The Amity Affliction is a melodic hardcore/post-hardcore and metalcore band from Gympie, Queensland, Australia. The band has enjoyed a great deal of success in Australia, having two gold and one platinum album under their belts. Their 2014 and 2016 offerings charted in the USA as well.

The Amity Affliction was formed in 2003 by Ahren Stringer and Troy Brady while they were still in high school. The name of the band reflected their amity toward their friend who had died in a car accident, and the pain his death caused. The line-up on their demo included Garth Buchanan and Lachlan Faulkner; singer Joel Birch joined before the release of their first EP in 2005. Since then the band has gone through additional changes; the current line-up retains just one original member, Ahren Stringer (vocals, bass guitar), and also includes Joel Birch (vocals), Dan Brown (guitar) and Joe Longobardi. The Amity Affliction has released a total of five studio LPs and Glory Days, a compilation of their early EPs and demos. Their albums, Youngbloods and Chasing Ghosts both got gold sales certifications in Australia, while Let The Ocean Take Me got platinum.

This Could Be Heartbreak, (released in August 2016) reached number one on the ARIA’s and UK Rock charts, number 12 in the USA and number 29 in Germany.

Their sixth album Misery was released on August 24 2018.