The Amity Affliction

Brisbane post-hardcore action the Amity Affliction were shaped in 2002 by Ahren Stringer and Troy Brady, a set of longtime pals — even now high schoolers at that time — who was simply suffering from the loss of life of their friend within a street accident. The music group — a quartet curved out by bassist Garth Buchanan and drummer Lachlan Faulkner — released a demonstration in 2003 and an EP in 2004, but didn’t begin producing waves in earnest until sometime afterwards. In 2005, after unclean vocalist Joel Birch became a member of the flip, Amity Affliction continued a touring spell, functioning up a countrywide reputation as a robust live music group. In 2007, they added key pad participant Trad Nathan; turned drummers, with Ryan Burt changing Faulkner; and parted methods with Buchanan, with Stringer dealing with bass responsibilities. The newly produced group then strike the studio room to record the EP Great Hopes, implemented in 2008 with the debut record Severed Ties, which peaked at amount 26 in the ARIA graphs. Amity Affliction toured Australia once again in 2008-2009, both being a support and headlining action, and this year 2010 they released their second record, Youngbloods, which verified that their initiatives paid off, achieving number six in the ARIA graphs. They would best that achievement simply two years afterwards when their third record, Chasing Spirits, debuted at number 1 in the ARIA graphs. A fourth record, Let the Sea Take Me, appeared on Roadrunner in 2014 and was the band’s second consecutive ARIA chart-topper. That season, Brady still left the band, departing Stringer as the just founding music group member. After a few months of touring Sea, the quartet came back to the studio room to record their 5th LP. THIS MAY BE Heartbreak found its way to August 2016, topping the ARIA graphs once again.