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For a man who makes part of his living screaming into a microphone, Alexisonfire lead vocalist George Pettit never seems to lose his voice.

“There’s no alchemy. I think positively and I don’t lose my voice,” he says, chuckling.

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In the nearly two decades he has spent fronting the post-hardcore rock band, Pettit has only lost his voice once.

“It’s the power of magical thinking, my man.”

That’s good news for fans across Canada as the rock outfit hits the road for a series of shows next week, kicking off in Winnipeg Monday night. The band also has stops in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Seattle.

Formed in St. Catharines, Ont., in 2001, Alexisonfire released four platinum-selling albums and toured for the better part of a decade before splitting in 2012.

Dallas Green focused full-time on his side project City and Colour, while bassist Chris Steele trained as a professional barber.

Jordan Hastings sat in on drums for Billy Talent, and guitarist Wade MacNeil tried his hand at writing scores for movies and video games.