Crash Love - Album
Crash Love (Album) by AFI
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Artist Biography For AFI
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 Davey Havok Drummer And Backing Vocalist Adam Carson Bassist Backing Vocalist And Keyboardist Hunter Burgan And Guitarist Backing Vocalist And Keyboardist Jade Puget. Havok And Carson Are The Sole Remaining Original Members. Originally A Hardcore Punk Band They Have Since Delved Into Many Genres. AFI Has Released Eleven 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 And Reached Number 24 On The Billboard Hot 100. Another Single "Love Like Winter" Reached Number Four On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart. The Album Was Certified Platinum By The RIAA In 2013. 6 Decemberunderground Was Followed Three Years Later By Crash Love 2009 And Then Four Years Later By Burials 2013 Both Albums Were Also Successful Peaking At Number Twelve And Number Nine Respectively On The Billboard 200. The Band's Tenth And Latest Album AFI The Blood Album Was Released In 2017 And Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard 200 Making It Their Second-Highest Chart Position.
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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 Davey Havok Drummer And Backing Vocalist Adam Carson Bassist Backing Vocalist And Keyboardist Hunter Burgan And Guitarist Backing Vocalist And Keyboardist Jade Puget. Havok And Carson Are The Sole Remaining Original Members. Originally A Hardcore Punk Band They Have Since Delved Into Many Genres. AFI Has Released Eleven 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 And Reached Number 24 On The Billboard Hot 100. Another Single "Love Like Winter" Reached Number Four On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart. The Album Was Certified Platinum By The RIAA In 2013. 6 Decemberunderground Was Followed Three Years Later By Crash Love 2009 And Then Four Years Later By Burials 2013 Both Albums Were Also Successful Peaking At Number Twelve And Number Nine Respectively On The Billboard 200. The Band's Tenth And Latest Album AFI The Blood Album Was Released In 2017 And Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard 200 Making It Their Second-Highest Chart Position.
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Published: 10 Oct 2009, 20:07
Crash Love Is The Eighth Studio Album By The Rock Band AFI. Produced By Joe McGrath And Jacknife Lee It Is Scheduled For Release On September 29 2009 Through Interscope Records. Following The Touring Cycle For 2006's Decemberunderground AFI Spent Two Years Writing And Recording Their Next Album While Also Working On A Number Of Side Projects Bassist Hunter Burgan Started Hunter Revenge And Briefly Reunited With His Old Band The Force While Singer Davey Havok And Guitarist Jade Puget Recorded And Performed As The Electronic Act Blaqk Audio. Havok Also Launched A Fashion Line While Puget Worked On Remixing And Production For Other Musical Artists. In November 2008 AFI Announced That They Had Finished Writing Their Next Album And Would Be Recording It With Producer David Bottrill. The Following Month The Band's Official Website Was Redesigned And Relaunched And A Contest Entitled "Begin Transmission" Was Announced In Which Fans Were Invited To Submit Homemade Videos To Be Considered For A Spot To Record Backing Vocals On The Album. Thousands Of Entries Were Received And Personally Reviewed By The Band Members And The Five Winners Recorded Their Parts With The Band At Conway Studios In Los Angeles In February 2009. In January 2009 AFI Split With Bottrill In Favor Of Producers Joe McGrath Who Had Worked With Morrissey Alkaline Trio And Blink-182 And Jacknife Lee. However They Continued Working On The Same Songs And Did Not Abandon Any Of The Material That Had Already Been Recorded. The Album's Title Was Announced As Crash Love In February 2009 And In July Its Release Date Was Set As September 29. A Viral Marketing Campaign Was Used To Reveal The Album's Tracks With Songs Announced One-By-One On The Band's Website As Fans Sent Messages To A Twitter Account. The Full Track Listing And Album Art Were Reported By Various Music Publications On August 21. Speaking About The Album's Sound Burgan Remarked That "This Is Definitely More Of A Rock Album–more Immediate And Definitely More Of A Focused Direct Approach Musically. Compared To Decemberunderground Where Some Of The Songs Were More Subtle These Are More In-Your-Face." In Announcing The Completion Of Crash Love Havok Stated That "personally I've Never Been More Proud Of An AFI Record." ". . .But It Definitely Feels Like That's What We've Achieved Created The Album By Which We'll Be Remembered" Stated Havok In An Interview Done With Total Assault. The Album's First Single "Medicate" Became Available For Purchase Through ITunes On August 25 2009 Was Released To Radio Stations September 1 And Is Included As A Playable Track In The Video Game Guitar Hero 5. Several B-Sides Will Also Be Available Through ITunes Which Will Offer Both Regular And Deluxe Editions Of The Album "Too Late For Gods" And "Breathing Towers To Heaven" Are Available With Pre-Orders While The Deluxe Edition Also Includes Exclusive Versions Of Both Of These Songs Plus "100 Words" "Fainting Spells" "We've Got The Knife" And "Where We Used To Play".