Group
AFI
US rock band
- From
- Ukiah, United States
- Since
- 1991–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Releases
- 74
- punk
- alternative rock
- punk rock
- rock
- emo
- gothic rock
- hardcore punk
- post-hardcore
About
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.
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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. 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. Sing the Sorrow was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2006 and is AFI's best-selling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies as of September 2009.
AFI's seventh album, Decemberunderground (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single "Miss Murder", which topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2013. Their next three albums, Crash Love (2009), Burials (2013) and AFI (2017), were also successful, peaking at increasing positions on the Billboard 200. An EP, The Missing Man, followed in December 2018. The band released their eleventh album, Bodies, on June 11, 2021. Their twelfth, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun..., was released on October 3, 2025.
Members
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Davey Havok lead vocals
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Adam Carson background vocals, drums (drum set)
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Hunter Burgan background vocals, bass guitar
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Jade Puget background vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer
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Vic Chalker background vocals, bass guitar
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Markus Stopholese guitar
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Geoff Kresge background vocals, bass guitar
Discography
Albums
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Answer That and Stay Fashionable
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Very Proud of Ya
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Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes
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Black Sails in the Sunset Apple Music
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The Art of Drowning Apple Music
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Sing the Sorrow
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DECEMBERUNDERGROUND Apple Music
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Crash Love Apple Music
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Burials
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AFI (The Blood Album)
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Bodies Apple Music
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Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
EPs
Singles
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Ash Speck in a Green Eye
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Behind the Clock
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Holy Visions
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Caught Apple Music
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Tied to a Tree
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Looking Tragic / Begging for Trouble
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Dulcería / Far Too Near
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Twisted Tongues / Escape From Los Angeles Apple Music
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Get Dark Apple Music
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Trash Bat
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17 Crimes
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I Hope You Suffer
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Beautiful Thieves
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Medicate / Ether
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Medicate
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Carcinogen Crush Apple Music
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Miss Murder (Remixes) Apple Music
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Fallen Like the Sky Apple Music
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Jack the Ripper Apple Music
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Love Like Winter
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Miss Murder Apple Music
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Rabbits Are Roadkill on Rt. 37
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Head Like a Hole
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Girl’s Not Grey
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The Leaving Song, Part II
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Silver and Cold
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TotalImmortal
Live
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Radio Session (Jun‐09‐2003)
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Lock Up Live Session
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I Heard a Voice: Live From Long Beach Arena Apple Music
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Just Like Heaven
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Live at the Hard Rock Cafe
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Eddie Picnic’s All Wet
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2019-08-10: Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, NY, USA
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1994‐12‐16: Gilman Street Project, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Live Phoenix Theater, Petaluma
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Live at the Nile
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Live at the Metro 11-12-01
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Live Snojam 5, Montreal
Compilations
Links
Official
Concerts
Also known as
A Fire Inside · A.F.I · A.F.I.
Tags
- alternative
- american
- 1990s
- 2020s
- dark punk
- hardcore
- rock and indie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 1c3919b2-43ca-4a4a-935d-9d50135ec0ef
- ISNI
- 0000000110107061
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.