Liferuiner
| Liferuiner | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greater Toronto Area, Canada |
| Genres | Metalcore, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Tribunal, Rise, Uprising, Transcend, InVogue |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/therealliferuiner |
| Members | Jonny O'Callaghan Burton Lavery Mike Short Terrance Pettitt |
Liferuiner is a Canadian metalcore group from Greater Toronto Area, formed in 2004. The band was originally created to make a sort of joke against mainstream straight edge bands by writing lyrics about hate and death rather than preaching their lifestyle.
In August 2008, a new lineup appeared going under the name xLIFERUINERx (which had been the Canadian band's name when they first started out). This lineup had an entirely unrelated group of members based out of upstate New York - fans would thus refer to this group as 'Liferuiner US' in a method of distinguishing between the two entities, which for certain periods of time co-existed in tumultuous fashion. This version of the band has since disbanded.
In early 2010 the Canadian incarnation of Liferuiner, fronted by original member and vocalist Jonny O'Callaghan, announced a return. Since that time the band has released the Sons of Straight Edge EP, 2013's Future Revisionists under InVogue Records and the "NOMADS" EP in 2016.
The band played its first show on July 16 in Waterdown, Ontario, coming on as a guest surprise after a Numbers, Revolt set.
The band did not play again until later that fall when Jonny returned from touring with The End. The next show took place at the Rocket with Ion Dissonance. The band recorded a live demo at this show which was to be the first demo released to the public.
Liferuiner signed a one-record deal with Tribunal Records for the distribution of No Saints. In June 2007 the band announced a deal with Rise Records, but were suddenly dropped from the label's roster after little more than a month's time. The group pressed onwards and inked a one-record deal with Uprising Records, which culminated in the recording and release of the album Taking Back The Night Life in 2008.
O'Callaghan, the sole original member remaining, left the group in mid 2008. In a move initiated by the label, tour manager Greg Moore copyrighted the band name and all the songs so that he could continue managing the outfit regardless of who comprised it. Eventually, he also kicked out the remaining Canadian members and replaced them all with members from the US.
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