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AFI formed in 1991 while the members were attending high school in Ukiah, California. AFI were formed by Mark Stopholese, Vic Chalker and Davey Havok. Unfortunately, they had several problems. Chief amongst them was their lack of a drummer. Mark suggested his friend Adam Carson be in the band. Furthermore, they didn't know how to play any instruments, but they knew that Davey was able to sing, and Adam had a drumkit. So Mark learned guitar and Vic learned bass (he was later replaced by future Tiger Army bassist Geoff Kresge). AFI made their first foray in recording with the EP Dork (1993) with the band Loose Change, which included future AFI guitarist Jade Puget.

Between 1993 and 1995 they released several vinyl EPs (Behind the Times; Eddie's Picnic All Wet; Fly in the Ointment; This is Berkeley, Not West Bay; AFI/Heckle) independently. They released their debut full-length album Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995 with Wingnut Records; which was re-released in 1997 by Nitro Records. Their second album, Very Proud of Ya, was released in 1996 on the Nitro label. After recording the A Fire Inside EP for Adeline Records in 1998, guitarist Mark Stopholese left the band and was replaced by his close friend Jade Puget. Following the new approach they had taken on the A Fire Inside EP, the band recorded Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro 1999), a musical turning point in the band's career. On this album, their original hardcore roots were still the base of their sound, but more gothic influences were apparent. In 1999, they recorded the All Hallows EP, which spawned the single "Totalimmortal". Their next album, Sing the Sorrow, was released on the much larger DreamWorks label on March 11, 2003. This album marked a growth in creativity for AFI and showed their continually maturing sound. Sing the Sorrow is an album with deep symbolism and many fans have theorised intently on it's meaning and relevance in AFI's 'Clandestine mystery'AFI's seventh album, Decemberunderground, was released on May 29, 2006 in the UK and June 6, 2006 in the U.S. Reviewers have noted an even greater progression in sound for AFI in this album, featuring many more electronic, pop, and New Wave elements.

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