History Music / AFI

* ClusterFBomb: "Cruise Control"

* 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...

* Music/{{Emo}}: they're closer to classic/ post-hardcore emo than scene emo. They were also key players in the early 2000's post-hardcore scene along with Music/{{Thursday}}, {{Brand New}} and {{My Chemical Romance}}.

AFI (A Fire Inside) are an American alternative rock band, formed in 1991. Originally formed as a {{Hardcore Punk}} revivalist band, they continued much in the same way for their first three albums: "Answer That and Stay Fashionable", "Very Proud of Ya", and "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes". Then things started to take a different turn.

On their 1999 release "Black Sails in the Sunset", they supplemented their hardcore sound with {{Goth Rock}} influences. This trend would continue with their next two albums, "The Art of Drowning", which also brought in {{industrial}} elements, and "Sing the Sorrow", the latter album becoming AFI's breakthrough album and reaching #5 on the Billboard charts. Then Decemberunderground came around. While somewhat lighter in tone, it was a major success and produced some of AFI's most popular songs, such as "Prelude 12/21" and "Endlessly She Said".

"[[NewSoundAlbum Crash Love]]" was stated to be a "straightforward rock record" by the band, with a focus on catchy, more upbeat songs. However, it [[BrokenBase caused some alarm]] due to percieved abandonment of their hardcore roots. Their most recent album "Burials" continues that merger of styles, featuring a dark, operatic feel to most of the songs.

* Answer That and Stay Fashionable (1995)
* Very Proud of Ya (1996)
* Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes (1997)
* Black Sails in the Sunset (1999)
* The Art of Drowning (2000)
* Sing the Sorrow (2003)
* Decemberunderground (2006)
* Crash Love (2009)
* Burials (2013)

* ShoutOut: to ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' in "The Despair Factor," ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' in the "He Who Laughs Last" video (the "as far back as I can remember..." line) and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' in the "Girl's Not Grey" video. Also to ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' on the "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" album cover; the album title itself is a line from the film Bad News Tour. "Veronica Sawyer Smokes" is a big one to ''Heathers''.

* SoloSideProject: Davey Havok and Jade Puget started a side project called Black Audio, releasing an album called ''Cex Cells''.

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.

* ShoutOut: to ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' in "The Despair Factor," ''{{Goodfellas}}'' in the "He Who Laughs Last" video (the "as far back as I can remember..." line) and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' in the "Girl's Not Grey" video. Also to ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' on the "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" album cover; the album title itself is a line from the film Bad News Tour. "Veronica Sawyer Smokes" is a big one to ''Heathers''.

* CoverVersion: "Halloween" 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...

* HiddenTrack: "Battled," "Midnight Sun," "This Time Imperfect" after the last track, "And Then I'll Be Back Home" after "The Missing Frame"

"[[NewSoundAlbum Crash Love]]" was stated to be a "straightforward rock record" by the band, with a focus on catchy, more upbeat songs. However, it [[BrokenBase caused some alarm]] due to percieved abandonment of their hardcore roots. Their most album "Burials" continues that merger of styles, featuring a dark, operatic feel to most of the songs.

Not to be confused with the American Film Institute, best known for their stuck-in-the-past "100 Years, 100 Movies" lists. Lead singer Davey Havok and lead guitarist Jade Puget also head an [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] side project, Blaqk Audio.

* ViralMarketing / AlternateRealityGame: the lead-up to every album so far from ''Sing the Sorrow'' onward, relating to the theme of the album and often rewarding fans who crack the clues. Elements of the games have found their way into the albums, such as the touch tones in "Summer Shudder" and the HiddenTrack "And Then I'll Be Back Home."

* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: One of their old songs, "Cereal Wars", is about loving extremely sweet breakfast cereals so much that it's impossible to decide which one to pick at the supermarket, and being upset that the supermarket has stopped carrying the sugariest brands. Davey even wishes he could eat the TropeNamer with CalvinAndHobbes.

* AnachronisticOrder: Possibly. "The Leaving Song Part II" is placed before "The Leaving Song" on ''Sing the Sorrow.''

On their 1999 release "Black Sails in the Sunset", they supplemented their hardcore sound with {{Goth Rock}} influences. This trend would continue with their next two albums, "The Art of Drowning", which also brought in {{industrial}} elements, and "Sing the Sorrow", the latter album becoming AFI's breakthrough album and reaching #5 on the Billboard charts. Then [[NewSoundAlbum Decemberunderground]] came around. With a focus on catchy, more upbeat songs, the album proved to be a bigger success than "Sing the Sorrow" but also [[BrokenBase caused some alarm]] due to percieved abandonment of their hardcore roots. However, it did produce classic songs like "Prelude 12/21".

That concern was addressed (for the most part) by their most recent album, "Crash Love", stated to be a "straightforward rock record" by the band, but still combining elements of their influences over the years into [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly one cohesive whole]]. Their 2013 album "Burials" continues that merger of styles.

Not to be confused with the American Film Institute, best known for their "100 Years, 100 Movies" lists. Lead singer Davey Havok and lead guitarist Jade Puget also head an [[ElectronicMusic electronic]] side project, Blaqk Audio.

* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: One of their old songs, "Cereal Wars", is from the perspective of a teen who loves mega-sugary cereals so much that it's impossible to decide which one to pick at the supermarket. He even wishes he could eat the TropeNamer with CalvinAndHobbes.

* Music/{{Emo}}: their closer to classic/ post-hardcore emo than scene emo. They were also key players in the early 2000's post-hardcore scene along with Music/{{Thursday}}, {{Brand New}} and {{My Chemical Romance}}.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Death of Seasons" and "I Hope You Suffer" have one well-placed F-word each.

That concern was addressed (for the most part) by their most recent album, "Crash Love", stated to be a "straightforward rock record" by the band, but still combining elements of their influences over the years into [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly one cohesive whole]].

* ConceptAlbum: Not hard-and-fast examples; WordOfGod 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.

* ShoutOut: to ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' in "The Despair Factor," ''{{Goodfellas}}'' in the "He Who Laughs Last" video (the "as far back as I can remember..." line) and ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' in the "Girl's Not Grey" video. Also to ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' on the "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" album cover; the album title itself is a line from the film Bad News Tour.

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

* AngryDance: Davey loves to thrash about in a non-threatening but powerful and almost acrobatic way when he's on stage.

* LoveNostalgiaSong: ''The Days Of The Phoenix'' is not too far into their career but still very nostalgic for their super-early concert days, and a particular lovely girl.

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

* ColorMotif: Most of their albums physical packages and discs have distinct color setups that match the mood of the album, such as the burning red of ''Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes'', the amber and gold of ''Crash Love'', and the brownish grey of ''Burials''. Their website changes accordingly to suit the new theme.

* ColorMotif: Most of their albums physical packages and discs have distinct color setups that match the mood of the album, such as the burning red of "Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Eyes'", the amber and gold of ''Crash Love'', and the brownish grey of ''Burials''. Their website changes accordingly to suit the new theme.