AFI’s Crash Love is getting a new vinyl pressing.
Review: AFI – Sing the Sorrow
How exactly did AFI transition from being a band that hardcore and goth kids had in their back pocket to becoming such a pop culture worldwide phenomenon? The answer depends on who you ask. Having outgrown their indie label of Nitro Records given the monumental success of their fifth studio album, The Art of Drowning, AFI were simply destined for a wider audience on their major label debut called Sing the Sorrow. This record was produced by A-list veterans Jerry Finn (Blink-182) and Butch Vig (Nirvana), and they helped the band craft some of their strongest songs to date. Much to the surprise of many record executives, and to the delight of their Dreamworks Records label, AFI’s Sing the Sorrow would sell 96,000 copies in its first week and debut at number five on the Billboard 200. This record seemed to be an unstoppable giant that both the hardcore/goth kids could sing a long to with the same audience as newer fans who liked Blink-182 and other pop-punk bands. The lead single of “Girl’s Not Grey” was a perfect choice of introducing AFI to a wider audience, and it was filled with slick hooks, great guitar work, and Davey Havok’s trademark vocal howls. The great thing about AFI’s growing audience was that their concerts would be a combination of kids from all different backgrounds coming together with the same unified feeling towards this band’s music. This accomplishment didn’t happen overnight, and yet AFI’s trajectory had quickly launched into the stratosphere.
Read More “AFI – Sing the Sorrow”Watch the ‘Sing the Sorrow’ Forum Show
AFI’s Sing the Sorrow show from this weekend can be streamed on YouTube. And pre-orders are now up for the vinyl re-press.
Read More “Watch the ‘Sing the Sorrow’ Forum Show”‘Sing the Sorrow’ Gets a New Pressing
AFI’s Sing the Sorrow is … say it with me … finally … getting a re-press on vinyl.
AFI to Play ‘Sing the Sorrow’ Anniversary Show Next Year
Live Nation leaked the news that AFI will be playing a Sing the Sorrow anniversary show on March 11th, 2023 at the KIA Forum in California. The band officially announced it this morning.
Read More “AFI to Play ‘Sing the Sorrow’ Anniversary Show Next Year”AFI Postpone Tour
AFI have announced they’ve postponed their tour:
Read More “AFI Postpone Tour”Given the current challenges that we are still facing at this stage of the pandemic, we have come to the very difficult decision to postpone The Bodies Tour to the fall of 2022. With Covid cases still on the rise, we fear that we will not be able to complete the tour the way it is currently scheduled, and moving it will hopefully give us a better chance to see it through to its entirety.
AFI – “Caught”
AFI have shared the new song “Caught.”
Read More “AFI – “Caught””AFI – “Tied to a Tree” Video
AFI have released a video for “Tied to a Tree.”
Read More “AFI – “Tied to a Tree” Video”Review: AFI – Bodies
The rollout of singles from the eleventh studio album from AFI was interesting, to say the least. With a trio of dual singles releases beginning in January, and the subsequent ones to follow in February and April, there was plenty of new material for fans to dissect before the full-length album would be fully released this month. Davey Havok and Jade Puget had been extremely busy having released their latest Blaqk Audio project’s album in August of 2020, and they would later turn their focus towards the sessions that would make up the record known as Bodies. In a livestream event in April 2020, Jade Puget mentioned this latest album had been fully completed, but like so many other albums, the release date was being pushed back due to the pandemic. The material that comprised Bodies is a mixture of the sound AFI went for on The Missing Man EP, with a slight throwback to some stylistic choices found on Crash Love and the darker-toned Burials. The best part of AFI’s music is their ability to make songs that immediately sound like something they would create, yet sound unique enough to cover plenty of new ground along the way.
Read More “AFI – Bodies”AFI Announce New Tour
AFI have announced some new tour dates for 2022.
Read More “AFI Announce New Tour”AFI – “On Your Back” Video
AFI have released a video for “On Your Back.”
Read More “AFI – “On Your Back” Video”How Fuse and ‘Girl’s Not Grey’ Sparked A Fire Inside Me
Remember Fuse Network? Before the channel was nothing but reruns of Sister, Sister and The Parkers, it was a haven for alternative kids. Dedicated to playing the newest and best in rock music, it was rose above other so-called music networks. It was true 24/7 music programming during a time when MTV and VH1 switched to reality TV. And back in the mid-2000s, I was obsessed with it. I’d watch Fuse every day just to see what bands they played. Programs like Comp’d and Steven’s Untitled Rock Show introduced me to My Chemical Romance, Dir En Grey, The Academy Is…, and Every Time I Die. But only one Fuse memory sticks out vividly in my head: watching AFI’s “Girl’s Not Grey” for the first time.
I had no idea who or what AFI was. My friends didn’t listen to them. I didn’t hear them on the radio. But when I saw that video, it grabbed me. It was strange, yet mesmerizing. The band performing under a red sky surrounded by cherry blossoms, the uncanny girl guided by a strange bunny creature, Davey Havok screaming while covered in black tar. It was like walking through a surreal dream. Unlike anything I’d seen before. And the song was catchy too. From that moment on AFI was my band.
I couldn’t get the video out of my head. I waited hours for it to download so I could watch it every day until I knew every scene by heart. But it wasn’t enough. I needed to know everything about AFI. I spent hours online learning about them, listening to their music, memorizing their lyrics, playing Sing the Sorrow daily, and even downloading their catalog from Limewire. (Hey, I was a broke high school student). Soon, printed pictures of Davey filled my locker. My notebooks were covered with poorly drawn versions of their logo. I told anyone who would listen about this amazing new band. I was obsessed.
Read More “How Fuse and ‘Girl’s Not Grey’ Sparked A Fire Inside Me”AFI – “Tied to a Tree”
AFI have released the new song “Tied to a Tree.”
Read More “AFI – “Tied to a Tree””AFI Share Two New Songs
AFI have released a video for “Dulceria” and another new song called “Far Too Near.”
Read More “AFI Share Two New Songs”I Hope You Lather
AFI have released a bar of soap:
Custom soap bar with a Hinoki fragrance. Features the AFI logo and special packaging inspired by the BODIES album art.