...or why some people like the new album while others totally lose their shit.

I've been noticing a common complaint among some people who hate Crash Love, people screaming "This isn't AFI!!!" I always found that complaint somewhat absurd. Since the band changes its sound with every record, how can you define what AFI is (and isn't) supposed to ( Read more... )

For a long time, I didn't think AFI had changed me in any fundamental way. A lot of people are very personally and deeply affected by the lyrics and/or the band, but I didn't think I was one of those people. I really loved the music and lyrics, I admired the band members as artists and as people, I enjoyed writing fanfic as a creative outlet, and I ( Read more... )

Top 5 prettiest parts of AFI songs:

5. Bridge of “The Boy Who Destroyed the World,” where everything builds up during “They said it hurt their eyes, but he would never know,” and then breaks down through “that they were claiming regreeeeeeettttt…..” You have to wait for that peak, but it’s a fun ride down from there.

4. Opening of “Days of the ( Read more... )

T-minus approx. 21 hours until Davey, Jade, Hunter, Adam, and about 400 DFers blow my brains out. See you all on the other side.

 
What does it mean to be a fan?

There are a lot of bands that I like-Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, DJ Shadow, Portishead. The list goes on and on. However, I am a fan of only one band right now: AFI. To me, being a fan means that I not only enjoy the music the band produces, but I also give them my loyalty, which can be ( Read more... )

Woohoo! My credit card finally got charged for the DF show tickets. I've been a paranoid android all weekend, thinking that I typed in the card information wrong and my order was going to get rejected. I've never been so happy and relieved to be charged $101.

On that note, I just realized that this time next week, I will be screaming my lungs out ( Read more... )

Okay, let me preface this by saying that in real life, I am a rather shy and quiet girl. I don't rage, I don't yell, and I definitely don't mosh. I am sometimes intimidated by aggressive people, large crowds, and loud noises. I'm also quite small (5'2", 110 pounds) and therefore easily crushed. These are some of the reasons why I haven't gone to an ( Read more... )

This is going to be my journal for AFI slash fanfiction and AFI in general. I've been a fan of AFI since the fall of 2006, so I'm relatively new, but like all of my other obsessions, once I got started, I couldn't stop. Really.

Being a fan is like having a drug habit (for me, anyways). I need more and more content to feed my brain, and if I'm not ( Read more... )