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The plethora of punk-meets-goth-meets-hardcore bands winning the hearts of angular-fringed teens everywhere owe everything to AFI. Before anybody knew or cared what ‘emo’ was, AFI were working hard to establish themselves in the Californian punk and hardcore scene.
Iconic frontman Davey Havok formed the band with Mark Stopholese (guitar), Vic Chalker (bass) and drummer Adam Carson. Though the band went through countless lineup changes as they finished high school and moved on to college, the current AFI lineup came together in 1998, when Havok, Carson and bassist Hunter Burgan joined guitarist Jade Puget.
Black Sails in the Sunset, widely regarded as a major turning point for the band, was released in 1999 and The Art of Drowning followed in 2000. By the time The Art of Drowning hit number 174 on the US Billboard album charts, AFI were fast becoming one of the most talked about bands on the west coast.
In 2002, AFI signed to Dreamworks Records, ahead of the 2003 release of commercial breakthrough LP Sing the Sorrow. As well as taking the band into the American mainstream, the album broke AFI to international audiences, with hit singles Girl’s Not Grey and The Leaving Song, Pt II charting in Europe.
The follow-up release came in the form of Decemberunderground, and by the time it was released in May 2006, emo was ‘in’ and AFI sat rightfully at the top of the pile. Miss Murder quickly became a hit around the world, while the four-piece performed countless TV appearances and toured the globe.
AFI are undoubtedly a major force in music today, not only with release of their latest album December Underground, but they are infectiously dazzling live. Festival Hall was containing a sure fire within its walls when they were unleashed, hosting Kiwi lads The Bleeders.
Goth-punk heroes, AFI finally perform in Adelaide
Davey Havok and Jade Puget are partners in crime; after touring in support of AFI’s Decemberunderground, they've also been fleshing out the debut album for side project Blaqk Audio.
On a break between shows down under, bassist Hunter Burgan and drummer Adam Carson sat down over coffee with FasterLouder in Sydney to talk about the tour, the making of Decemberunderground, life on & off the road and blood stained hotel rooms
Words do not begin to describe just how 'big' A Fire Inside's new album, December Underground, feels. If ever there was a band made for stadiums, it's AFI circa 2006.
Discover The Unseen - It's their first visit to Australia and they will be hitting our shores mid-September. FasterLouder deliver the ultimate interview with Mark Unseen about gigs, tours, music and how much they love their fans.
A conversation with AFI on the eve of the the release of their new album.
New Zealand locals The Breeders must just love Australia - they're back for their third tour in as many months.
Your guide to the best gigs throughout November.
On the back of US #1 album Decemberunderground, US band AFI return to our shores for a series of dates in November.
One of the main attractions of the upcoming Big Day Out cancels their appearance.
Following the reports last week that Franz Ferdinand would be one of the headline acts, the full first round of artists to appear at next year's festival has now been revealed.
Al Gore has announced plans for seven 24-hour concerts aimed at raising awareness of environmental and climate change issues.
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