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AFI have gone full goth - and it's resulted in their best album in over a decade

By Stephen Hill Published

AFI embrace their love of The Cure, Bauhaus and Sisters Of Mercy to create a modern goth classic

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Bands & Artists
Peter Murphy on stage and Davey Havok at the Mercy For Animals black carpet event
I say, 'It is an honour to meet you, you are one of my biggest inspirations.' And he says 'kneel' and asks for the cane..." What happened when a goth icon had a surprise encounter with a punk rock hero

By Merlin Alderslade Published

When AFI frontman Davey Havok met his hero Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, he didn't foresee what would happen next

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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: August 8 2025

By Rich Hobson Published

Trivium, Babymetal and AFI are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Tracks & Singles
AFI in 2025
See Davey Havok turn into goth rock Frank Zappa in new AFI video

By Matt Mills Published

The newly mustachioed frontman and his band will put out their next album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun in October

Music Videos
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AFI announce 24-date North American tour

By Paul Brannigan Published

Davey Havok's influential punks set out their plans to conjure up their dark arts across the US and Canada

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James Hetfield and Emily Armstrong
Sick New World 2025 looks like one hell of a good time

By Paul Brannigan Published

The line-up for Sick New World 2025 has been revealed, and it's ridiculously great, tbh

Music Festivals
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Watch fan-filmed 4K footage of AFI's one-off Sing The Sorrow 20th anniversary gig

By Paul Brannigan Published

AFI performed their classic Sing The Sorrow album in full in LA to mark its 20th anniversary and there's now fan-filmed footage on YouTube

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AFI's Davey Havok in the Girl's Not Grey video
Sing The Sorrow at 20: the album that turned AFI from cult punk heroes into gothic rock superstars

By Stephen Hill Published

Having conquered the punk scene, AFI would risk it all by signing with a major label and working with big name producers for the first time. The results were spectacular

Albums
Two Minutes To Late Night supergroup play Smashing Pumpkins
Watch members of AFI, Alexisonfire, Touché Amoré, Deafheaven unite to cover Smashing Pumpkins classic 1979

By Paul Brannigan Published

Two Minutes To Late Night host Gwarsenio Hall unveils his latest bedroom covers supergroup

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20 iconic metal albums that turn 20 in 2023

By Metal Hammer Published

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Evanescence – these classic albums all celebrate their 20th birthday this year

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