AFI

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Biography

AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American rock band from Ukiah, California formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals.Of the current lineup, Havok and Carson are original members. During AFI's 20 years as a band, they have released eight studio albums, 10 EPs, one live album and one DVD. It was not until the release of the band's fifth album The Art of Drowning that they achieved measurable commercial success; the album peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200 and it also peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums Chart. The band enjoyed its first major commercial success 12 years after it formed, in 2003, with Sing the Sorrow reaching number five on the Billboard 200, and remaining on the chart for 51 weeks. The album was supported by popular singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "Silver and Cold", both of which peaked at number seven on America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was also released as a single, reaching number 16 on the chart. It went onto receive Platinum certification in the US, having sold over 1.2 million copies as of September 2009. The band returned in 2006 with Decemberunderground, which featured the hit single "Miss Murder". Both achieved the top spot on the Billboard 200 and Hot Modern Rock Tracks, respectively. The album also featured "Love Like Winter", which attained number four on the Modern Rock charts. It reached as far as Australia, where it grasped Gold certification, and also achieved this in the United States, where it has sold in excess of 993,000 copies.AFI's eighth studio album Crash Love was released in 2009, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 52,000 copies in its first week of release.AFI has been hailed by numerous publications for contributing to the modern melodic hardcore and post-hardcore genresand revolutionizing goth punk; in 2006 MTV executive Amy Doyle called the band "one of the most compelling live rock bands today."

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Year Formed 1991
Number of Albums 26
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What year did Davey Havok join the band?

1998

...Since 1998 , it consists of lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backing vocalist Adam Carson, bassist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Hunter Burga...
Who is the lead vocalist of the band since 1998?

Davey Havok

...Since 1998, it consists of lead vocalist Davey Havok , drummer and backing vocalist Adam Carson, bassist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Hunter Burga...
What is the name of the drummer and backing vocalist that has been with the band ever since?

Adam Carson

...t consists of lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backing vocalist Adam Carson , bassist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Hunter Burgan, and guitar...
Which two members are the only remaining members of the group?

Havok and Carson

...urgan, and guitarist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Jade Puget. Havok and Carson are the sole remaining original members. Originally a hardcore pun...
How many studio albums has AFI released?

eleven

...ardcore and emo into alternative rock and gothic rock. AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reac...
How many EPs have AFI produced?

ten

... alternative rock and gothic rock. AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial comm...
AFI has released how many live albums?

one

...ive rock and gothic rock. AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial commercial su...
What was the name of the band's fifth album?

The Art of Drowning

...st reached substantial commercial success with their fifth album, The Art of Drowning (2000), which peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200. They th...
What year did the band release their sixth album, Sing the Sorrow?

2003

.... 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 c...
How long did the album remain on the chart?

51 weeks

...aked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks . The album was supported by popular singles Girl's Not Grey and Silver...
How many teenagers founded AFI?

four

...its fans a perpetually changing image. Founded in Northern California by four teenagers in the early 1990s, the band picked its name as an acronym for...
What did the band's name stand for?

A Fire Inside

...agers in the early 1990s, the band picked its name as an acronym for A Fire Inside . Espousing a dynamic paradigm that anything goesexcept substance ab...
Who subscribed to the straightedge ethic of living free from tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs?

Adam Carson, Davey Havok, Hunter, and Jade Puget

...nything goesexcept substance abuseAFI band members Adam Carson, Davey Havok, Hunter, and Jade Puget subscribed to the straightedge ethic of living fre...
What did Havok, Hunter, and Jade Puget refuse to assign to their music?

genre labels

...om tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs; they further refused to assign genre labels to their music. Stalwart AFI fans, calling themselves Despair Factio...
Who called themselves Despair Faction?

Stalwart AFI fans

...drugs; they further refused to assign genre labels to their music. Stalwart AFI fans , calling themselves Despair Faction, have found AFI's unpredictab...
Where was Havok born?

Rochester, New York

...FI founder Havok was born David Marchand on November 20, 1975, in Rochester, New York . He grew up in Ukiah, California, where in 1991 he gathered thre...
How many high school friends did he gather in 1991?

three

...er, New York. He grew up in Ukiah, California, where in 1991 he gathered three high school friends, drummer Adam Carson, guitarist Markus Stopholese, ...
What was the name of the bassist who joined the rock quartet?

Vick

...er Adam Carson, guitarist Markus Stopholese, and a bassist known only as Vick , to form a rock quartet. The band set out to find its groove. Later that...
What was the name of the EP that the four rockers recorded?

Behind the Times

...lace Vick on bass, and the four rockers recorded an EP disc called Behind the Times . AFI lasted until the band members graduated from high school in 1...
When did the AFI members graduate from high school?

1993

... Vick on bass, and the four rockers recorded an EP disc called Behind the Times. AFI lasted until the band members graduated from high school in 1993 ....
How many studio albums have AFI released over 19 years as a band?

eight

..., who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals. AFI have released eight studio albums over 19 years as a band, the first being Answer That and ...
What was the name of the first album released by the band?

Answer That and Stay Fashionable

...ght studio albums over 19 years as a band, the first being Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995. The band then went on to release Very Proud of Ya...
What chart position did The Art of Drowning reach on the Billboard 200?

172

...t the band first featured on the charts, as The Art of Drowning peaked at 172 on the Billboard 200. The band had its first major success 12 years afte...
How many years after the band formed did the band have its first major success?

12

... peaked at 172 on the Billboard 200. The band had its first major success 12 years after it formed, in 2003, with Sing the Sorrow reaching 5 on the Bi...
Which two singles featured in the top 20 of America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003?

Girl's Not Grey and The Leaving Song, Pt. II

...he Billboard 200. The album was supported by singles Girl's Not Grey and The Leaving Song, Pt. II , both featured in the top 20 of America's Hot Modern...
What song was featured in the song Decemberunderground?

Miss Murder

...urned in 2006 with Decemberunderground, which featured the hit single Miss Murder . Both achieved 1 in their respective charts, the Billboard 200 and H...
What was the name of the AlternativeRock outfit formed in the early '90s?

AFI, A Fire Inside

... Geoff Kresge and drummer Adam Carson, the AlternativeRock outfit AFI, A Fire Inside , first formed in the early '90s in their hometown of Ukiah, Calif...
What was the name of the final single from AFI?

Silver And Cold

...t Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes. 2 reached 16 and the final single, Silver And Cold , hit 7. Sing The Sorrow was eventually certified platinum by the R...
Who certified Sing The Sorrow platinum?

RIAA

...nd Cold, hit 7. Sing The Sorrow was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA , for shipments of over one million copies. AFI longawaited and delayed s...
What was the name of the AFI's seventh album?

Decemberunderground

...er one million copies. AFI longawaited and delayed seventh album, Decemberunderground , was released in June 2006. The CD shot to 1 in U.S. and went pl...
When was Decemberunderground released?

June 2006

...waited and delayed seventh album, Decemberunderground, was released in June 2006 . The CD shot to 1 in U.S. and went platinum; elsewhere, it peaked at ...
How long did the single Miss Murder stay on the U.S. Hot Modern Rock chart?

five weeks

...e, Miss Murder, rode the 1 spot of the U.S. Hot Modern Rock chart for five weeks and also reached 13 on The Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The followup s...
How many spots did The Missing Frame reach on The Hot Modern Rock list?

17

...nter, hit 4 on The Hot Modern Rock list and The Missing Frame reached the 17 spot on the same chart. Havok and Puget next started an electronic sidepr...
Havok and Puget started an electronic sideproject under what name?

Blaqk Audio

...pot on the same chart. Havok and Puget next started an electronic sideproject under the banner of Blaqk Audio , issuing CexCells in the summer of 2007....
When was CexCells released?

summer of 2007

...pot on the same chart. Havok and Puget next started an electronic sideproject under the banner of Blaqk Audio, issuing CexCells in the summer of 2007 ....
When was AFI formed?

1991

... Inside) is an American punk rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991 . Havok and Carson are the sole remaining original members. Originally a ...
What was the name of their sixth album?

Sing the Sorrow

...illboard 200. They then broke into the mainstream with their sixth, Sing the Sorrow (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remai...
How many copies of the album have been sold by the AFI?

1.26 million

...y the RIAA in 2006 and is AFIs bestselling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies as of September 2009. AFIs seventh album, Decemberunderground...
When did AFI break into the mainstream?

2000

...ock, postpunk, emo, and new wave flair, AFI broke into the mainstream in 2000 with the arrival of their fifth studio LP The Art of Drowning. The band ...
Along with The Missing Man, what was the name of the band's 2021 EP?

Bodies

... music in exciting directions with 2018's The Missing Man EP and 2021's Bodies . Northern California hardcore punk revivalists AFI formed in 1991 when ...
Who replaced Vic Chalker?

Geoff Kresge

... Carson were attending high school in Ukiah. Chalker was replaced by Geoff Kresge after eight months, and the band played several local gigs and relea...
What was the name of the 2018 EP?

The Missing Man

...hey continued to take punk music in exciting directions with 2018's The Missing Man EP and 2021's Bodies. Northern California hardcore punk revivalist...
Who was a future AFI member?

Jade Puget

...ves Loose Change (a band that incidentally included future AFI member Jade Puget ). The bandmembers then split up to attend different colleges, with Kr...
What was the name of AFI's second album?

Very Proud of Ya

...d deal with the Nitro label, which issued the band's second album, Very Proud of Ya , in 1996. Two LPs followed in 1997 a rerelease of their 1995 debut...
Where did Kresge move to to join Blanks 77?

New Jersey

...it up to attend different colleges, with Kresge temporarily moving to New Jersey to join Blanks 77. AFI (whose abbreviation stands for A Fire Inside) ...
When was Very Proud of Ya released?

1996

... Nitro label, which issued the band's second album, Very Proud of Ya, in 1996 . Two LPs followed in 1997 a rerelease of their 1995 debut, Answer That &...
What was Kresge replaced by?

bassist Hunter Burgan

...sonnel shifts ensued. Kresge was the first to leave, replaced by bassist Hunter Burgan , and Stopholese departed, ex Redemption 87 guitarist Jade Puget...
Who replaced Kresge?

Hunter Burgan

...el shifts ensued. Kresge was the first to leave, replaced by bassist Hunter Burgan , and Stopholese departed, ex Redemption 87 guitarist Jade Puget too...
Where did Jade Puget share songwriting duties with?

Havok

...7 guitarist Jade Puget took his place and shared songwriting duties with Havok . Though already having a fiercely loyal core fan base, the latter album...
What is the name of the American punk rock band from Ukiah, California?

AFI (A Fire Inside)

... AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American punk rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. The band's lineup stabilized in 1998 with lead vocalist Dave...
At what number did The Art of Drowning peaked on the Billboard 200?

174

...ith 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 six...
What number did Sing the Sorrow peaked at?

five

...nstream with their sixth, Sing the Sorrow (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks. The album w...
Who took the vocalist job plus Vic handling the guitar?

Davey

...nd of him, Adam Carson to join in, making the lineup into a quartet with Davey taking the vocalist job plus Vic handling the guitar, while Mark himsel...
How long did the formation last?

nine months

...ssuming the bass position. Sadly, the formation only lasted for about nine months when Vic shockingly decided to walk out the troupe due to his dimini...
Where was the reunion show held?

Phoenix Theatre

...together during Christmas break and conducted a reunion show at the Phoenix Theatre . Everything seemed to run well on the track as the quartet smoothl...
What label did Phoenix Theatre release their second album under?

Nitro Records

...ntitled Very Proud of Ya (1996), this time under bigger label namely Nitro Records . Amidst the satisfying progress, however, Geoff suddenly revealed h...
Who did Geoff reveal he wanted to leave the band?

1997

...ogress, however, Geoff suddenly revealed his desire to leave the band in 1997 , prompting the rest of the members to offer his position to The Force ba...
What was the hidden track called?

Battled

...e bassist, Hunter Burgan. Featuring 15 songs plus a hidden track called Battled , this piece of work fabulously managed to take its peak on the ninth r...
How long had the band been laying the foundation for their sudden success?

12 years

... had been laying the foundation for their seemingly sudden success for 12 years , since they met as teenagers in a small California town. Starting as a...
What type of influences did the band incorporate into their sound after Jade Puget joined?

dark postpunk

...ore punk band led by lead singer Davey Havok, they began integrating dark postpunk influences into their sound after guitarist Jade Puget joined the b...
How far north of San Francisco is Ukiah?

100 miles

...rson, who were high school students in Ukiah, California, a town about 100 miles north of San Francisco. In 1992, they put out a seveninch single (onl...
What was the name of the label the band signed to?

Nitro

...and relocated from Ukiah to Berkeley, California. The band signed to the Nitro label, owned by Dexter Holland of the punk band The Offspring, and the ...
Who owned the Nitro label?

Dexter Holland

... Berkeley, California. The band signed to the Nitro label, owned by Dexter Holland of the punk band The Offspring, and the label released the second a...
How long did it take AFI to build a large following?

several years

...e punk band The Offspring, and the label released the second album and rereleased the first one. It took AFI several years to build a large following....