AFI (abbreviation for A Fire Inside) is an American
rock
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band from
Ukiah, California
Ukiah ( ; Pomo: ''Yokaya'', meaning "deep valley") is the county seat and largest city of Mendocino County, California, with a population of 16,607 at the 2020 census. With its accessible location along the U.S. Route 101 corridor, Ukiah serves ...
, formed in 1991. Since 1998, it consists of lead vocalist
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...
, drummer and backing vocalist
Adam Carson
Adam Alexander Carson (born February 5, 1975) is the drummer of the alternative rock band AFI (band), AFI. He and Davey Havok are the two original members left in the lineup. Carson also filled in as drummer for the psychobilly band Tiger Army ...
, bassist, backing vocalist and keyboardist
Hunter Burgan
Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bassist of AFI.
Biography
Burgan was born in Los Angeles County, California and grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan.
...
, and guitarist, backing vocalist and keyboardist
Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesi ...
. Havok and Carson are the sole remaining original members. Originally a
hardcore punk
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band, they have since delved into many genres, starting with
horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by ...
and following through
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
and
emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
into
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
and
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...
.
AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten
EPs
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, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial commercial success with their fifth album, ''
The Art of Drowning'' (2000), which peaked at number 174 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
They then broke into the mainstream with their sixth, ''
Sing the Sorrow
''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
''Sing the Sorrow'' received positive review ...
'' (2003), which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks.
The album was supported by popular singles "
Girl's Not Grey
"Girl's Not Grey" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the debut single from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003. "Girl's Not Grey" was released to radio on February 4, 2003. It is the band's third most succes ...
" and "
Silver and Cold
"Silver and Cold" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was the third single released from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003, reaching radio on November 11. A music video was directed by John Hillcoat. It received moderate ai ...
", both of which peaked at number seven on America's
Hot Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
chart in 2003. "
The Leaving Song Pt. II
"The Leaving Song Pt. II" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was released to radio on June 3, 2003. It peaked at number 16 ...
" was also released as a single, reaching number 16 on the chart. ''Sing the Sorrow'' was certified
Platinum
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Platinu ...
by the
RIAA
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in 2006 and is AFI's best-selling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies .
[Mikael Wood ( September 14, 2009)]
AFI Revs Up The Rock On 'Crash Course'
''Billboard''.
AFI's seventh album, ''
Decemberunderground
''Decemberunderground'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band AFI, released on June 6, 2006, through Interscope Records. The album was supported by three singles, " Miss Murder", " Love Like Winter", and "The Missing Frame".
Recording ...
'' (2006), debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200
and featured the hit single "
Miss Murder", which topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, reached number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and appeared in the video game
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2013. Their next three albums, ''
Crash Love
''Crash Love'' is the eighth studio album by the rock band AFI. Produced by Joe McGrath and Jacknife Lee, it was released on September 29, 2009, through Interscope Records.
Background and recording
Following the touring cycle for 2006's ''Dece ...
'' (2009), ''
Burials
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'' (2013) and ''
AFI
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* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
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** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
'' (2017), were also successful, peaking at increasing positions on the ''Billboard'' 200. An EP, ''
The Missing Man'', followed in December 2018.
The band released their 11th album, ''
Bodies
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* ...
'', on June 11, 2021.
History
Early years (1991–1994)
While still in high school in
Ukiah, California
Ukiah ( ; Pomo: ''Yokaya'', meaning "deep valley") is the county seat and largest city of Mendocino County, California, with a population of 16,607 at the 2020 census. With its accessible location along the U.S. Route 101 corridor, Ukiah serves ...
,
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...
(vocals), Mark Stopholese and Vic Chalker formed a band called AFI in November 1991. At the time, the band did not know how to play any instruments. Stopholese suggested that his friend,
Adam Carson
Adam Alexander Carson (born February 5, 1975) is the drummer of the alternative rock band AFI (band), AFI. He and Davey Havok are the two original members left in the lineup. Carson also filled in as drummer for the psychobilly band Tiger Army ...
(who had a
drum set
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
), join the band. Stopholese learned
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
and Chalker learned
bass
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** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, but Chalker was soon replaced by
Geoff Kresge
Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer. He played with the punk rock/horror punk band AFI for most of their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and co-wrote the majority of their early material alongside frontm ...
. By the end of October 1992, the band had played their first three shows, generally as an opener for a few other punk bands, including Influence 13, which featured future AFI lead guitarist
Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesi ...
and frequent collaborator
Nick 13
Kearney Nick Jones, better known by his stage name Nick 13, is the lead vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter of psychobilly band Tiger Army, as well as a solo artist in the Americana/country genre.
Career
Tiger Army
Tiger Army was signe ...
. AFI recorded their first EP, ''
Dork
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Dork may also refer to: People
* Dork Sahagian, Armenian-American climate scientist
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Dork'' (EP), an album by AFI
* ''Dork'' (magaz ...
'' (1993), with the now defunct band Loose Change, which also featured Puget.
The band briefly broke up in 1993, when the members left Ukiah to attend different colleges. They decided to commit to AFI full-time after an extremely positive experience and enthusiastic crowd response at a reunion show they played at
The Phoenix Theater
The Phoenix Theater is an all-ages nightclub located in Petaluma, California. The club has been in existence since 1905 and has changed in both structure and purpose, mostly due to severe damage caused by several fires.
History
The Phoenix The ...
over
Christmas break
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School holiday
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.
AFI relocated to
Berkeley, California
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and lived in a
squat that was a decommissioned
fraternity house
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. Between 1993 and 1995, the band independently released vinyl EPs such as ''
Behind the Times'',
Eddie Picnic's All Wet
''Eddie Picnic's All Wet'' is a live EP by American rock band AFI. It was recorded on December 29, 1993 during a show at The Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California and released on March 18, 1994 through Key Lime Pie Records. 201 copies were pr ...
and ''
Fly in the Ointment
In English, the phrase fly in the ointment is an idiomatic expression for a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, for example: "We had a cookstove, beans, and plates; the fly in the ointment was the lack of a can opener."
The ...
'', as well as the compilation EPs ''
This Is Berkeley, Not West Bay
''This Is Berkeley Not West Bay'' is an extended play released on June 1, 1994 by Zafio Records. It features AFI, Black Fork, Dead and Gone and Screw 32. There were 2 identical pressings in 1994 and 1995, both on black vinyl. The first was 2,000, ...
'', ''AFI/Heckle'', and ''Bombing the Bay'' (with
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters (often typeset as $wingin' Utter$, and originally called Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters) is a Californian punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s.Bush, JohnSwingin' Utters Biography, Allmusic, retrieved September 30, ...
).
First three albums (1995–1998)
![AFI Berkley](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/AFI_Berkley.JPG)
AFI's first full-length album, ''
Answer That and Stay Fashionable
''Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was originally released on July 4, 1995, through Wingnut Records and rereleased on April 22, 1997, through Nitro Records.
Background
''Answer Tha ...
'' was released July 4, 1995, on Wingnut Records. It was co-produced by
Doug Sangalang
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and
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, former members of the band Operation Ivy (band), Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited as being among the wave of bands th ...
's
Tim Armstrong
Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. ...
and
Brett Reed
Brett Reed (born July 12, 1972) is an American musician, best known as the original drummer for the punk rock bands Rancid and Devils Brigade. He joined Rancid in November 1991 and left 15 years later. He played on every Rancid release up to ...
. The album featured fast and upbeat hardcore songs, with humorous lyrical themes, which are vocalized in songs such as "Nyquil", "Cereal Wars", and "I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)". Around this time, they coined the term 'East Bay hardcore' to describe their genre.
AFI signed on to
Nitro Records
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, a record label started by
The Offspring
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's
Dexter Holland
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and
Greg K.
Gregory David Kriesel (born January 20, 1965) is an American musician known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band the Offspring from 1984 to 2018.
Biography
Greg K. was one of the founding members of the Offspring alongs ...
AFI would remain with the label until the release of the ''
336 EP
''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
''Sing the Sorrow'' received positive review ...
'' (2002). In 1996, they released their second album, ''
Very Proud of Ya
''Very Proud of Ya'' is the second studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on June 18, 1996, through Nitro Records.
Background
The liner notes of the album state that all the tracks are copyrighted to Anthems for Insubordinates, ...
''. Two songs from their previous album, "Yurf Rendenmein" and "Two of A Kind", were re-recorded for this album. After several tours in support of the album, Kresge decided to leave the group. His spot was filled by current AFI bassist
Hunter Burgan
Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bassist of AFI.
Biography
Burgan was born in Los Angeles County, California and grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan.
...
for the remaining album tour dates.
Burgan went on to help AFI record ''
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Nitro Records.
Overview
This is the first album to feature bassist Hunter Burgan, although he was n ...
'' (1997) and was invited to become their full-time bassist.
Jade Puget, a former member of Influence 13 and Havok's close friend, also provided background vocals and additional guitar on the album, making it the first to feature all four current members of the band. It is also the first album to be copyrighted to the band's official moniker, A Fire Inside. Subsequently, the ''
A Fire Inside EP
''A Fire Inside EP'' is an extended play by American rock band AFI. It was released on September 29, 1998, through Adeline Records. The EP is titled after the band's full moniker, first revealed with their previous album, ''Shut Your Mouth and Op ...
'' (1998) was released, after which Stopholese left the band and was replaced by Puget.
Darker sound and wider reach (1999–2001)
![AFI In Studio](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/AFI_In_Studio.JPG)
The band's next album, ''
Black Sails in the Sunset
''Black Sails in the Sunset'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on May 18, 1999, through Nitro Records. With the addition of guitarist Jade Puget as a permanent member, it is the first AFI album to feature t ...
'' (1999), was a musical turning point which featured a darker sound, mixing the band's original hardcore roots with
dark romantic influences and an emphasis on a more somber atmosphere and lyrics. ''The New York Times'' later referred to this as the point where Havok "developed into a singer and songwriter of substance".
[Neil Strauss. "For a Hardcore Bunch, a Breakout". ''The New York Times''. March 16, 2003.] During this period, AFI's style was considered
punk rock. The influence of
death rock
Death rock (or deathrock) is a rock music subgenre incorporating horror elements and gothic theatrics. It emerged from punk rock on the West Coast of the United States in the early 1980s and overlaps with the gothic rock and horror punk genre ...
and
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...
was also apparent. Offspring frontman Dexter Holland was featured as a backing vocalist on two tracks.
![Jade puget](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Jade_puget.jpg)
The ''
All Hallow's E.P.
''All Hallow's E.P.'' is an extended play by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on October 5, 1999, through Nitro Records. It contains three original songs and a cover of the Misfits song "Halloween".
Overview
"Totalimmortal" was re ...
'' (1999) further explored the
horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by ...
genre, featuring artwork and lyrics containing Halloween themes, including a cover of the
Misfits
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song "
Halloween
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". The song "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" was featured in the video game ''
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
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'', and the single "Totalimmortal" was later covered by The Offspring.
On September 19, 2000, AFI released ''
The Art of Drowning'', which debuted on the Billboard Charts at number 174, and peaked at number 9 on the Heatseekers chart. It continued to touch base with the horror punk genre, but expanded into styles that were a departure from previous works. The album featured slower, more melodic songs that were more reminiscent of
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
, such as "Ever and a Day" and "6 to 8". Hardcore influences were present, more overtly on some tracks. The album sold over 100,000 copies. "
The Days of the Phoenix
"The Days of the Phoenix" is a song by the American rock band AFI. It was released to radio as the only single from their fifth studio album '' The Art of Drowning'' in 2000.
Background
According to ''Alternative Press'', AFI "used to play at a ...
" was released as a single and video and had some moderate mainstream success, garnering the band more TV and radio airplay. The song reached the
UK Singles Chart
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with
its titular EP in 2001, peaking at number 152. The success of ''The Art of Drowning'' helped to encourage the band to pursue higher mainstream notoriety.
Mainstream labels and popularity (2002–2007)
In 2002, AFI left Nitro Records.
DreamWorks Records
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artists and repertoire
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executive
Luke Wood
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signed them to the label following intense interest.
Their first album for the label, ''
Sing the Sorrow
''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
''Sing the Sorrow'' received positive review ...
'', was released in 2003. The album opened in ''Billboard''s top ten and scored enthusiastic lead reviews in major music magazines.
[Michael Tedder (June 19, 2003).]
Inside Out
". ''The Pitch''. The songs "
Girl's Not Grey
"Girl's Not Grey" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the debut single from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003. "Girl's Not Grey" was released to radio on February 4, 2003. It is the band's third most succes ...
", "
The Leaving Song Pt. II
"The Leaving Song Pt. II" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was released to radio on June 3, 2003. It peaked at number 16 ...
", and "
Silver and Cold
"Silver and Cold" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was the third single released from their sixth studio album ''Sing the Sorrow'' in 2003, reaching radio on November 11. A music video was directed by John Hillcoat. It received moderate ai ...
" had some Billboard chart success and exposed the band to even larger audiences. They were nominated in the 2003
MTV Video Music Awards
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for the
MTV2
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The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...
award category for the "Girl's Not Grey" video, which came to be their first VMA.
In June 2006, AFI's seventh studio album, ''
Decemberunderground
''Decemberunderground'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band AFI, released on June 6, 2006, through Interscope Records. The album was supported by three singles, " Miss Murder", " Love Like Winter", and "The Missing Frame".
Recording ...
'', was released on
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
. The album's first single, "
Miss Murder", reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts. The release reflects the continually changing and growing fan base of the band, and the album debuted as No. 1 on the
Billboard charts
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. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies of the album. The album's second single, "
Love Like Winter
"Love Like Winter" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the second single from their seventh studio album ''Decemberunderground''. "Love Like Winter" was released to radio on September 26, 2006. A music video for the song premie ...
", was successful on
MTV
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's ''
Total Request Live
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'' and was retired after 40 days on the countdown.
On December 12, 2006, AFI released their first DVD, ''
I Heard a Voice – Live from Long Beach Arena
''I Heard a Voice – Live from Long Beach Arena'' is the first live DVD release from the rock band AFI. It was released on December 12, 2006. The concert was filmed at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California on Friday, September 15, 2006. ...
'', featuring a live performance shot in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. The performance was later released on December 13, 2007, as a live album, and charted at number 133 on the Billboard 200, and number 16 on the
Hard Rock Albums
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chart. The album was well-received, with punknews.org giving it a four-star rating and commenting that when hearing or seeing the performance "you begin to realize AFI are truly a great live band," and that at some points "
Pantera
Pantera () is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas formed in 1981, and currently comprised of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante. The group's best-kn ...
would say turn the noise down."
![AFI at Live Earth](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/AFI_at_Live_Earth.jpg)
On July 7, 2007, AFI performed on
the American leg of
Live Earth
Live Earth was an event developed to increase environmental awareness through entertainment.
Background
Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, ''Live Earth'' was built upon the beli ...
. They performed "The Missing Frame", "Love Like Winter", "Miss Murder", and a cover of
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
's "
Ziggy Stardust".
Maturity and resurgence (2008–2017)
In July 2009, Havok released a statement saying that after two years of writing and recording, an upcoming album titled ''
Crash Love
''Crash Love'' is the eighth studio album by the rock band AFI. Produced by Joe McGrath and Jacknife Lee, it was released on September 29, 2009, through Interscope Records.
Background and recording
Following the touring cycle for 2006's ''Dece ...
'' would be released on September 29, 2009. It was recorded with producer David Bottrill (who was later dismissed in favor of Joe McGrath and
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including the Cars, U2, R.E.M., the Killers, Robbie Williams, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, AFI, the Hives, Weezer, One Directi ...
). The first single from the album, "
Medicate
"Medicate" is a song by the American rock music, rock band AFI (band), AFI, released as the first Single (music), single from their 2009 album ''Crash Love''. It was released as a music download through iTunes on August 25, 2009, and made its ra ...
", was released on August 25, 2009, and reached number 7 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. Another single, "
Beautiful Thieves
"Beautiful Thieves" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as a single from their eighth studio album ''Crash Love'' and was released to radio on December 1, 2009. It peaked at #23 on the Alternative Songs chart and #48 on the Rock ...
", followed later in the year. Havok called ''Crash Love'' "the album by which we'll be remembered".
It was the band's first release to make a significantly smaller impact than their previous effort, but peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
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From April to June 2013, several teaser videos were released on AFI's website.
The band was announced to play
Riot Fest
Riot Fest is an annual three-day punk rock music festival based in Chicago, Illinois, at Douglass Park. It is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. Riot Fest remains one of the largest independently owned m ...
2013, as well as being signed to Republic Records. A single titled "
I Hope You Suffer
"I Hope You Suffer" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the lead single from their ninth studio album ''Burials'' in 2013.
Background
The three and a half year gap between "I Hope You Suffer", and their single "Beautiful Thi ...
" was released on July 23, and the title of the album, ''
Burials
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
'', was announced. Another single, "17 Crimes", was released on August 6. The third single from the album, titled "The Conductor", was released on September 9. The album was released on October 22, produced by
Gil Norton
Gil Norton (born in Liverpool) is an English record producer known for his work with alternative rock bands such as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo Par ...
. It peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
In a June 2016 interview with Aggressive Tendencies, Puget confirmed that AFI had begun working on new material for their tenth studio album. On October 27, the band released two new songs via
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a proprietary Swedish audio streaming and media services provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 456 million monthly active us ...
, "Snow Cats" and "White Offerings".
The band's tenth album, ''
AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
'' (also known as ''The Blood Album''), was released on January 20, 2017. Puget served as the main producer. The album peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
Other singles were released, including "Aurelia" and "Hidden Knives".
Recent releases (2018–present)
On October 26, 2018, the band surprise-released a new single called "Get Dark" on Spotify and iTunes. This was followed by ''
The Missing Man'' EP on December 7, featuring five new songs.
On March 25, 2020, AFI was announced as a headliner for the
Two Thousand Trees Festival
2000trees festival is an independent music festival held from Wednesday to Sunday on the second week of July at Upcote Farm, Withington, near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. It offers a diverse selection of more than 120 acts across five stages, ...
on July 10 of the same year. Puget was interviewed by ''
Kerrang!
''Kerrang!'' is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock, punk and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication ''Mixmag''). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one- ...
'' to promote the festival appearance and said that "hopefully at least a couple of songs" from the band's eleventh album would be released by then. On April 27, 2020, Puget said that the album was finished, but that its release date was being pushed back as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The next day, it was announced that the Two Thousand Trees Festival was being pushed back to 2021, also due to the pandemic.
On January 15, 2021, the band released the tracks "Twisted Tongues" and "Escape from Los Angeles".
On February 25, it was revealed that the album would be called ''
Bodies
Bodies may refer to:
* The plural of body
* ''Bodies'' (2004 TV series), BBC television programme
* Bodies (upcoming TV series), an upcoming British crime thriller limited series
* "Bodies" (''Law & Order''), 2003 episode of ''Law & Order''
* ...
'', and be released on June 11. Along with the announcement, the band revealed two new songs as another joint single, "
Looking Tragic / Begging for Trouble". On April 9, "Dulceria / Far Too Near" were released, followed by "Tied to a Tree" on May 25.
Musical style
AFI's music has been classified under many genres of music, including
punk rock,
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...
,
emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
,
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...
,
horror punk
Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by ...
,
skate punk
Skate punk (also known as skatecore and skate rock) is a skater subculture and punk rock subgenre that developed in the 1980s. Originally a form of hardcore punk that had been closely associated with skate culture, skate punk evolved into a mo ...
,
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
,
screamo
Screamo (also referred to as skramz) is an aggressive subgenre of emo that emerged in the early 1990s and emphasizes "willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics".Jason Heller, "Feast of Reason". ''Denver Westword'', June 20, 2002Access date: ...
,
garage punk
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* Garage (residential), a building or part of a building for storing one or more vehic ...
,
and
pop-punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
. AFI has often been labeled as "gothic punk" due to the band's appearance, but AFI band members never considered the label accurate. AFI guitarist Jade Puget has said, "Goth-punk isn't a style of music, it doesn't even exist."
AFI's sound has constantly changed.
AFI originally were a hardcore punk band.
AFI's first three albums, ''Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' (1995), ''Very Proud of Ya'' (1996),
and ''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'' (1997),
all have been described as hardcore punk. AFI's fourth album ''Black Sails in the Sunset'' and the band's fifth album ''The Art of Drowning'' both have been described as horror punk.
AFI's 2003 album ''Sing the Sorrow'' is considered post-hardcore
and emo.
''Decemberunderground'', which features elements of music genres like
electronic
Electronic may refer to:
*Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor
* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic co ...
,
new wave,
industrial
Industrial may refer to:
Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city dominate ...
, punk rock, hardcore punk, and
synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
, is considered alternative rock, post-hardcore
and emo. AFI's 2009 album ''Crash Love'' is considered alternative rock
and
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
.
[ AFI's 2013 album ''Burials'' is considered alternative rock and gothic rock.][ AFI's 2017 self-titled album, also referred to as ''The Blood Album'', has been described as new wave, ]post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-roc ...
and gothic rock.
Puget, who has produced much of the band's music, stated in 2021:
Influences
In an interview, Davey Havok described the band's influences: "We have many, many influences that span the musical spectrum. Each of us grew up on everything from punk to hardcore to dark '80s UK stuff like The Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...
, Bauhaus
The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 200 ...
, Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after attend ...
, and The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy is an English rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasin ...
. And there were rock bands like The Misfits, Samhain
Samhain ( , , , ; gv, Sauin ) is a Gaelic festival on 1 NovemberÓ hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition''. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. p. 402. Quote: "The basic Irish division of the year ...
, and Danzig and industrial bands like Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton ...
, Ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
, Front 242
Front 242 is a Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. Pioneering the style they called electronic body music, they are a profound influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.
History Formation
Fr ...
and Alien Sex Fiend
Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London, England in 1982. The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Fiend and Mrs Fiend. Five of the group's albums and 12 of their singles reached top 20 positions in the UK indie ...
. And we all love The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerg ...
." AFI have also been influenced by British electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboar ...
(OMD), whom Havok said "have and will continue to musically and emotionally inspire" him. Other bands that have influenced AFI include Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitaris ...
, 7 Seconds, Descendents
The Descendents are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Manhattan Beach, California, by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. In 1979, they enlisted Stevenson's school friend Milo Aukerman as a s ...
, Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...
, Germs, Black Flag, Slayer
Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...
, Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
, T.S.O.L.
T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty) is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California. Although most commonly associated with hardcore punk, T.S.O.L.'s music has varied on each release, including such styles as deathrock, a ...
, D.R.I., State of Alert
State of Alert (often abbreviated to S.O.A.) was an American hardcore punk group formed in Washington, D.C. in October 1980, and active till July 1981. S.O.A. was fronted by Henry Rollins, then using his original surname Garfield.
History
S.O.A ...
, and the Angry Samoans
The Angry Samoans is an American punk rock band from the first wave of American punk, formed in August 1978 in Los Angeles, California, by early 1970s rock writer "Metal" Mike Saunders, his sibling lead guitarist Bonze BlaykBad Trip Records ...
.
Legacy
The ''Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper i ...
'' has written that AFI have been "hailed as being responsible for bringing back the big '80s rock chorus." The band has received much praise in particular from ''Alternative Press
Alternative press may refer to:
Individual publications
* ''Alternative Press'' (magazine), an American music magazine
Alternative journalism
* Alternative media
** Alternative media (U.S. political left)
** Alternative media (U.S. political ri ...
'', which has supported the group since the mid-1990s. The publication rated the band's major label debut, ''Sing the Sorrow'' as the most anticipated album of 2003, and noted that it "blew the doors off goth-punk as we knew it". AFI has also been granted responsibility for paving the way for the rise of the visual element of rock bands in the 2000s; in a December 2006 article, Revolver Magazine
''Revolver'' is a heavy metal music and hard rock magazine, published in North America. It has been in print since 2000, and is about both established acts and up-and-comers in heavy music. In the fall of 2017, ''Revolver'' underwent a brand re ...
wrote that "AFI have increased the importance of a band's visual identity and the flair for the theatrical," adding that "when a group like Panic! at the Disco
Panic! at the Disco is the solo project of American musician Brendon Urie. It was originally a pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 by childhood friends Urie, Ryan Ross, Spencer Smith, and Brent Wilson. They recorded their firs ...
borrows imagery from a movie such as ''Moulin Rouge!
''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cour ...
'', you have to consider the precedent AFI set when they borrowed cues from Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...
's ''The Nightmare Before Christmas
''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick (in his feature directorial debut) and produced and ...
''." ''Shoutmouth.com'' placed AFI at number 22 on its list of the 25 most influential punk bands, noting that the band "have evolved with each album, showing that a punk band can not only change, but stay true to their sound at the same time. AFI have been on a constant rise through their career, and as such, out the honors". After ''Sing The Sorrow'' release, ''Yorkshire Evening Post
The ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' is a daily evening publication (delivered to newsagents every morning) published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The paper provides a regional slant on the day's news, and traditio ...
'' described Havok's voice as one of those "you'll love or hate, but one thing can't be denied, this guy has range beyond belief".[Jim Seton (March 15, 2003). "Full speed ahead". ''Yorkshire Evening Post''.] Recognized by his trademark flair and vocal style, Havok has been recognized as "a bona fide rock god" by ''Alternative Press''.
In 2003, ''The Pitch'' described the band's fan club as a "particularly excitable bunch", adding that "there's also the type of sentiments that put the ''cult'' back into cult success, such as links to something called 'the Church of Havok'."
Members
Current
* Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTR ...
– lead vocals
* Adam Carson
Adam Alexander Carson (born February 5, 1975) is the drummer of the alternative rock band AFI (band), AFI. He and Davey Havok are the two original members left in the lineup. Carson also filled in as drummer for the psychobilly band Tiger Army ...
– drums, backing vocals
* Hunter Burgan
Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bassist of AFI.
Biography
Burgan was born in Los Angeles County, California and grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan.
...
– bass, backing vocals, keyboards, programming
* Jade Puget
Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesi ...
– guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizers
Former
* Vic Chalker – bass, backing vocals
* Geoff Kresge
Geoff Kresge is a songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer. He played with the punk rock/horror punk band AFI for most of their early career, from 1992 through 1997, and co-wrote the majority of their early material alongside frontm ...
– bass, backing vocals
* Mark Stopholese – guitars
Timeline
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Answer That and Stay Fashionable
''Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was originally released on July 4, 1995, through Wingnut Records and rereleased on April 22, 1997, through Nitro Records.
Background
''Answer Tha ...
'' (1995)
* ''Very Proud of Ya
''Very Proud of Ya'' is the second studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on June 18, 1996, through Nitro Records.
Background
The liner notes of the album state that all the tracks are copyrighted to Anthems for Insubordinates, ...
'' (1996)
* ''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Nitro Records.
Overview
This is the first album to feature bassist Hunter Burgan, although he was n ...
'' (1997)
* ''Black Sails in the Sunset
''Black Sails in the Sunset'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on May 18, 1999, through Nitro Records. With the addition of guitarist Jade Puget as a permanent member, it is the first AFI album to feature t ...
'' (1999)
* '' The Art of Drowning'' (2000)
* ''Sing the Sorrow
''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
''Sing the Sorrow'' received positive review ...
'' (2003)
* ''Decemberunderground
''Decemberunderground'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band AFI, released on June 6, 2006, through Interscope Records. The album was supported by three singles, " Miss Murder", " Love Like Winter", and "The Missing Frame".
Recording ...
'' (2006)
* ''Crash Love
''Crash Love'' is the eighth studio album by the rock band AFI. Produced by Joe McGrath and Jacknife Lee, it was released on September 29, 2009, through Interscope Records.
Background and recording
Following the touring cycle for 2006's ''Dece ...
'' (2009)
* ''Burials
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objec ...
'' (2013)
* ''AFI
AFI may refer to:
* ''Address-family identifier'', a 16 bit field of the Routing Information Protocol
* Ashton Fletcher Irwin, an Australian drummer
* AFI (band), an American rock band
** ''AFI'' (2004 album), a retrospective album by AFI rele ...
'' (2017)
* ''Bodies
Bodies may refer to:
* The plural of body
* ''Bodies'' (2004 TV series), BBC television programme
* Bodies (upcoming TV series), an upcoming British crime thriller limited series
* "Bodies" (''Law & Order''), 2003 episode of ''Law & Order''
* ...
'' (2021)
References
Footnotes
Citations
External links
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