The Amity Affliction

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The Amity Affliction
The Amity Affliction performing in 2015
Background information
Origin	Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Post-hardcore metalcore
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Roadrunner UNFD Boomtown Pure Noise
Members	Ahren Stringer Joel Birch Dan Brown Joe Longobardi
Past members	Lachlan Faulkner Garth Buchanan Troels Thomasen Chris Burt Clint Owen Ellis Trad Nathan Imran Siddiqi Troy Brady Ryan Burt
Website	theamityaffliction.net

The Amity Affliction is an Australian post-hardcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. The band's current line-up consists of Joel Birch (lead vocals), Ahren Stringer (bassist/clean vocalist), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi (drums). The Amity Affliction has released eight studio albums including Severed Ties (2008), Youngbloods (2010), Chasing Ghosts (2012), Let the Ocean Take Me (2014), This Could Be Heartbreak (2016), Misery (2018) and Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them (2020). They are known for their highly personal songs, often dealing with depression, anxiety, death, substance abuse, and suicide, many lyrics stemming from vocalist Joel Birch's past struggles. The Amity Affliction released their latest album, Not Without My Ghosts, in 2023.