The Amity Affliction is an Australian post-hardcore band from Gympie, Queensland, formed in 2003. First known as (Left Lane Ends)
The band's current line-up consists of Jonathan Reeves (bass guitar, vocals), Joel Birch (vocals), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi (drums). The Amity Affliction have released nine studio albums: Severed Ties, released in 2008, Youngbloods in 2010 which debuted at number 6 on the ARIA Charts, and Chasing Ghosts in 2012 and Let the Ocean Take Me, both of which debuted at number 1 on the ARIA charts and went ARIA Gold, This Could Be Heartbreak in 2016, Misery in 2018, Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them in 2020, Not Without My Ghosts in 2023, and House of Cards in 2026.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS AUT BEL GER NZ SCO SWI UK US Severed Ties Released: 4 October 2008 Label: Boomtown Formats: CD, LP, download 26 — — — — — — — — Youngbloods Released: 18 June 2010 Label: Boomtown Formats: CD, LP, download 6 — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold Chasing Ghosts Released: 7 September 2012 Label: UNFD/Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, download 1 — — — — — — — — ARIA: Gold Let the Ocean Take Me Released: 6 June 2014 Label: UNFD/Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, download 1 — — — 24 — — — 31 ARIA: Platinum This Could Be Heartbreak Released: 12 August 2016 Label: UNFD/Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, download 1 25 145 29 32 51 31 51 26 Misery Released: 24 August 2018 Label: UNFD/Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, download 1 39 154 38 — 83 51 — 70 Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them Released: 21 February 2020 Label: Warner/Pure Noise Formats: CD, LP, download 2 — — 47 — 53 — — 60 Not Without My Ghosts Released: 12 May 2023 Label: Warner/Pure Noise Formats: CD, LP, download 2 — — 56 — — — — — House of Cards Released: 24 April 2026 Label: Warner/Pure Noise Formats: CD, LP, download 4 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Details Glory Days Released: 26 November 2010 Label: Boomtown Format: CD, LP, digital download
Video albums Title Details Certifications Seems Like Forever Released: 2015 Label: Roadrunner ARIA: Gold
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Details Early Demos Released: 1 April 2004 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download The Amity Affliction Released: 4 July 2005 Label: Modern Music Format: CD, digital download High Hopes Released: 1 May 2007 Label: Skull and Bones Format: CD, EP, digital download Somewhere Beyond the Blue Released: 15 December 2021 Label: Warner/Pure Noise Format: CD, EP, digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUSPeaks below the top 50 in Australia: "Skeletons": "Farewell": "I Bring the Weather with Me": "This Could Be Heartbreak": US Main. Rock "Chasing Ghosts" 2012 — — Chasing Ghosts "Open Letter" 2013 — — ARIA: Gold "Born to Die" — — Chasing Ghosts (Japanese version) "Cave In" — — "Pittsburgh" 2014 28 — ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold Let the Ocean Take Me "Don't Lean on Me" 24 — ARIA: Gold "The Weigh Down" — — "Death's Hand" — — "Skeletons" 2015 87 — Let the Ocean Take Me (Deluxe) "Farewell" 109 — "Shine On" 19 — "I Bring the Weather with Me" 2016 53 — This Could Be Heartbreak "This Could Be Heartbreak" 94 — ARIA: Gold "All Fucked Up" — 35 ARIA: Gold "Can't Feel My Face" 2017 — — Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7 "Ivy (Doomsday)" 2018 — — ARIA: Gold Misery "Feels Like I'm Dying" — — "D.I.E." — — "Drag the Lake" 2019 — 40 "All My Friends Are Dead" — — Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them "Soak Me in Bleach" 2020 — 37 "Catatonia" — — "Forever" — — "Like Love" 2021 — — Somewhere Beyond the Blue "Give Up the Ghost" — — "Death Is All Around" — — "Show Me Your God" 2022 — — Not Without My Ghosts "I See Dead People" 2023 — — "It's Hell Down Here" — — "Not Without My Ghosts" — — "My Father's Son" (Redux) 2024 — —Let The Ocean Take Me (Redux) "All That I Remember"2025 — — "House of Cards" 2026 — — House of Cards "Bleed" — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "A Sleepless Winter" 2004 Mark Fahey "Fruity Lexia" 2008 rowspan="7" "I Hate Hartley" 2010 "Youngbloods" "Chasing Ghosts" 2012 "R.I.P. Bon" 2013 "Open Letter" "Greens Avenue" "Pittsburgh" 2014 Simon Harvey Smith "Don't Lean on Me" "The Weigh Down" "Death's Hand" rowspan="2" "Skeletons" 2015 "Shine On" Mark Staubach "I Bring the Weather with Me" 2016 "This Could Be Heartbreak" "All Fucked Up" Joel BirchRyan Mackfall "Fight My Regret" 2017 Ryan Mackfall "Can't Feel My Face" Simon Harvey Smith "Ivy (Doomsday)" 2018 Ryan Mackfall "Feels Like I'm Dying" "D.I.E." "Drag the Lake" 2019 Max Moore "Soak Me in Bleach" 2020 Daniel Daly "Forever" Carl AllisonNick Kozakis "Like Love" 2021 Joel Birch "Show Me Your God" 2022 Tyson Lloyd "I See Dead People" 2023 Daniel Daly "It's Hell Down Here" Tomise "Not Without My Ghosts" Daniel Daly "All That I Remember" 2025 "House of Cards" 2026 "Bleed" "Kickboxer" Tomise
Other appearances + List of album appearances Title Year Album "Poison Pen Letters" 2004 State of Affairs "Here's to the Rotting of Rotted Memories" "A Sleepless Winter" "Slit the Tear Ducts" 2005 North Coast Hardcore: Volume 1 "Can't Feel My Face" 2017 Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7 "Tomorrow" Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair
Collaborations Title Year Album Artist "Doomed from Birth" 2012 Hate Thy Art Is Murder "Set in Stones" No Apologies Heroes for Hire "2AM" The Construct The Construct "Youngbloods" 2013 Illy "Role Model" Role Model Bodyjar "Lord of Bones" An Eye for an Eye Like Moths to Flames "Earthwalker" 2014 Earthwalker In Hearts Wake "51-73" Life and Death Confession "Holy War" "Haunt Me as I Roam" 2015 Haunt Me as I Roam Antagonist A.D "Torch" 2019 The Deathbed Sessions Cursed Earth "Magdalene" Liar She Cries Wolf
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