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AFI
AFI started out in Ukiah, California, playing fast, scrappy hardcore punk in the early nineties, then gradually turned into something darker and more theatrical. Albums like Black Sails in the Sunset and The Art of Drowning brought in gothic atmosphere and bigger melodies, and by the time of Sing the Sorrow they were one of the most distinctive bands in alternative rock. Davey Havok's dramatic vocals and the band's willingness to reinvent themselves have kept them interesting for decades.
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Sing the Sorrow (2003). This was their major-label breakthrough, and it's where the punk fury and the dark, sweeping sound finally came together. It opens with the eerie chant of "Miseria Cantare" and holds "Girl's Not Grey," "Silver and Cold," and "The Leaving Song Pt. II."
Biography
AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American rock band from Ukiah, California, that was formed in 1991. It has comprised lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer Adam Carson, bassist-keyboardist Hunter Burgan, and guitarist-keyboardist Jade Puget since 1998. Havok and Carson are the sole remaining original members, with founding guitarist Mark Stopholese having left in 1998. They began as a hardcore punk band in the 1990s but have since explored a myriad of genres. The century's turn saw them embrace horror punk before gaining mainstream popularity in the 2000s with a post-hardcore and emo sound, following which they have delved into alternative rock and gothic rock.
AFI has released twelve studio albums, ten EPs, 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 (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2025Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…Album
- 2021BodiesAlbum
- 2018The Missing ManEP
- 2017DorkEP
- 2017AFI (The Blood Album)Album
- 2013BurialsAlbum
- 2009Crash LoveAlbum
- 2006DECEMBERUNDERGROUNDAlbum
- 2003Sing the SorrowAlbum
- 2002Now the World / Reivers’ MusicEP
- 2002336EP
- 2001The Days of the Phoenix E.P.EP
- 2000The Art of DrowningAlbum
- 1999Black Sails EPEP
- 1999All Hallow’s E.P.EP
- 1999Black Sails in the SunsetAlbum
- 1999AP EPEP
- 1998A Fire Inside EPEP
- 1997Shut Your Mouth and Open Your EyesAlbum
- 1997Answer That and Stay FashionableAlbum
- 1997Bombing the Bay!EP
- 1996Very Proud of YaAlbum
- 1995Fly in the OintmentEP
- 1995AFI / HeckleEP
- 1993Dork / Stick AroundEP
- 1993Behind the Times E.P.EP
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