The Official AFI Thread

[blacklantern]

What does everybody think of AFI? personally i think they're best thing thats happened to punk (if you would call them punk now) Davey's vocals mixed with the bands riffs and beats is just musical bliss.. what do you guys think?

MODEDIT:

This is now the official AFI thread, this will be the only thread made to discuss AFI in. No AFI bashing allowed or you will be banned.
Here is the wonderful AFI band profile written by El_Shiznit
Enjoy

[widzjnent]

don't really like 'em, i own the art of drowning and sing the sorrow
the art of drowning is good, but not great and sing the sorrow is not my cup of coffee

[StrivingForChange]

I really loved Black Sails in the Sunset. Although I tried, I couldn't get into anything else.

[red_zeppelin]

i really like them, i especially like the range of Davy's voice. it changes so quickly. i havnt got any of their albums but i intend to get one or two, can you reccomend any?

[kieranushurnusmcgee]

They're awesome. Listening to their cover of Halloween now.

[Tjebby]

They are my favorite band...But Dustin is probably the biggest AFI fan on here. Anyways, my favorite album is Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes.

[widzjnent]

here
AFI - The art of drowning (http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8193199&postcount=215)

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

They're recording at the moment.

[nitzguy]

i have fallen away from them. ^^hopefully the new record won't suck

[CarrionBirds]

i love old afi. black sails on the sunset, shut your mouth and open your eyes and all hallows e.p are all amazing. but new afi is garbage, i think

[guns_of_brixton2]

Black Sails and Very Proud of Ya are my favorites. Their new stuff isn't as good but isn't terrible. My band sounds alot like them :).

[Oz Rembrandt]

I love 'em

[Twat_Out_Of_Hell]

Grew lout of them a lot about a year and a half ago, the only stuff i quite like by them now is the All Hallows EP, along with about two songs of the Art Of Drowning

[SpecialBoy]

They're boring now.

[Zion Gates]

i own art of drowning..its decent

[skankin'sophr]

afi was my favorite band for like a year. i still like them to this day. its wierd though, because even though they have changed SO much from answer that... to now, i like all of there cds.

[sTiCkMaN66]

I love sing the sorrow. I borrowed it from a mate when it first came out and wasn't that impressed. I never gave it back to my mate and found it a couple of months ago, gave it another few listens and now I absolutely love it!!! It’s a quality album! He ain't never getting it back from me now!!! :evil:

[Rude Boy Ska]

They were okay/good til they sold out.

And by 'sold out' I mean changed their sound to get on MTV, made music videos, signed a major label for money and raised ticket prices for their shows.

[slug]

One of my favorite bands. Their first 3 albums were great. Though a lot of people hate Sing The Sorrow, I think it's a really good album.

[white_riot]

They are ok, I have heard some of their stuff and I don't like them a whole heap i just think they are ok.

[Sleeper]

It took me a long time to like this band, But now i enjoy every song of theres. Black sails in the sunset, Sing the sorrow , Are my favorites by them.

[Sleeper]

I remember El_Shizzy did a excellent AFI thread a while ago.

[ThePassionOfTheKasey]

Don't care what anyone says, Sing The Sorrow was such an awesome cd.

[Sleeper]

Sing the sorrow differed from there old stuff, But i really like that cd.

[TAND]

i love old afi. black sails on the sunset, shut your mouth and open your eyes and all hallows e.p are all amazing. but new afi is garbage, i think
id admit i dont like it compared to what they used to be, but they grew a lot musically and i still like them. Very Proud Of Ya is by far my favorite album, with file 13 the number one song.

[Rise Me Up]

This is my brothers absolute favorite band. I like them pretty well. Their Misfits covers are always pretty good,too.

[slug]

Dustin's AFI profile (http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283815)

[Sleeper]

The Secret Ninja is my all time favorite from Very Proud Of Ya.

[slug]

The Secret Ninja is my all time favorite from Very Proud Of Ya.
That's probably my all time favorite by them.

[Bukowski]

Art of Drowning is one of my favourite punk albums. Not a bad song there.

I think they are incredibly consistent, all their albums are excellent.

[Sleeper]

Well the my favorite song by them is The Days Of The Phoenix.

[Jersey's Best Dancer]

Don't care what anyone says, Sing The Sorrow was such an awesome cd.

I didn't like Sing the Sorrow too much, a couple songs are good. I like your avatar. I'm wearing a champion shirt right now.

[OI! to the World!]

I only like Answer That....

[AIRIC]

They're so-so. Some good singles.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

All Hallows EP is their best release. Black Sails is the best full length.

[Dextomethorphan]

Are they really straight edge? They don't sound like most bands that are.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Some members are. Since when do all straight edge bands sound the same?

[Tjebby]

Isnt straight edge a belief?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Yes, just like christianity and judaism.

[persistenceofresistance]

AFI is a pretty good band. I listen to them. I admit it. I pull out Black Sails In The SUnset and The Art Of Drowning and sing along in the shower.

[Sleeper]

I know Davey is a straight edge, He has the markings on his hand in The Leaving Part 2 video.

[Dextomethorphan]

Since when do all straight edge bands sound the same?

They don't have to, but they often tend to. At least from what I've listened to, not saying it all osunds the same.

[Sleeper]

Ive never heard of any edge bands.

[Rise Me Up]

Ive never heard of any edge bands.


Minor Threat

[RetiredAt21]

The All Hollow's EP was their best in my humble opinion. I liked The Art Of Drowning too, but there were some seriously crappy songs on that CD.

[Sleeper]

The songs i really like off Drowning are, 6 to 8, Days of the phoenix, Morning star.

[AIRIC]

Minor Threat


Are you sure they're actually edge though?

[Brain Toad]

AFI is ok, I like some songs, but otherwise they are kind of meh.

[Sleeper]

Are you sure they're actually edge though?
Alot of people i know that are 'Straight Edge' like that band.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

So what are the current rumors on the new album?

[AIRIC]

Alot of people i know that are 'Straight Edge' like that band.

They started the movement with their song 'straight edge', i'm pretty sure the entire thing was a joke though.

[south_guitar]

AFI's great, one of my favorite bands. I can't say that I like the way their music is going right now, though. I own all of their full-length albums, and I think Black Sails in the Sunset and Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes are their best releases. Sing the Sorrow was good, but its a really moody album and I can only enjoy it when I'm in the right mood.
So what are the current rumors on the new album?
I haven't heard much other than they are definetely in the studio recording it right now. Some are saying that they went in months ago, some are saying that they went in a few weeks ago. The album isn't expected until next year sometime.

[El_Shiznit]

Got some catching up to do. =/


They were okay/good til they sold out.

And by 'sold out' I mean changed their sound to get on MTV, made music videos, signed a major label for money and raised ticket prices for their shows.
I don't get how they did. I think Sing The Sorrow seemed like a natural progression for the band after The Art Of Drowning. They changed plenty of times during the course of their existence without trying to be on MTV. Plenty of bands I bet you listen to make music videos. They signed to a major label because Dexter of Nitro Records told them that they couldn't do much more for the band than they had done in the past, being that Nitro is an indie label. Dexter suggested they leave Nitro. I don't know about ticket prices as I have never seen them live. But that's what happens when you are on a major.


I remember El_Shizzy did a excellent AFI thread a while ago.
Thank you. :)


Are they really straight edge? They don't sound like most bands that are.
Davey and Jade are the only edge members in the band.



So what are the current rumors on the new album?
Nothing new has come out in a while, but last I heard (which was a few months ago) they had a LOT of songs together, but not yet recorded. They were in the studio at the time though.



They started the movement with their song 'straight edge', i'm pretty sure the entire thing was a joke though.
Haha, no Ian really claimed edge. But it wasn't really a movement 'til him. He really didn't smoke, drink, or f'uck. Not sure about nowadays although I know he doesn't claim edge anymore. But I've seen an interview with him, so he was serious about it. He really walked the walk.



I think that about does it.


AFI is coming up next in my playlist with my second favorite song of theirs, "The Boy Who Destroyed The World".



And ummm, my thoughts? If you can't tell, I am in love with this band. Not the best thing to happen to punk by any means, but they are my favorite band. Words cannot describe all that owns about this band in my mind.

[Sleeper]

I downloaded some stuff off the Haloween EP, I still would rather buy it. I listened to Fall Children and The Boy Who Destroyed The World.

[Asharak]

im a pretty big fan of AFI, but i wouldnt call them punk, theyre older stuff maybe, but definatley not anything after a fire inside ep. im actually a member of the Despair Faction (thier official fanclub), i only joined to get the rad package. with thier next album apparently Adam is tracking drums right now. I have all thier cds, but i dont have any of their vynals. My favorite albums are Answer that and Shut your mouth, im not really into Sing the Sorrow, its a good album, but nowhere near as good as thier older stuff. If anyone wants to join an un-official afi forum heres the url: www.cruisecontrolforums.tk

also im a newbie to this board, so hi everyone.

id like to finish by saying Hunter is the raddest member.

[fatwreckpunk]

i think they are a good band, used to be much beter than they are now, anyone know of any uk tour dates yet ?

[cheeser_1]

So what are the current rumors on the new album?
i am under the impression they're recording alot of tracks that they wrote for sing the sorrow that didn't get on the album. they wrote something like 70 songs at that point, so there's about 55 left over. i'm not sure if they're also writing new ones too. what direction they go in though, i can't say.

[Interstate]

I have heard a few songs from other albums which are good. I only have Sing The Sorrow which is pretty good.

[AnAmericanParadox]

I enjoyed everything except sing the sorrow.

[Rancid Dan]

I have Sing the sorow, Shut your mouth and open your eyes, very proud of ya and Black sails in the sunset.

Sing the sorrow is my favourite...

[stevo_13]

I really like their older stuff. I own black sails in the sunset, all hallows e.p., art of drowning and sing the sorrow. My favourite is art of drowning. I was pretty disapointed with sing the sorrow, I hope their new one will be better.

[Asharak]

I hope their new one will be better.
i highly doubt it will be, there moving more into a techno-goth style of music, i think it will be an ok album, but there not gonna get better.

[cheeser_1]

techno-goth .
i don't even know what to think of that. how is sing the sorrow "techno" at all?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Well there is the song Death of Seasons, plus I hear Davey and Jade are doing a techno side project.

[cheeser_1]

Well there is the song Death of Seasons, plus I hear Davey and Jade are doing a techno side project.
death of seasons? is that the one you mean? unless you're talking about the cello (i think) outro, which still isn't techno, there's nothing in that song that seems even remotely out of place. and side projects aren't really the issue (although that's news to me, any more info?).

[Let's Chop Cats!]

There is techno in that song. Most noticeable at 1:10 into the song for about 15 seconds.

[cheeser_1]

*digs through box of CDs*
*plays*

i stand corrected. still, that's what, .4% of the album?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Hey I'm not the one who called them techno-goth, just saying I can see where people get it from.

[cheeser_1]

i know. that was partially directed at you, partially at him. i think people confuse cool sounding guitar effects with something that actually sounds like techno.

[Asharak]

*digs through box of CDs*
*plays*

i stand corrected. still, that's what, .4% of the album?

what i meant was that theyre gonna be including more techno stuff into there music, not replacing the other instruments. And plus davey and jade have a side project called Blaq Auido, which is like a dark EMB style techno outfit. And Davey does DJing under the alias 'DJ Glitterboy'. I like AFI, but sometimes they just make me think "WTF?".

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Link me to this Blaq Auido you speak of, I wish to hear them.

[Asharak]

http://www.blaqkaudio.com/

sorry thats the most helpful i can be, i dont think they have actually recoreded anything yet, im and not sure if they will, they were just talking about it. Why must AFI be so secretive and mysterious.

[Txus]

Good band but their olders stuff was wayyyy better!

[cheeser_1]

what i meant was that theyre gonna be including more techno stuff into there music, not replacing the other instruments. And plus davey and jade have a side project called Blaq Auido, which is like a dark EMB style techno outfit. And Davey does DJing under the alias 'DJ Glitterboy'. I like AFI, but sometimes they just make me think "WTF?".
they haven't really strayed into techno just yet, and if they've got a techno side project, i can't imagine their new album is going to be techno-laden. and let's not forget, it's their band, and i cede them the right to make their own decisions about what they play above any third party, myself included.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

That link sucks, do they have any songs up somewhere?

[Asharak]

That link sucks, do they have any songs up somewhere?
i searched the DF board and cant find anything, i dont really know whats going on with that.

[davybum69]

Afi is the ****ing ****, i love them, espcially there old stuff

[RetiredAt21]

Their old stuff is quality.

[luv_bad_religion]

They really rocks. A Winter's Tale, Falling Children and Porphyria Cutanea Tarda are great! And they have good lyrics

[shamed-angel]

I really hate the way everyone was calling the drum and bass break on "Death of Seasons" Unique. I heard it and it reeks of Refused. but It's still great. Personally I love A.F.I. my favourite song would have to be either Ever and a Day or Total Immortal.

[Rancid Dan]

I love death of seasons.

I don't why people thing Sing the sorrow was a dissapointment.

It's my favourite and i have most of their albums...

[SpecialBoy]

That's because you like pop punk more.

[max_facekick]

Their newer stuff is going to keep going downhill, Davey said in an interview that their new album will be much more industrial sounding :( ....Very Proud of Ya and Black Sails are the shiznit though.

[jerrod_gilbert]

I love all of their albums, Art of Drowning is my favorite tho...... Sing the Sorrow was really different, but I loved the change, I just hope that their next cd kinda goes back to their old stuff, but if it doesn't, I'm sure it'll be great because it's AFI

[blacklantern]

AFI's new album will no way whatsoever be like there old stuff. AFI are a continously evolving band always incorporating something new in every album. I agree that the new album might have some techno flavour to it, but who cares? If it does it probably a tiny bit if any, and how good did it sound in Death of Season?? I also dont see why people say that Sing the Sorrow was such a disapointing album... i own all of AFI's records and i certainly dont believe sing the sorrow is their worst......

[max_facekick]

I liked Death of Seasons, but it was the only industrialish sounding track on StS. If they start writing solely industrial-techno stuff, I will be greatly depressed. I miss the Answer That And Stay Fashionable days.

[MSV]

Abe Afi e edno od najbolji pank sranja!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[blacklantern]

Yeah i agree... it would be rather sad if all their songs were like Death of Seasons but im pretty sure the new album wont be like that....but theres always the thought of it definataly being like that lurking in the back of my head... :confused:

[Rise Me Up]

We got my brother their rare tracks 12". It rocks.

[A SolitaryEcho]

"We're not an industrial band" - Davey Havok. And as for the Blaqk Audio side project, Jade admitted he was more thinking outloud when he brought that up. And they all said their not going to go overboard with the techno on the new album, and it will have faster tempos then those on Sing The Sorrow.

Do you all honestly think their going to replace Adam with a Drum Machine, and Jade is going to trade in his guitar for a laptop?

[Teenage.Angst]

overall, theyre a good band imo

[cheeser_1]

Do you all honestly think their going to replace Adam with a Drum Machine, and Jade is going to trade in his guitar for a laptop?
it would have to be one fancy laptop. :p

[max_facekick]

Industrial doesn't necessarily replace the guitarists and drummers, it usually just incorporates a synth and more digital sounding effects. In some issue of Revolver, Davey said the new album would have more of an industrial sound. BTW, what do you guys think about Davey's new clothing line, Glitterboy?

http://www.hottopic.com/community/interviews/interviews_glitterboy.asp

(waits for the gay jokes...)

[cheeser_1]

it usually just incorporates a synth and more digital sounding effects.
OMG BUT TAHT mEANS IT IS tECHNo !!!

[thomas is fast]

What does everybody think of AFI? personally i think they're best thing thats happened to punk (if you would call them punk now) Davey's vocals mixed with the bands riffs and beats is just musical bliss.. what do you guys think?
They WERE a really good punk band. Don't really know what the hell happened. Maybe Davey found Satan.

I've got Answer That And Stay Fashionable. It's a ****ing great album. Cerial Wars is probaly my favorite songs. File 13 off of Very Proud Of Ya was one of the songs that really got me in to punk.

[max_facekick]

Answer that and stay fashionable is an outstanding album. Cereal Wars, I wanna be a high school football hero, I want a Mohawk, Brownie Bottom Sundae, are all outstanding songs.

[SGlove]

Glitterboy eh?
Glitterboy...

Their musicianship is superb.
I prefer their old stuff to the new.
StS was good, it just got really boring after awhile.

[blacklantern]

I have the vinyl version of Answer that.... and i really like the track Key Lime Pie... But i'd have to say that Cereal Wars, Brownie Bottom Sundae. The Checkered Demon and Yurf Rendenmein are probably the best songs of the album. As for File 13 off Very proud of ya i think thats probably one of, if not the best song has ever done................

Has anyone else noticed a similarity between "The Checkered Demon" off Answer that...... and Mettalica's "Motorbreath" off Kill em' All? :confused:

[SactoUnited]

i really like them, i especially like the range of Davy's voice. it changes so quickly. i havnt got any of their albums but i intend to get one or two, can you reccomend any?
I like your avatar. I must steal it!

[skaterdan07]

I love afi. they are one of the most talented bands ive heard and continue to show major talent unlike most hardcore punk today or any punk for that reason. Jade is amazing and daveys vocal inspiration is David Bowie so you know theyre good.

[SactoUnited]

I love afi. they are one of the most talented bands ive heard and continue to show major talent unlike most hardcore punk today or any punk for that reason. Jade is amazing and daveys vocal inspiration is David Bowie so you know theyre good.
Please don't post in this forum again.

[skaterdan07]

Please don't post in this forum again.


Why might i ask that you said that?

[Rise Me Up]

Please don't post in this forum again.


Why might i ask that you said that?


AFI=not hardcore.

[skaterdan07]

Ya i know but i was referring to AFI as a 90's hardcore as it was called by many in the early days of punk. sorry i didnt mention that but theyre definitley not hardcore now. thanks for the correction.

[RetiredAt21]

I wish they (AFI) would go back to their early sound. It was so much better than the direction they are heading.

[thomas is fast]

The thing about AFI is that the only thing that's really been said in this thread is old stuff=good and new stuff=crap

[Let's Chop Cats!]

New stuff > old stuff

[thomas is fast]

You are probaly the first one to say that in this thread! Any reason you like their new mainstream stuff better than their old punk stuff?

[AIRIC]

I kind of liked new stuff too.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

You are probaly the first one to say that in this thread! Any reason you like their new mainstream stuff better than their old punk stuff?
Their newer stuff (Black Sails and on/When jade joined) has just been hardcore with a more melodic and experimental. There older stuff was too generic (not saying I don't like it) for my tastes. Also I'm big on bands experimenting/being not generic.

[RetiredAt21]

Black Sails is quality. I still prefer the Art of Drowning though.

[Chips]

Pretty much ALL their releases are really good. I'm not so much a fan of what they did in Sing The Sorrow, however, It's by no means a bad album. It was just a big darker, slower and whatnot, which I'm not a huge fan of.

[ThePinkPanther]

my friend's cousin is one of the guys in AFI...not sure who though

[Rise Me Up]

my friend's cousin is one of the guys in AFI...not sure who though



Bullshit,you're friends lying.

[SantaDuJuan]

Bullshit,you're friends lying.

:lol:


Afi are okay.

[ThePinkPanther]

he seemed pretty serious

[Rise Me Up]

he seemed pretty serious


He's a good lier then.

[TojesDolan]

I liked AFI. Their early albums (such as Very proud of ya or Answer that and stay fashionable) are great punk albums, but as they got into a darker, more gothic aesthetic (talking about the time of Back sails in sunset and beyond) They lost some of their style, which was amazing, but their darker songs appeal more to me. The last album was good, at the time, right before Atreyu and such acts came abound, leaving AFI as another mediocre "-----core" band. But yeah. I like them. Art of drowning is an amazig album.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Please don't post in this forum again.


Why might i ask that you said that?

I assume it's because you said AFI have more talent than any punk band, implying that punk bands are generally technically inproficient.

Anyway, I'm another lover of the new stuff over the older. I like the gothic influence on Black Sail and particularly on Sing The Sorrow. I think Davey's songwriting has steadily improved to date, I'd regard songs like Death Of Seasons and Dancing Through Sunday as superior to most of their earlier material.

[mytownsucks]

hate em. thank u come again

[dirge for november]

Just getting into them. I bought Sing the Sorrow today, and i think its pretty mad. I dont usually listen to punk, or hardcore (whatever they are) but I think this great.

[Tjebby]

Sing the Sorrow is a great album. Its the first one I got, and its the one that got me into AFI. With everyone saying old stuff rules new stuff, well I think thats bullshit. In my musical tastes, old stuff is just as good as the new stuff.

[max_facekick]

Originally posted by tjebby
Sing the Sorrow is a great album. Its the first one I got, and its the one that got me into AFI. With everyone saying old stuff rules new stuff, well I think thats bull****. In my musical tastes, old stuff is just as good as the new stuff.

Well, your opinion is wrong.

[cheeser_1]

I assume it's because you said AFI have more talent than any punk band, implying that punk bands are generally technically inproficient.
that's crap. most bands in general are technically inproficient. the fact that alot of sucessful punk bands might seem to be this way is a BS generalization, at best.

[Aeaon]

I love afi. they are one of the most talented bands ive heard and continue to show major talent unlike most hardcore punk today or any punk for that reason. Jade is amazing and daveys vocal inspiration is David Bowie so you know theyre good.


Man you are so retarded.



And AFI is a horrible band. Period.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I see nothing wrong with what he said.

[antiflagsetsfire]

What does everybody think of AFI? personally i think they're best thing thats happened to punk (if you would call them punk now) Davey's vocals mixed with the bands riffs and beats is just musical bliss.. what do you guys think?

Their old stuff was amazing. Sing the Sorrow was a disapoitment. Silver and Cold could never compare to The Boy Who Destroyed the World, or I Wann Get A Mohawk.

[ThePassionOfTheKasey]

New stuff > old stuff
I agree with the greek

[RetiredAt21]

The new stuff blows the old stuff out of the water. Not that I don't like the old stuff or anything, the new stuff is just better in every aspect.

[cheeser_1]

Man you are so retarded.



And AFI is a horrible band. Period.
if you're going to flame someone or bash a band, do a good job of it at least. i mean, jesus christ, put some thought into it or something. all you're doing is spamming it up with worthless comments that contribute nothing and are (in theory) ban-worthy.

[RetiredAt21]

I think people who post like that should be banned. They contribute nothing to these forums.

[one dark flame]

i love afi there one of my fav bands. i reallly like black sails and sing the sorrow alot.

[Tjebby]

Old stuff is just as good as new stuff. They are both ace. Sing The Sorrow is one of the best albums I have heard, yet so is Shut Your Mouth...

[Dave de Sylvia]

if you're going to flame someone or bash a band, do a good job of it at least. i mean, jesus christ, put some thought into it or something. all you're doing is spamming it up with worthless comments that contribute nothing and are (in theory) ban-worthy.

I love when people come to a forum they haven't contributed to before, just to make a juvenile jibe at a band.

[cheeser_1]

I love when people come to a forum they haven't contributed to before, just to make a juvenile jibe at a band.
OMG AFI SUX PERIOD LOL I RUEL.

[Tjebby]

Liek OMgz NO! AFI is SOo HxC.

[grandjoke]

personally, i like all of their stuff. i don't know if i could say which is better, their old or new stuff because it's so different. it's like choosing between apples and oranges not like choosing between different kinds of apples. i hope that analogy made sense. Although i don't feel like i identify with the lyrics as much as i used to, it's still amazing music and i look forward to the new album

[maco]

Their newer stuff (Black Sails and on/When jade joined) has just been hardcore with a more melodic and experimental. There older stuff was too generic (not saying I don't like it) for my tastes. Also I'm big on bands experimenting/being not generic.
Yeah, the old stuff was really just the same kind of punk that every other punk band was doing. Now they're their own little thing. There really aren't any bands out there that sound the same. It's nice. I suppose the reason they and Streetlight Manifesto are my 2 favourite bands is because both are really quite different from other bands of their genre and don't have a tonne of bands that sound like them floating around.

[maco]

Just getting into them. I bought Sing the Sorrow today, and i think its pretty mad. I dont usually listen to punk, or hardcore (whatever they are) but I think this great.
Email me (dollzrgr8@yahoo.com). I'll send ya rare tracks. That goes for anyone else out there. I have every rare AFI song with the exception of Man in a Suitcase and Love is a Many Splendored Thing (someone said they'd send me them) and 2 of the Sing the Sorrow demos (Bleed Black and Paper Airplanes). Anything else you want, just ask and I'll send it.

[maco]

AFI's great, one of my favorite bands. I can't say that I like the way their music is going right now, though. I own all of their full-length albums, and I think Black Sails in the Sunset and Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes are their best releases. Sing the Sorrow was good, but its a really moody album and I can only enjoy it when I'm in the right mood.

I haven't heard much other than they are definetely in the studio recording it right now. Some are saying that they went in months ago, some are saying that they went in a few weeks ago. The album isn't expected until next year sometime.
They went in May 23. They say they're hoping as early as October, though we all know it could change (and probably will).

[maco]

Their newer stuff is going to keep going downhill, Davey said in an interview that their new album will be much more industrial sounding :( ....Very Proud of Ya and Black Sails are the shiznit though.
If you think of what Davey and Jade's favourite bands are though, it makes sense. I mean, both have Joy Division tattoos and Jade's got a Cure tattoo. Davey sang with Ronan during the song Beloved when VNV Nation was in the Bay Area. I mean, they're getting a lot of their industrial vibe out of their system by doing Blaqk Audio, but there's still gonna be more layering like in STS, and that's fine with me. I like industrial. It's fun (but so is techno....Daft Punk woo!)

[skaterdan07]

I assume it's because you said AFI have more talent than any punk band, implying that punk bands are generally technically inproficient.

Anyway, I'm another lover of the new stuff over the older. I like the gothic influence on Black Sail and particularly on Sing The Sorrow. I think Davey's songwriting has steadily improved to date, I'd regard songs like Death Of Seasons and Dancing Through Sunday as superior to most of their earlier material.


No No No i meant that they have extreme talent and are one of the best out there i never meant to say they were but if i did thats a mistake. i prefere old and new afi alike.

[skaterdan07]

Man you are so retarded.



And AFI is a horrible band. Period.


Lame attack try again hommie :lol: :thumb:

[persistenceofresistance]

Liek OMgz NO! AFI is SOo HxC.

HAHAHAHA,

[maco]

death of seasons? is that the one you mean? unless you're talking about the cello (i think) outro, which still isn't techno, there's nothing in that song that seems even remotely out of place. and side projects aren't really the issue (although that's news to me, any more info?).
At 1:08 when he screams about malignant tribes and posthuman extinction excelling unrecognized, there's an industrial breakdown in the background. Being slow as I am, I thought the industrial breakdown was Davey's voice echoing during Susie's cello for a long time too. The industrial part blends in really well.

[maco]

what i meant was that theyre gonna be including more techno stuff into there music, not replacing the other instruments. And plus davey and jade have a side project called Blaq Auido, which is like a dark EMB style techno outfit. And Davey does DJing under the alias 'DJ Glitterboy'. I like AFI, but sometimes they just make me think "WTF?".
stop saying techno. It's industrial. Techno's happier. And it's spelled "Blaqk" with a "k" Jade also called Davey "DJ Hairstix" There is a difference between darkwave, EMB, techno, goth industrial, electronica, etc. though I'm bad at that genre area. I just know I can tell industrial from techno.

As far as electronic effects, there's also the intro to Miseria Cantare, the space between ...But Home is Nowhere and the Spoken Word then between that and This Time Imperfect then on the This Time Imperfect outro.

[Ugoff]

Email me (dollzrgr8@yahoo.com). I'll send ya rare tracks. That goes for anyone else out there. I have every rare AFI song with the exception of Man in a Suitcase and Love is a Many Splendored Thing (someone said they'd send me them) and 2 of the Sing the Sorrow demos (Bleed Black and Paper Airplanes). Anything else you want, just ask and I'll send it.
Cool, send some to yamaha2k3@hotmail.com if you can. I want anything you can set you hands on, you don't have to send me everything (as long as you can get me the Sing the Sorrow demos) Thanks :)

I love AFI, they're awesome. I love all of their stuff. I mainly like their older stuff, but I love Sing the Sorrow. It was an ace album IMO. I can't wait to hear more from there. Jade is an awesome guitarist too.

[maco]

That link sucks, do they have any songs up somewhere?
Nothing has been recorded for Blaqk Audio yet. They're putting it on hold until after AFI releases their 7th album. Jade says they've written a few songs for it though. That means expect BA in 2006.

[Ugoff]

I got a question, when you guys say techno (or industrual) do you mean that it will sound more like that techno part on Death of Seasons. I thought that part was awesome and I wanted to hear a little more of stuff like that from them.

[maco]

Cool, send some to yamaha2k3@hotmail.com if you can. I want anything you can set you hands on, you don't have to send me everything (as long as you can get me the Sing the Sorrow demos) Thanks :)

I love AFI, they're awesome. I love all of their stuff. I mainly like their older stuff, but I love Sing the Sorrow. It was an ace album IMO. I can't wait to hear more from there. Jade is an awesome guitarist too.
I zipped them (like every song that's not on the most common version of each album) into a file that is 73 mb....I'll do a yousendit.com if I can get it to work

[maco]

I got a question, when you guys say techno (or industrual) do you mean that it will sound more like that techno part on Death of Seasons. I thought that part was awesome and I wanted to hear a little more of stuff like that from them.
yep more industrial stuff being added and more "electronic layering" which I think means more of the stuff like the Miseria intro. It's supposed to have more of a "Cold Pop" feel which I think means "We used to sound like the Misfits. Now we'll sound like the Cure" so it'll be more like Cure-pop

[nathan]

i liked sing the sorrow some songs were lame but the instrumentals was more interesting than what they were before

[max_facekick]

Davey did a vocal track on one of the Transplants albums, the song was "Quick Death" and it sounded hella industrial/dance. His vocals sounded more like his older stuff though, which means if the new album is industrial we can expect the following:

1) New album has older sounding Davey vocals, which are more digitized than Phil Anselmo's.

2) Jade trades in his guitar for his super-new-cool keytar.

3) Thousands of fans of the old AFI riot and set fire to Davey's Glitterboy clothing warehouse.

[Dave de Sylvia]

2) Jade trades in his guitar for his super-new-cool keytar.


*cringes*

Does anybody have a live mp3 of Dancing Through Sunday they can share with me? :)

[maco]

*cringes*

Does anybody have a live mp3 of Dancing Through Sunday they can share with me? :)
yep what's your email?

[Dave de Sylvia]

happypie99@hotmail.com

Thanks :)

[maco]

o fudge live.... afiseries.com probably has it. You just register for their messageboard and you can download all you want off of there or I can give you the link to use ^^ CLICK HERE (http://www.afiseries.com/download/7_afi-02-dancing_through_sunday_(live_%5Bv%5D_may_2003)-womp-atm.zip)

[maco]

YSI is EVIL!!!! It won't take my (giant) zip folder thing of AFI rarities....grrrr

[Dave de Sylvia]

Thanks again! :D

[Rise Me Up]

YSI is EVIL!!!! It won't take my (giant) zip folder thing of AFI rarities....grrrr



I really want that so make it work .

[maco]

I really want that so make it work .
haha I just looked at it and realised i had a few things that I downloaded of AFI that were just "GCIST without Midnight Sun" and things like that so I took them out...now it's 73 MB....I'm actually attempting to get a free host to take them since YSI only lasts a week and I don't feel like doing this again. I know of one host that'll take a zipped file and unzip it to the web which i thought would be nice for anyone to just pick one song they want, but it's not working, so I'm trying to get a host for just the zipped thing

[Sleeper]

Davey did a vocal track on one of the Transplants albums, the song was "Quick Death" and it sounded hella industrial/dance. His vocals sounded more like his older stuff though, which means if the new album is industrial we can expect the following:

1) New album has older sounding Davey vocals, which are more digitized than Phil Anselmo's.

2) Jade trades in his guitar for his super-new-cool keytar.

3) Thousands of fans of the old AFI riot and set fire to Davey's Glitterboy clothing warehouse.
I hate glitterboy clothing, Such bad designs.

[lpsoxfan88]

I got into them by listening to Sing the Sorrow. It's very hard to believe that's the same band (well, Davey and Adam) that recorded Answer That and Stay Fashionable. How can one band change that much?

[cheeser_1]

we all know that if jade gets a keytar, it would be a vintage one. duhhhh.


<still loves afi


How can one band change that much?
judging by your user name, you weren't even 10 when that album was released. and now you're 17. GEEZ. how could you change so much in such a short time?!

[El_Shiznit]

I have the following AFI rare tracks:

Born In The USA
Whatever I Do
Hearts Frozen Soil Thawed Once More In The Spring Of Despair, Rage, And Hopelessness
Man In The Suitcase
My Michelle
Red Hat
Values Here
Transference
Key Lime Pie
Self Pity
Who Said You Could Touch Me?
Rolling Balls
Chicken Song
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Last Caress
Who Knew?
Lower It
A Winter's Tale
Dream Of Waking
Reiver's Music
Now The World
Synesthesia
Head Like A Hole
Just Like Heaven (live)


I think I am only missing "Mini Trucks Suck". Can't find that anywhere, so if anyone has it, it would be greatly appreciated.

And I can upload any (or all) those songs for whoever asks for them.

[Penaltyplaybass]

i like them.

[AIRIC]

I have the following AFI rare tracks:

Born In The USA
Whatever I Do
Hearts Frozen Soil Thawed Once More In The Spring Of Despair, Rage, And Hopelessness
Man In The Suitcase
My Michelle
Red Hat
Values Here
Transference
Key Lime Pie
Self Pity
Who Said You Could Touch Me?
Rolling Balls
Chicken Song
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Last Caress
Who Knew?
Lower It
A Winter's Tale
Dream Of Waking
Reiver's Music
Now The World
Synesthesia
Head Like A Hole
Just Like Heaven (live)


I think I am only missing "Mini Trucks Suck". Can't find that anywhere, so if anyone has it, it would be greatly appreciated.

And I can upload any (or all) those songs for whoever asks for them.

I just downloaded BSITS and it ****ing rules.

[mr.k]

who said u can touch me is also a rare track

[maco]

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD 73 MB OF RARE TRACKS (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=06XLIF25NJ0T23DZAPWKJODSH4)
That has everything except Paper Airplanes demo and The Great Disappointment demo

[maco]

I have the following AFI rare tracks:

Born In The USA
Whatever I Do
Hearts Frozen Soil Thawed Once More In The Spring Of Despair, Rage, And Hopelessness
Man In The Suitcase
My Michelle
Red Hat
Values Here
Transference
Key Lime Pie
Self Pity
Who Said You Could Touch Me?
Rolling Balls
Chicken Song
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Last Caress
Who Knew?
Lower It
A Winter's Tale
Dream Of Waking
Reiver's Music
Now The World
Synesthesia
Head Like A Hole
Just Like Heaven (live)


I think I am only missing "Mini Trucks Suck". Can't find that anywhere, so if anyone has it, it would be greatly appreciated.

And I can upload any (or all) those songs for whoever asks for them.

Shizzy, I'll send you "Mini Trucks Suck" later tonight...my dad's got my cd with all the rare mp3s (not that he likes them, I just left my cds in the car). You list "Now the World" but do you have the 336 and the STS version? "Who Said You Could Touch Me?" is missing from your list too. I just saw something when I went through the list of rare tracks. I'm not sure if I have "Whatever I Do". I think I got it yesterday. I'm not sure now though.... Do you have the demos for Bleed Black, Paper Airplanes, and The Great Disappointment? I'm missing them.

Wait, didn't they cover the Misfits song "We Bite" too?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Shizzy I'm getting some of that rare stuff from you eventually. I had maybe half those tracks, lost them all though.

[maco]

Shizzy I'm getting some of that rare stuff from you eventually. I had maybe half those tracks, lost them all though.
Dude, just download my giant file of them. Scroll up. There's a YSI link

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Awesome, thanks. Are all the ID3 tags edited correctly?

[Anxious]

Whyd you change your name?

[maco]

Awesome, thanks. Are all the ID3 tags edited correctly?
ID3 what?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Hmm. When you open them in say iTunes, will all the info be correct such as album name, release date and such?

[maco]

Hmm. When you open them in say iTunes, will all the info be correct such as album name, release date and such?
ooo probably not...some of them are right, some have blanks...at least in windows media player

[maco]

Wow...I suck at reading...there isn't a Bleed Black demo....

[maco]

by the way, within a few weeks, I'll have the Paper Airplanes and Great Disappointment demos. I just bought the single that has them off of ebay ($10 less than amazon.com)

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

by the way, within a few weeks, I'll have the Paper Airplanes and Great Disappointment demos. I just bought the single that has them off of ebay ($10 less than amazon.com)

I could send you them, right now :lol:

[maco]

I could send you them, right now :lol:
doesn't change that I'm trying to collect singles though

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

What AFI stuff have you collected?

[maco]

What AFI stuff have you collected?
GNG German, GNG UK #1, TLSP2 UK #2, and now I just bought TLSP2 UK #1, and I have a Japanese STS and a silver STS and a grey AOD vinyl. I really wanna get a STS UK and a STS black and a 336....then I'll be happy for a while...DOTP EP and BS EP are out of the price range for a while.

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

For sale I have the A History promo CD (quite rare), all 6 albums on vinyl (still sealed), self titled ep on vinyl (mint), Australian LSPII single and some GNG single. And those stupid Art and Articia dolls. Anyone want?

[maco]

i would love that stuff....but i cant afford all that...well besides that i have AOD already....and i might be buying a 336 this weekend.....what's the A History? Is that the Nitro thing from right before STS?


Oh question, how much do 336's normally go for? I'm just wondering how much I should expect to pay for this.

[El_Shiznit]

Shizzy, I'll send you "Mini Trucks Suck" later tonight...my dad's got my cd with all the rare mp3s (not that he likes them, I just left my cds in the car).
That would be delightful.



"Who Said You Could Touch Me?" is missing from your list too. I just saw something when I went through the list of rare tracks. I'm not sure if I have "Whatever I Do".
It is on the list. Check again.....

If you need Whatever I Do, let me know.


Wait, didn't they cover the Misfits song "We Bite" too?
Not That I know of.

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

They covered We Bite live.

[punk_related]

What does everybody think of AFI? personally i think they're best thing thats happened to punk (if you would call them punk now) Davey's vocals mixed with the bands riffs and beats is just musical bliss.. what do you guys think?
i do agree that they are a great band, but the best thing thats happened to punk...pfft...no way

[maco]

That would be delightful.

If you need Whatever I Do, let me know.
Nope, I had one of my friends download my file and he says I have Whatever I Do in there.

Hey Shiz, what's your email so I know where to send it?

Oh, what's Hopelessness? I never heard of that one. It's not in the song list or the lyric list on afiseries.com and that site's got pretty much everything. Was it a live cover like We Bite?

Hey Shiz and Ninja, are you guys in the DF and are you on the AFI boards? If you're on the boards what's your name on there? I'm MacoGrowinWings

[El_Shiznit]

elshiznit@gmail.com


And the "...Hopelessness" track is off of the Fat Wreck compilation, Short Music For Short People. It is commonly mis-pronounced, as there are a lot of versions out there that have the word "Sod" in place of "Thawed". I use to have a live version of it, until I finally found the recorded one.

It's only thirty seconds long, more or less.

And no, I'm not on DF. I am cheap and usually don't want to pay for these types of things. Although I have considered. Browsing through the boards sometimes, I see that there are a ton of idiots, so that turns me off.

[maco]

elshiznit@gmail.com


And the "...Hopelessness" track is off of the Fat Wreck compilation, Short Music For Short People. It is commonly mis-pronounced, as there are a lot of versions out there that have the word "Sod" in place of "Thawed". I use to have a live version of it, until I finally found the recorded one.

It's only thirty seconds long.
oooo I didn't realize that was the title going onto 2 lines. I thought it was another song :-P I have that live one and the recorded one, but only the recorded one is in the download thing i made. "Soil Sod" instead of "Solid Thawed" *sigh* One of my friends says that if a person stuttered while saying the title, the song would end before they finished saying the name of it.

pretty much any board gets its fair share of assholes though

[El_Shiznit]

Haha, I actually put it wrong on my post. I put in "Soil". I always think of the alternate title when typing it out, so I guess that's a good excuse for me.



Well, there's the arseholes, yeah. But I'm mainly referring to the people that call Davey and Jade and well......... the whole band "sew hawt" all the time. Maybe it was a bad period of time for those boards. But the dicks and the preteen morons kept me away from the boards for a while.

[maco]

sent it

Oh, discussing appearances is now strictly prohibitted....though on the DF section we did get away with "What does Fritch look like? I wanna recognize him at Warped" and posting pics of him with me going "Billie Joe without makeup" Hunter looks like Billie Idol ....then there was some "wait...Davey looks short in that picture. How tall is he?" and then Gavin and Alli got mad and closed it

[El_Shiznit]

Thanks much.

[maco]

I decided to put a Key Lime Pie lyric in my little title thing. It censored it. ^^

[El_Shiznit]

Maybe I'll roll around the boards again sometime, then.


I've changed my usertitle a lot in the past. This is my first AFI one and I think I'm keeping it forever, seeing as how it is from my favorite song of all time.

[maco]

haha I use nephilim lyrics for pretty much everything.....jadexcore, church of havok, hunterburgan.net messageboard, adamcarson.net messageboard, AIM, AFI board....I'm sure there's probably more

AOD is just such a kickass album, isn't it?

[El_Shiznit]

My favorite album of theirs, and my favorite album by any band.



Says here "Mini Trucks Suck" was on the Dork 7" which I find weird. I thought for sure there was only 3 tracks on it. "Red Hat", "Self Pity", and "NyQuil". Typo or I'm just wrong?

[maco]

My favorite album of theirs, and my favorite album by any band.



Says here "Mini Trucks Suck" was on the Dork 7" which I find weird. I thought for sure there was only 3 tracks on it. "Red Hat", "Self Pity", and "NyQuil". Typo or I'm just wrong?
There were only 3 tracks. The song info is just wrong.

My fave is BSITS only because it has GCIST. If it weren't for that song, AOD would be #1

[El_Shiznit]

The 6 AFI full-lengths are probably all in my top 10 if I had to list them out. They used to consist of 1-6. But then the Swingin' Utters took a hold of me and my number two slot. Hmmmm, do I want to list my favorite albums....???? Yes.

1.) AFI - The Art Of Drowning
2.) Swingin' Utters - Five Lessons Learned
3.) AFI - Black Sails In The Sunset
4.) AFI - Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes
5.) Bad Brains - S/T
6.) AFI - Sing The Sorrow
7.) Bars - Introducing...
8.) AFI - Very Proud Of Ya
9.) Minor Threat - Complete Discography
10.) AFI - Answer That And Stay Fashionable

Heh. Sorry, I just need that for personal reference. :lol:



So to give this post a point........ Favorite songs everyone?

[maco]

The 6 AFI full-lengths are probably all in my top 10 if I had to list them out. They used to consist of 1-6. But then the Swingin' Utters took a hold of me and my number two slot. Hmmmm, do I want to list my favorite albums....???? Yes.

1.) AFI - The Art Of Drowning
2.) Swingin' Utters - Five Lessons Learned
3.) AFI - Black Sails In The Sunset
4.) AFI - Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes
5.) Bad Brains - S/T
6.) AFI - Sing The Sorrow
7.) Bars - Introducing...
8.) AFI - Very Proud Of Ya
9.) Minor Threat - Complete Discography
10.) AFI - Answer That And Stay Fashionable

Heh. Sorry, I just need that for personal reference. :lol:



So to give this post a point........ Favorite songs everyone?

I can't do that. The most specific I can get on musical favourites is that ska is my favourite genre, AFI is my favourite band, BSITS is my favourite album, GCIST is my favourite song, and Streetlight Manifesto is my 2nd favourite band.

[fatwreckpunk]

anyone know if they will be touring uk soon ?

[maco]

They won't be for a while. They just started recording on May 23. They expect the new album out around October, though that's tentative (meaning it'll probably be pushed back like it was with Sing the Sorrow). They'll tour after the new album.

[_ThisSecretNinja_]

Im RadioactiveSocks on the board...I rarely post...the board sucks :lol:

[maco]

Look what I made to deal with annoying people on the OB: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/macoafi/afi/search.gif

[RetiredAt21]

Har har har.

[blacklantern]

how long after sing the sorrow did they tour? do you think they'll come back to australia? i was going to go last time but tickets sold out in like 10minutes..

[alkalinesk8er]

People always bash them. If you've ever heard they're old stuff, you would find out how cool of a hardcore band they were.

[blacklantern]

I think some people jut listen to an AFI record once and make a judgement or dont listen to it enough then make a judgement.give it time and it should grow on you

[alkalinesk8er]

I think some people jut listen to an AFI record once and make a judgement or dont listen to it enough then make a judgement.give it time and it should grow on you

i agree

[blacklantern]

see alkaline know what he's talking about :thumb: ..... i've heard they are expecting the new album to be out as early as october this year..... wouldn't that be great? :)

[alkalinesk8er]

see alkaline know what he's talking about :thumb: ..... i've heard they are expecting the new album to be out as early as october this year..... wouldn't that be great? :)

I just hope they dont try so hard to be emo like their last album. Thats why it sucked.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

AFI has made one of the most surprising and un-expected changes in style. Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes is one of the most amazing albums I own and Sing the Sorrow is the whiniest piece of **** I ever heard from a good band.

[Oz Rembrandt]

I love AFI, I usually see them disscused in Pop-Punk though. Good Good Band, love all of their albums.

[alkalinesk8er]

AFI has made one of the most surprising and un-expected changes in style. Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes is one of the most amazing albums I own and Sing the Sorrow is the whiniest piece of **** I ever heard from a good band.

Mabe since they relesed that compilation with all their old stuff on it, they've realized how crappy they are as a emo/pop-punk/post-hardcore band and just stick with their old sound. That would make me happy.

[blacklantern]

I just hope they dont try so hard to be emo like their last album. Thats why it sucked.

I really doubt they "tried" to be emo on sing the sorrow and i know that sing the sorrow wasn't emo at all. I'm hoping that the knew album will much more like black sails in the sunset or the all hallows ep..

I love AFI, I usually see them disscused in Pop-Punk though. Good Good Band, love all of their albums.

AFI are not pop-punk

[El_Shiznit]

Although I don't like Sing The Sorrow the best, I sure as hell hope they do not go back to their old style. For one, that means the band is really trying to regain old fans even if it means sacrificing what they really want to play. Another reason is because Sing The Sorrow was a d'amn good album despite you little punk rawkers' opinions. They play that style so good.

I think you guys will be disappointed by the next album if you want it to be like Black Sails.

[Glass_Hero]

My grilfriend has never liked punk but it think i might have got her into listening to AFI on a regular basis now. This is one of those bands that can reach fans of different genres.
I heard thay are in studio now. Does any one now when the next release will be?

[El_Shiznit]

AFI changed the way I looked at music which led me into getting into punk music, so they certainly have that effect.

They are indeed in the studio right now. But there hasnt' been any dates set for a release to my knowledge.

[AntiPoliceAggro]

Answer that and stay fashionable was decent, and anything after black sails (including black sails) just doesn't do too much for me.

[RetiredAt21]

I can't wait to hear their new stuff, I'm really excited.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I'm listneing to This Celluoid dream at the moment.

Great song

[blacklantern]

they are in the studio now and they have said that the earliest they're hoping for the new album to come is around october... but as sing the sorrow was pushed back the same will probably happen to this album...

[El_Shiznit]

Yeah, on myspace, they just said that we should expect it around October. Although I'm not exactly sure if that is really them on myspace, blacklantern said October too, so that's a good sign. I am so excited now. :D

[guns_of_brixton]

New AFI album in October? :cool:

[RCVA]

I'm not sure about their old stuff but what i've heard from 'sing the sorrow' is quite poor. 'Your name here' is good though

[Glass_Hero]

October? sweet deal

[RetiredAt21]

I'm not a big fan of Sing The Sorrow either, but I do like the song Dancing Through Sunday. I love the guitar solo in that song.

[Anti-Flag Not Fag]

ehh... i think they're good but i'm not a huge fan of them if they came around here though i'd deff. go see them

[blacklantern]

um el_shizzy i dont think AFI have a profile on my space.... not that im aware of... if they do can you please notify me of it?? Yeah october seems to be the earliest release dat but im putting my money on around december.... they apparently wrote 70 songs for sing the sorro, wonder if any of them will make an appearance on the new album...

[Violent&Funky]

Pretty sweet band, but I don't really like the direction of STS. It's good music, but it's getting a little too pseudo-goth teen friendly. And I know that's not a valid reason to judge a band, but I just can't shake that feeling. Definitely a very talented bunch though, and I always go to see em when they come around.

edit: also, probably one of the reasons their shows are so awesome is because of their rabid fan base. All the pseudo-goths know all the lyrics, and the crowds are never ****ty, just a bit young and depressed =)

[RetiredAt21]

I'm sure some of the "leftover" songs from Sing The Sorrow will make it on to the new album.

[Flagjacket]

They probably will, but I read they they just wrote like, 30 or so songs and picked the ones they liked most for the new album.

[blacklantern]

so what do you reckon will happen to all these other songs that they dont use? a b-sides album(s) maybe? or even maybe a box set... i hope that they dont go to waste...that would be a shame... i would also like to see a AFI dvd released, that would be awesome...

[Tjebby]

Some songs aren't meant to be released.

[Concertina]

They've written over 50 songs, apparently. They will all choose their favourites and put about 15 on the new cd.
http://board.despairfaction.com

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Link us to the thread.

[Concertina]

Link us to the thread.

I can't find a thread right now. They said it in a magazine, possibly AP...

[GoBackToOz]

Did AFI come out with a new CD yet??

[Angry Balled Fists!]

I'm listening to God called in sick today now

I love this song

[Berserker!]

When I was 11/12 all I listened to was afi. I don't listen to them much anymore at all.

[Sleeper]

Did AFI come out with a new CD yet??
No, But they are working on a new one.

[cheeser_1]

They've written over 50 songs, apparently. They will all choose their favourites and put about 15 on the new cd.
http://board.despairfaction.com
is that in addition to the 60 some-odd they had left over from sing the sorrow?

[blacklantern]

They've written over 50 songs, apparently. They will all choose their favourites and put about 15 on the new cd.
http://board.despairfaction.com

thats apparently what happened to Sing the Sorrow. they wrote a bunch of songs and just chose 12 songs (14 songs on the UK cd). I guess it would be pretty hard to narrow it down from 50+ down to around 15.. I hope they come to Australia.. I've heard there live shows are awesome i just missed out last time on tickets.. I wont this time..

[angryyoungandpoor]

Anyone been on their website recently? I just was on there and there is a new song as background music. The name is head like a hole and it is very industrial sounding. Go to it and listen.

[cheeser_1]

that's a nine inch nails cover. it was uh... where did they release that? i forget. i know it was on a single somewhere, but maybe somewhere else.

[Concertina]

that's a nine inch nails cover. it was uh... where did they release that? i forget. i know it was on a single somewhere, but maybe somewhere else.
It was for a video game or something crazy like that. I really don't like that song.

[lpsoxfan88]

It's crazy how much they've changed from Answer That to Sing the Sorrow. But, I don't care if the new stuff's not punk enough or too "emo" for you guys - it kicks ***, and they're really good at it.

[angryyoungandpoor]

that's a nine inch nails cover. it was uh... where did they release that? i forget. i know it was on a single somewhere, but maybe somewhere else.

oh well wow. I hated it. I seriously hope the new album doesnt sound like that.

[cheeser_1]

oh well wow. I hated it. I seriously hope the new album doesnt sound like that.
don't think so. it was a one shot deal, it's been out for a while.