UPDATE (8/9/11): As of this morning, Wade MacNeil has been officially announced as the new Gallows’ singer.
In a brutally honest post to their beloved fans, vocalist George Pettit of Alexisonfire announced that the band was breaking up. While most people will moan and dwell that vocalist/guitarist Dallas Green’s focus on City & Colour is responsible for the split, Pettit mentioned that the final straw was vocalist/guitarist Wade MacNeil being asked to and accepting a position in another band.
For Wade to even consider leaving the band he’s been apart of for the last 10 years, it would take a major musical force and an oppurtunity he simply couldn’t turn down.
That’s why I believe that Wade MacNeil is the new vocalist for Gallows.
Let’s look at the evidence:
1. As stated above, there aren’t a whole lot of bands with a larger audience than Alexisonfire. I don’t believe Wade would leave to go backwards and join some small-time act. Gallows is a band with a huge, international following that has garnered major acclaim the past few years.
2. MacNeil’s solo project Black Lungs has opened for Gallows, including a secret show. There’s an obvious bond there, as secret shows are more friendly, thrown together shows. The two parties obviously know each other, and Wade has stated on numerous occasions that Gallows is his favorite band.
My final and most important piece of circumstancial evidence:
3. Wade recently visited London, which he’s been tweeting about for the last week. During his trip, Gallows had multiple tweets about new songs they were working on. He arrived home in Canada on August 1. Only 5 days after Wade came home, Alexisonfire announced that they were disbanding.
Take it for what it’s worth. Could it be a group of highly coincidental facts? Sure. But it’s looking good to me. Whether he could fill Frank Carter’s shoes is your call, but I support the move.
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It probably will feel fresher for Wade to be in a band like Gallows after ten years in the same band, but it’s still nothing next to Alexisonfire.
Kinda surprised Wade would be the one to join Gallows. I’m not real familiar with them but from everything I’ve heard, Carter had a pretty brutal voice. If anyone would have joined, I would have suspected George. Unless they’re changing direction.
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if it turns out to be TRUE, it will be NUTS !! probably my favorite singer in AOF but sadly the least recognized
“1. As stated above, there aren’t a whole lot of bands with a larger audience than Alexisonfire. ” Compared to who? This band hasn’t been even remotely relevant in the past six years.
They were a major draw at Warped two years ago, and headlined the Canada date.
Old Crows/Young Cardinals was a #2 album in Canada, and hit #81 on Billboard.
Oh, and @alexisonfire was a top 5 trending topic the day of the break-up.
So yeah….I’d say that they’re “remotely relevant.”
Canadian popularity clearly does not translate to international relevancy. And 81st on Billboard, when record sales are in the toilet, how impressive. What does that translate to? 5,000 copies, maybe? Yeah, there definitely aren’t many bands bigger than they were… Haha.
Zach, Justin Bieber is internationally relevant, in your terms. Does that make him a good and respected artiste? Does a band need to churn out records every year to be relevant?
Where, in any of this, were we discussing the band’s artistic merits? This all stems from the original post’s declaration that there aren’t many bands with larger audiences than some “post punk” band whose last record barely broke the top 100. And yes, Justin Bieber is, in fact, culturally relevant at this time. Just you saying that proves that. The average jerk off on the street most likely has never heard of alexisonfire, but even people who want nothing to do with him know who Justin Bieber is. Doesn’t mean you have to like it, but those are the facts.
You’re seriously asking that right now? We all know AOF is a huge band and has been for many years, but you’re questioning how Gallows is relevant? They’re freaking huge man! If you don’t think so, then you obviously don’t look at record sales, read magazines that they constantly grace the cover of, and don’t really pay much attention to the music scene.
You should try re-reading all of this.
Well it’s obvious Gallows has a vocalist in place now. If they didn’t, then there is no way they would already be signed on to co-headline (I think they’re co-headlining, right?) the AP fall tour. This does seem to add up.
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I can tell you, from an insiders viewpoint, you’re 100% correct.
I was wondering which band Wade was asked to join ever since Alexisonfire’s breakup was announced. It seems like Wade isn’t going full time with Black Lungs, though he has a great voice (similar to Lars Frederiksen’s harsh punk vocals). If its true that Wade is going to be the new singer for Gallows this is awesome, I think Wade is a great replacement for Frank.
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It’s official! Get into them this fall!
Check out Wade MacNeil as Gallows’ new singer this year on The AP Tour Fall 2011! The tour also features Four Year Strong, Title Fight, The Swellers and Sharks. Tickets on sale now! http://theaptour.ning.com/page/tickets-tour-map
I’m excited to see Wade Macneil with Gallows this fall at the AP Tour. The Boston show is going to be insane! Tickets for all of the dates are available here:
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I can’t wait to see Gallows on the AP Tour with Wade MacNeil fronting (: He IS officially their new vocalist now!
He IS in fact the new vocalist for Gallows (: I’m so stoked to see them on the Fall AP Tour, it’s going to be sooo good.
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Saw them on the AP tour, awesome , noisy wonderful stuff.
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