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===''Old Crows/Young Cardinals'' and ''Dog's Blood'' (2008β2010)=== {{main|Old Crows / Young Cardinals|Dog's Blood}} In 2008, MacNeil told a ''Bombshell Zine'' interviewer: "Alexis hasn't broken up, but we'll see what happens. We are at a crossroads now."<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire back at Bend, July 2008 |url=http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=240553&x=articles&s=arts |publisher=The London Free Press |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205152818/http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=240553&x=articles&s=arts|access-date=28 November 2021|archive-date = December 5, 2008}}</ref> As a result, by 2009, rumours that Alexisonfire was about to break up abounded, but the band announced the name of their new album on February 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/alexisonfire-name-new-album/ |title=Alexisonfire Name New Album |date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414211803/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/alexisonfire-name-new-album/ |archive-date=April 14, 2009}}</ref> They began recording ''[[Old Crows/Young Cardinals]]'' on the same day.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090417110009/http://www.chartattack.com/news/64083/new-alexisonfire-in-2009 New Alexisonfire In 2009]}} CHARTattack. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.</ref> By March 1, the recording process was near completion and two songs were announced--"Midnight Regulations" and "Emerald St."<ref name="youngcardinals.blogspot.com">{{cite web|url=http://youngcardinals.blogspot.com |title=Alexisonfire on tour forever |publisher=Youngcardinals.blogspot.com |access-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> On March 31, 2009, it was confirmed that Alexisonfire had signed to [[Dine Alone Records]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinealonerecords.com/updates/view/323 |title=Dine Alone Records |publisher=Dine Alone Records |access-date=February 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406011301/http://www.dinealonerecords.com/updates/view/323 |archive-date=April 6, 2009 }}</ref> whose founder, Joel Carriere, had once been the band's manager.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beedham |first1=Tom |title=Table For One: An Oral History of Dine Alone Records |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/oral-history-of-dine-alone-records/ |website=vice.com |date=January 15, 2016 |publisher=Vice |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> On April 20, Alexisonfire released the song "Young Cardinals" for radio airplay. The music video premiered on [[MuchOnDemand]] on May 15, 2009; the album was released on June 23, 2009, and was very well received.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogowski |first1=Jordan |title=Alexisonfire Old Crows / Young Cardinals (2009) |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/8470/alexisonfire-old-crows-young-cardinals |website=punknews.org |date=July 14, 2009 |publisher=Punk News |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Michael |title=Alexisonfire Old Crows/Young Cardinals |url=https://dominionated.ca/reviews/albums/alexisonfire-old-crows-young-cardinals/ |website=dominionated.ca |date=June 22, 2019 |publisher=Dominionated |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire Old Crows/Young Cardinals |url=https://musiccritic.com/alexisonfire/old-crowsyoung-cardinals |website=musiccritic.com |publisher=Music Critic |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/77720/alexisonfire|title=Alexisonfire Release Album Details|access-date=April 26, 2009|date=April 23, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> The band then went on a 300-date tour through Europe, the US and Canada, which lasted through December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire's 2009 Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/alexisonfire?page=1&year=2009#concert-table |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire's 2010 Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/alexisonfire?page=1&year=2010#concert-table |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> In 2008, Dallas Green told Canoe.ca that he had sketched out new songs that he hoped would take the band into "new, weird territories".<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire back at Bend, July 2008 |url=http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=240553&x=articles&s=arts |publisher=The London Free Press |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081205152818/http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=240553&x=articles&s=arts|access-date=28 November 2021|archive-date = December 5, 2008}}</ref> These songs would become the four-track EP ''Dogs Blood'', which was released in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire β Dogs Blood |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/397909-Alexisonfire-Dogs-Blood |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire β Dog's Blood, Nov 2010 |url=https://killyourstereo.com/reviews/1022431/alexisonfire-dogs-blood/ |website=killyourstereo.com |publisher=Kill Your Stereo |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Album Review: Alexisonfire - Dog's Blood EP, Nov 2010 |url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/11/album-review-alexisonfire-dogs-blood-ep.html |website=alterthepress.com |publisher=Alter the Press! |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> The band announced the release of ''Dogs Blood'' at the 2009 Verge Awards, hosted by [[The Verge (XM)]], where ''Old Crows/Young Cardinals'' was nominated for Album of the Year and the band was nominated as Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virgin.com/music/interviews/alexis-on-fire-tables-have-turned-take-that-taking-back-sunday |title=Virgin Music β George Pettit Interview |publisher=Virgin.com |date=October 19, 2009 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129024629/http://www.virgin.com/music/interviews/alexis-on-fire-tables-have-turned-take-that-taking-back-sunday |archive-date=January 29, 2011 }}</ref> At the [[Juno Awards of 2010]], ''Old Crows/Young Cardinals'' was nominated as Rock Album of the Year. On February 16, 2010, the band was set to play a free all-ages show at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] venue Live City Yaletown when, seconds into the show, the rush of the audience broke a barrier and people were trampled; 20 were slightly injured.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cauchi |first1=E.D. |title=7,000 Concertgoers Evacuated...Feb 2010 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/7000_concertgoers_evacuated_20_fans_injured_during_free_alexisonfire_show_at_vancouver_olympics_2 |website=exclaim.ca |publisher=Exclaim! |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Alexisonfire returned to [[Vancouver]] later that year as headliners at the PNE Forum.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Craddock |first1=Tim |title=Alexisonfire unleashes the thunder in Vancouver |url=https://www.straight.com/article-361710/vancouver/alexisonfire-unleashes-thunder |website=straight.com |date=November 28, 2010 |publisher=The Georgia Straight |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Also in 2010, the band released a collection of six songs available exclusively through iTunes as a digital download. The EP, ''iTunes Originals'', contained previously recorded material from the group's discography, versions of some of their previously released songs performed slightly differently, and interviews with the band.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire β iTunes Originals |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4120491-Alexisonfire-iTunes-Originals |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> On November 22, 2010, a digital version of their ''Aussie Tour 7"'' was released on iTunes. It contains two cover songs, originally by [[Midnight Oil]] and [[The Saints (Australian band)|The Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexisonfire β Aussie Tour 7inch |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/605604-Alexisonfire-Aussie-Tour-7inch |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
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