A music video was released for the song Fruity Lexia. The album features guest vocals from Michael Crafter of I Killed the Prom Queen/Confession, Matthew Wright of The Getaway Plan, JJ Peters of I Killed the Prom Queen/ Deez Nuts/Grips "Not" Tonic, Helmet Roberts and Lochlan Watt. It is the first album to feature Chris Burts' brother Ryan Burt on drums. The album spent a week on the Australian Albums Chart at number 26. The band released their debut studio album in 2008, entitled Severed Ties. The DVD featured the band discussing the recording of the EP, it also featured the band on the road and performing. The first pressing came in a CD/DVD package. The Amity Affliction released a new five track EP entitled High Hopes which was named for the house in which The Amityville Horror took place. They then hired drummer, Troels Thomasson, Chris Burt on Guitar (originally on Bass), Ahren Stringer now on bass and the addition of a keyboardist, Trad Nathan. Lachlan Faulkner later joined Saint Lucia. In 2007, there was a line up change when Lachlan Faulkner quit and Garth Buchanan left to join Behind Crimson Eyes. After the release of the EP they toured the East Coast on their 2005 East Coast Tour. Following, mid-2005, the Amity Affliction released their debut self-titled EP. In late 2004, vocalist Joel Birch joined the band. At the time there were four members with former members Garth Buchanan on bass and Lachlan Faulkner on Drums. In 2004, the Amity Affliction released a three track self-titled demo. 'Amity' referred to the friendship and 'Affliction' was to indicate the struggle which dealing with the death caused the band members. The band was named for a close friend of the band, who died in a car accident at the age of 17. The Amity Affliction formed in Gympie, a South-East Queensland town.
History Formation and Early Releases (2003 - 2008)
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