LP Record review:
AFI - The Art of Drowning

AFI - The Art of Drowning

Band: AFI Title: The Art of Drowning Rating: Release Date: 26 September, 2000 Media: LP Record Tracks: 1: Initiation 2: Lost Souls 3: Nephilim 4: Ever and a Day 5: Sacrifice Theory 6: Of Greetings and Goodbyes 7: Smile 8: Story at Three 9: Days of the Phoenix 10: Catch a Hot One 11: Wester 12: 6 to 8 13: Despair Factor 14: Morningstar 15: Battled

Editoral Review Songs like "Ever and a Day" and "The Days of the Phoenix" sound like a crunchy, no-nonsense cross between the joyful minimalism of the Vandals and heavier hardcore outfits such as Sick of It All and the Cro-Mags. You want music that is loud, fast, and heavy? The Art of Drowning delivers on all three fronts. Davey Havok's vocals are impassioned, focused, and undeniably sincere. Newest members Hunter (The Force) and Jade Puget (ex-Redemption 87), meanwhile, contribute to the album's dark intensity. The Art of Drowning is harder than Black Sails in the Sunset (1999), and all the better for it. --Jerry Thackray .. You can see a complete list of all AFI discography, or go back to the AFI tabs