''The Missing Man'' is an

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. The EP was released on December 7, 2018. It is the first EP by AFI since ''336 EP/Now the World Picture Disk'', which was released in 2002. The EP was released through Ex Noctem Nacimur. On October 26, 2018, the single "Get Dark" was released as well as information about the EP.

Background and release

On October 25, 2018, all photos of AFI frontman

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were removed from the band's

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page and a new press photo was released with Havok missing; only a silhouette was present, sparking rumors he had left AFI. This rumor turned out to be false. The next day, the band surprise-released a new single called "Get Dark" on

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. ''The Missing Man'' was released on December 7, 2018.

Critical reception

''Wall of Sound'' rated ''The Missing Man'' 7.5/10, stating: "Taking away everything we know about the band in the past, this new release showcases a very talented band, capable of playing a whole range of different styles they have yet been able to hone in icon." The review also mentions that the EP features a range of different musical styles the band had not yet explored. In a positive review, ''

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'' said the album "serves as a sonic "greatest hits," tapping into the various styles that the band favored during the 2010s." ''Exclaim!'', in a mixed review, criticized the album as "

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Track listing

References

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