity Affliction have released a new trailer for their upcoming documentary DVD, Seems Like Forever, which is due out July 10. The clip also features a snippet of a new song, “Skeletons.” Check it out below and leave us a comment with your thoughts. Read more: The Amity Affliction part ways with guitarist Troy Brady The film contains […]

The Amity Affliction will release their first documentary, Seems Like Forever, on July 10. The film will contain loads of previously unseen footage, interviews with members of the band, two new songs and more. Pre-orders go on sale next Thursday, May 14.  Watch a trailer below and let us know your thoughts. Read more: The Amity Affliction part […]

The next five bands have been announced for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour. The Amity Affliction, This Wild Life, Seaway, ChrisB and Jule Vera will all be attending punk-rock summer camp this year. Be sure to check back with us every Wednesday for more band announcements. Warped Tour kicks off June 19 in Pomona, California. General tickets are on sale now. You […]

The Amity Affliction released their latest studio album, Let The Ocean Take Me, earlier this year on Roadrunner Records. Today, the band have released a new music video for “Death's Hand,” which is taken from the album. Check out the new video below, and let us know your thoughts. If you missed it, the band recently parted […]

The Amity Affliction lead guitarist Troy Brady is no longer in the band. In a post on the group's Facebook, Brady made the announcement himself, saying, “It is time for me to step away” and “I’m not ready to go into any of the personal details behind this.” You can read Brady's full statement below: […]

The Amity Affliction released their latest studio album, Let The Ocean Take Me, earlier this year via Roadrunner Records. Today, the band have premiered a music video for “The Weigh Down,” which is taken directly from the effort. You can check out the new clip below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Additionally, […]

Welcome to AP Mailbag, a new weekly feature where we share your opinions on things we did during the week. We had a lot of strong reactions—both good and bad—from our readers this week, regarding a number of pieces we ran. Most notably were our Saosin op-ed, Bearooth review, Amity Affliction review and our interview […]

The Amity Affliction have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their recently released studio album, Let The Ocean Take Me, which is available through Roadrunner Records. Support for the tour will come from For The Fallen Dreams, Obey The Brave, Crossfaith and Exotype. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 13. You can […]