Axis Of

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| origin = Portstewart, Northern Ireland

| genre = Alternative rock, punk rock, hardcore punk

| years_active = {{Start date|2007}}–present

| label = Smalltown America

| website = [https://www.facebook.com/Axisof Facebook]

| current_members = Niall Lawlor
Ewen Friers

| past_members = Ethan Harman
Gybb Harrison

| associated_acts = And So I Watch You From Afar

}}

Axis Of are a three-piece alternative rock band from Portstewart, Northern Ireland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Axisof/about/|title=Axis Of|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=2020-06-05}} The band is composed of Niall Lawlor (guitar, vocals) and Ewen Friers (bass, vocals).

History

Axis Of formed in 2007, and after various line up changes they released debut single "Brobdingnagian" in late 2009, launching in Belfast in January 2010.{{cite web|title=Axis Of: Tue 12th January 2010, Auntie Annies |website=Cdcleisure.net |url=http://www.cdcleisure.net/archive2.php?&band=202&venue=Auntie+Annies |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221064216/http://www.cdcleisure.net/archive2.php?&band=202&venue=Auntie+Annies |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 February 2013 |accessdate=29 August 2012 }} Since early 2010 the band have enjoyed a rise in popularity, partly due to the release of their second single "Port Na Spaniagh", which was released along with a music video, available on YouTube.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRJ6zGPeHc|title="Port Na Spaniagh" music video|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2020-06-05}}

Following one of the band's UK tours in early 2010, Rock Sound magazine dubbed them "the most exciting band to come out of Northern Ireland, possibly ever" and gave them a 9/10 rating for their live performance at a show in Newcastle.{{cn|date=August 2012}} As a result of this coverage the band were subsequently asked to take part in a Maida Vale Studios session in January 2011.{{cite episode| title=Axis Of at Maida Vale Studios|series=Maida Vale Studios| publisher=BBC Online| airdate=13 January 2011| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00d7xm9| accessdate=29 August 2012}}

On 10 October 2012 they announced that they signed with Derry based label Smalltown America Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.smalltownamerica.co.uk/blog/new-signing-axis-of |title=New Signing: Axis of - Independent Record Label - Smalltown America |accessdate=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016015113/http://www.smalltownamerica.co.uk/blog/new-signing-axis-of |archivedate=16 October 2012 |df=dmy }} Their début album was released in Autumn 2012 and titled Finding St Kilda.

Touring

Axis Of have supported Therapy?, The King Blues, Deaf Havana, Twin Atlantic, The Joy Formidable, Lower Than Atlantis, The Bronx and frnkiero andthe cellabration.{{Cite web | url=http://www.smalltownamerica.co.uk/artists/axis-of |title = Smalltown America|website=Smalltownamerica.co.uk|accessdate=2020-06-05}}

Members

Niall Lawlor – Guitar, vocals
Ewen Friers – Bass, vocals

=Former members=

Ethan Harman – Drums, percussion, vocals (2010–2015)
Gybb Harrison – Drums, percussion(2007–2010)

=Touring musicians=

Andrew Coles – drums {{small|(2013–present)}}

Discography

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=Studio albums=

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rowspan="2"\| Year !rowspan="2"\| Album details !colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
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2013 \|align="left"\| Finding St Kilda Released: 15 March 2013 Label: Smalltown America Formats: CD, Download \| — \| —
2015 \|align="left"\| The Mid Brae Inn Released: 23 February 2015 Label: Smalltown America Formats: CD, Download \| — \| —
colspan="4" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a title that did not chart.

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rowspan="2"| Year

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2013

|align="left"| Finding St Kilda

Released: 15 March 2013
Label: Smalltown America
Formats: CD, Download

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2015

|align="left"| The Mid Brae Inn

Released: 23 February 2015
Label: Smalltown America
Formats: CD, Download

| —

colspan="4" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a title that did not chart.

=Singles=

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rowspan=2\|Year ! rowspan=2\|Title ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|IRL !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"\|UK
2009 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"Brobdingnagian" \| — \| — \|rowspan="2"\|
2010 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"Port Na Spaniagh" \| — \| —
2013 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"Lifehammer" \| — \| — \|Finding St Kilda
2014 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"Wetsuit" \| — \| — \|rowspan="2"\| The Mid Brae Inn
2015 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"The Harsh Winds Of Rathlin" \| — \| —
2022 \| style="text-align:left;"\|"Beach Light" \| — \| — \|Bella Pacifica
colspan="5" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a title that did not chart.

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2009

| style="text-align:left;"|"Brobdingnagian"

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2010