History Music / AFI

* CarefulWithThatAxe
* CelebrityIsOverrated: From ''Crash Love'', "I Am Trying Very Hard to Be Here" is a vain, sassy song about being recognized everywhere and living as a persona.
** ''Crash Love'' as a whole is a look at society's obsession with celebrity.

* ConceptAlbum: Not hard-and-fast examples; WordOfGod[[invoked]] states that the major themes of ''Decemberunderground'' and ''Crash Love'' are isolation and society's obsession with celebrity and instant gratification, respectively. The ''All Hallow's E.P.'' could be considered one of these, though arguably only half of it ("Halloween" and "Fall Children")" would really count. Similarly, ''Sing the Sorrow'' is about death and rebirth, while ''Burials'' is about the emotional fallout of a failed relationship.
* CoverVersion: "Halloween", "Demonomania" and "Last Caress" by Music/TheMisfits, "The Hanging Garden" by Music/{{The Cure|Band}}, "Don't Change" by Music/{{INXS}}, "Jack the Ripper" by Music/{{Morrissey}}, "Head Like a Hole" by Music/NineInchNails, "My Michelle" by Music/GunsNRoses, "Ziggy Stardust" by Music/DavidBowie, "Man in a Suitcase" by Music/ThePolice, "Today's Lesson" by Filth and "Song 2" by Music/{{Blur}}.

* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Spanish in "The Leaving Song, Part II" and "Love Like Winter"

* TheMakeover: Davey retooled his personal appearance prior to the release of ''Crash Love''. Sporting a moderate beard and mustache bordered by PermaStubble, he looks more masculine, and tones down the width of his large jaws.

* NonAppearingTitle: Too many examples to list. They usually have at least one song per album that averts this. ''Burials'' is the one with most aversions.
* NumberOfObjectsTitle: "37mm".

* SoloSideProject: Davey and Jade started a side project called Blaqk Audio, releasing an album called ''Cex Cells''. They later started another side project called XTRMST, releasing a self-titled album.

Not to be confused with the American Film Institute. Lead singer Davey Havok and lead guitarist Jade Puget also head an [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] side project, Blaqk Audio and a HardcorePunk side project, XTRMST.

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Prelude 12/21" is not called "Kiss My Eyes and Lay Me to Sleep", or any variation thereof.

* CoverVersion: "Halloween", "Demonomania" and "Last Caress" by Music/TheMisfits, "The Hanging Garden" by Music/TheCure, "Don't Change" by Music/{{INXS}}, "Jack the Ripper" by Music/{{Morrissey}}, "Head Like a Hole" by Music/NineInchNails, "My Michelle" by Music/GunsNRoses, "Ziggy Stardust" by Music/DavidBowie, "Man in a Suitcase" by Music/ThePolice, "Today's Lesson" by Filth and "Song 2" by Music/{{Blur}}.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Their later albums get into this. ''Black Sails in the Sunset'' has several songs with GothRock elements in it, ''The Art of Drowning'' has a couple songs with industrial intros, ''Sing the Sorrow'' continues to build on these two genres while having a few unique departures of its own such as "Dancing Thru Sunday" which outright has Jade playing a HeavyMetal style shred solo, while ''Decemberunderground'' adds more "mainstream" elements while still continuing with a similar sound to STS. ''Burials'' is an outright modern GothRock record, with layered production and keyboards.

** Davey also has a New Wave band called Dreamcar that he founded with all the members of Music/NoDoubt who aren't Creator/GwenStefani.

** Davey also has a New Wave band called Dreamcar that he founded with members of Music/NoDoubt.

* TitleByNumber: "3 1/2", "6 to 8", "37mm", "Prelude 12/21", "Greater Than 84"

* ''AFI (The Blood Album)'' 2017