Editing AFI (band) (section)

==History==

===Early years (1991–1994)===
While still in high school in [[Ukiah, California]], lead vocalist [[Davey Havok]] formed a band called AFI in November 1991 with Mark Stopholese and Vic Chalker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afinewshq.com/2010/09/24/afinewshq-exclusive-interview-with-afis-original-bassist/|title=AFINewsHQ Exclusive Interview with AFI's Original Bassist|accessdate=2024-06-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011942/http://afinewshq.com/2010/09/24/afinewshq-exclusive-interview-with-afis-original-bassist/|archive-date=March 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> At the time, the band did not know how to play any instruments. Stopholese suggested that his friend, drummer [[Adam Carson]], join the band.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629225052/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10466716/more_havok/3 An Extended Interview With AFI's Davey Havok]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. [[Austin Scaggs]]. Jun 01, 2006</ref> Stopholese learned [[Electric guitar|guitar]] and Chalker learned [[Bass guitar|bass]], but Chalker was soon replaced by [[Geoff Kresge]]. By the end of October 1992, the band had played their first three shows, generally as an opener for a few other punk bands, including Influence 13, which featured future AFI guitarist [[Jade Puget]] and frequent collaborator [[Nick 13]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-04|title=AFI: Adam's Playlist|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3sybgPpBX/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CV3sybgPpBX |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-11-18|website=[[Instagram]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> AFI recorded their first EP, ''[[Dork (EP)|Dork]]'' (1993), with the now defunct band Loose Change, which also featured Puget.

The band briefly broke up in 1993, when the members left Ukiah to attend different colleges. They decided to commit to AFI full-time after an extremely positive experience and enthusiastic crowd response at a reunion show they played at [[The Phoenix Theater]] over [[Christmas break]].<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|author=|title=AFI interview (1999)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDboO2yPIIs| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404081712/http://youtube.com/watch?v=HDboO2yPIIs| archive-date=2007-04-04 | url-status=dead|access-date=2011-07-04|publisher=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetrapset.net/160-adam-carson-afi/|title=THE TRAP SET|website=Thetrapset.net|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>

AFI relocated to [[Berkeley, California]] and lived in a [[Squatting|squat]] that was a decommissioned [[fraternity house]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/afi-all-hallows-ep-interview/|title=AFI revisit 'All Hallows' EP as picture disc is reissued in time for Halloween|first=Jason|last=Pettigrew|website=Altpress.com|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref> Between 1993 and 1995, the band independently released vinyl EPs such as ''[[Behind the Times (EP)|Behind the Times]]'', [[Eddie Picnic's All Wet]] and ''[[Fly in the Ointment (EP)|Fly in the Ointment]]'', as well as the compilation EPs ''[[This Is Berkeley, Not West Bay]]'', ''AFI/Heckle'', and ''Bombing the Bay'' (with [[Swingin' Utters]]).

===First three albums (1995–1998)===
[[File:AFI Berkley.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|AFI performing at [[Berkeley Square (club)|Berkeley Square]] in late 1995]]

AFI's first full-length album, ''[[Answer That and Stay Fashionable]]'' was released July 4, 1995, on Wingnut Records. It was {{nowrap|co-produced}} by Doug Sangalang and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]'s [[Tim Armstrong]] and [[Brett Reed]]. The album featured fast and upbeat hardcore songs, with humorous lyrical themes, which are vocalized in songs such as "Nyquil", "Cereal Wars", and "I Wanna Get a Mohawk (But Mom Won't Let Me Get One)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/926/AFI-Answer-That-And-Stay-Fashionable/ |title=AFI – Answer That And Stay Fashionable (album review) |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2005-01-14 |access-date=2011-07-04}}</ref> Around this time, they coined the term 'East Bay hardcore' to describe their genre.<ref>Andrew Miller (November 23, 2000). "[http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/asking-for-it/Content?oid=2162023 Asking For It] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307032039/http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/asking-for-it/Content?oid=2162023|date=2014-03-07}}". [[The Pitch (newspaper)|''The Pitch'']].</ref>

AFI signed on to [[Nitro Records]], a record label started by [[The Offspring]]'s [[Dexter Holland]] and [[Greg&nbsp;K.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp8i7a6SNzk|title=AFI: Davey Havok & Mark Stopholese WHAT'S THE STORY? Interview March 19, 1997 San Francisco, CA, USA|website=www.youtube.com|date=April 7, 2022|accessdate=2024-06-25}}</ref> AFI would remain with the label until the release of the ''[[336 EP]]'' (2002). In 1996, they released their second album, ''[[Very Proud of Ya]]''. Two songs from their previous album, "Yurf Rendenmein" and "Two of A Kind", were re-recorded for this album. After several tours in support of the album, Kresge decided to leave the group. His spot was filled by current AFI bassist [[Hunter Burgan]] for the remaining album tour dates.

Burgan went on to help AFI record ''[[Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes]]'' (1997) and was invited to become their full-time bassist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=Feb 17, 2017|title=Backspin: AFI on 'Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjGPgk325K0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/xjGPgk325K0| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-18|publisher=Yahoo!|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Efn|[[Snapcase]] member Frank Vicario had been asked to join the band on bass, and was even featured in a photo shoot, but Burgan's performance on the album convinced the rest of the band that he should join permanently.<ref name=":0"/>}} Jade Puget, a former member of Influence 13 and Havok's close friend, also provided background vocals and additional guitar on the album, making it the first to feature all four current members of the band. It is also the first album to be copyrighted to the band's official moniker, A Fire Inside.{{Efn|name=name}} Subsequently, the ''[[A Fire Inside EP]]'' (1998) was released, after which Stopholese left the band and was replaced by Puget.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amzmusiczine.com/11_00/jpuget.htm|title=AFI's (guitarist) Jade Puget|accessdate=2024-07-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020507033530/http://www.amzmusiczine.com/11_00/jpuget.htm|archive-date=May 7, 2002|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Darker sound and wider reach (1999–2001)===
[[File:AFI In Studio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|AFI in [[Hayward, California]], during the recording of ''[[Black Sails in the Sunset]]'']]

The band's next album, ''[[Black Sails in the Sunset]]'' (1999), was a musical turning point which featured a darker sound,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afireinside.net/bio |title=AFI &#124; Official site |publisher=Afireinside.net |access-date=2011-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927225745/http://www.afireinside.net/bio/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> mixing the band's original hardcore roots with [[Dark romanticism|dark romantic]] influences{{Efn|A poem by [[Charles Baudelaire]], "De profundis clamavi," is present in the hidden track "Midnight Sun".}} and an emphasis on a more somber atmosphere and lyrics. ''The New York Times'' later referred to this as the point where Havok "developed into a singer and songwriter of substance".<ref name="strauss">Neil Strauss. "For a Hardcore Bunch, a Breakout". ''The New York Times''. March 16, 2003.</ref> During this period, AFI's style was considered [[punk rock]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090505225309/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/afi/albums/album/10483520/review/10500531/decemberunderground AFI: Decemberunderground : Album Reviews]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Neil Strauss. Jun 6, 2006</ref> The influence of [[death rock]] and [[gothic rock]] was also apparent. Offspring frontman Dexter Holland was featured as a backing vocalist on two tracks.

The ''[[All Hallow's E.P.]]'' (1999) further explored the [[horror punk]] genre, featuring artwork and lyrics containing Halloween themes, including a cover of the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] song "[[Halloween (Misfits song)|Halloween]]". The song "The Boy Who Destroyed the World" was featured in the video game ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34614&tab=credits|title=Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 – Credits|website=Allgame.com|access-date=June 14, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115202619/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=34614&tab=credits|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the single "Totalimmortal" was later covered by The Offspring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Offspring * Total Immortal Lyrics, from Me Myself & Irene|url=http://www.soundtracklyrics.net/song-lyrics/me-myself-%26-irene/total-immortal.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928142118/http://www.soundtracklyrics.net/song-lyrics/me-myself-%26-irene/total-immortal.htm|archive-date=2008-09-28|access-date=2018-10-12}}</ref>

On September 19, 2000, AFI released ''[[The Art of Drowning (album)|The Art of Drowning]]'', which debuted on the Billboard Charts at number 174, and peaked at number 9 on the Heatseekers chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName%3DAlbums%26model.vnuArtistId%3D175174%26model.vnuAlbumId%3D775285 |title=Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – AFI |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 17, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203340/http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=175174&model.vnuAlbumId=775285 |archive-date=March 10, 2007 }}</ref> It continued to touch base with the horror punk genre, but expanded into styles that were a departure from previous works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8520/AFI-The-Art-of-Drowning/ |title=AFI – The Art of Drowning (album review) |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2006-08-02 |access-date=2011-07-04}}</ref> The album featured slower, more melodic songs that were more reminiscent of [[alternative rock]], such as "Ever and a Day" and "6 to 8". Hardcore influences were present, more overtly on some tracks. The album sold over 100,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/1748 |title=AFI – Sing The Sorrow |date=March 14, 2003 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=2011-07-04}}</ref> "[[The Days of the Phoenix]]" was released as a single and video and had some moderate mainstream success, garnering the band more TV and radio airplay. The song reached the [[UK Singles Chart]] with [[The Days of the Phoenix EP|its titular EP]] in 2001, peaking at number 152.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/the-art-of-drowning-9202a8c04000641f8000000003190595 |title=The Art of Drowning Video |publisher=Ovguide.com |access-date=2011-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119143604/http://www.ovguide.com/the-art-of-drowning-9202a8c04000641f8000000003190595 |archive-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The success of ''The Art of Drowning'' helped to encourage the band to pursue higher mainstream notoriety.

===Mainstream labels and popularity (2002–2007)===
[[File:Jade puget.jpg|thumb|left|Guitarist [[Jade Puget]]]]

In 2002, AFI left Nitro Records. [[DreamWorks Records]] [[artists and repertoire]] executive [[Luke Wood]] signed them to the label following intense interest.<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_LWood.html |title=Interview with Luke Wood |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]|date=4 Mar 2002 |access-date=5 October 2011}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2020}} Their first album for the label, ''[[Sing the Sorrow]]'', was released in 2003. The album opened in ''Billboard''{{'}}s top ten and scored enthusiastic lead reviews in major music magazines.<ref name="tedder">Michael Tedder (June 19, 2003). "[http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/inside-out/Content?oid=2169373 Inside Out] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103054339/http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/inside-out/Content?oid=2169373 |date=2013-11-03 }}". [[The Pitch (newspaper)|''The Pitch'']].</ref> The songs "[[Girl's Not Grey]]", "[[The Leaving Song Pt. II]]", and "[[Silver and Cold]]" had some Billboard chart success and exposed the band to even larger audiences. They were nominated in the 2003 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] for the [[MTV2]] award category for the "Girl's Not Grey" video, which came to be their first VMA.

In June 2006, AFI's seventh studio album, ''[[Decemberunderground]]'', was released on [[Interscope Records]]. The album's first single, "[[Miss Murder]]", reached No.&nbsp;1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName%3DSingles%26model.vnuArtistId%3D175174%26model.vnuAlbumId%3D775285 |title=Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – AFI |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203349/http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=175174&model.vnuAlbumId=775285 |archive-date=March 10, 2007 }}</ref> The release reflects the continually changing and growing fan base of the band, and the album debuted as No.&nbsp;1 on the [[Billboard charts]].<ref>{{cite news |title = AFI burns brightly with No.&nbsp;1 debut |work = [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] |date = 2006-06-14 |url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58141/afi-burns-brightly-with-no-1-debut |access-date = 2006-07-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060711122405/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58141/afi-burns-brightly-with-no-1-debut| archive-date= 11 July 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=decemberunderground&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA Certifications for Decemberuderground |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=2007-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153612/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=decemberunderground&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Love Like Winter]]", was successful on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]'' and was retired after 40 days on the countdown.

On December 12, 2006, AFI released their first DVD, ''[[I Heard a Voice – Live from Long Beach Arena]]'', featuring a live performance shot in [[Long Beach, California]]. The performance was later released on December 13, 2007, as a live album, and charted at number 133 on the Billboard 200, and number 16 on the [[Hard Rock Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/275313/afi/chart|title=Billboard Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> The album was well-received, with punknews.org giving it a four-star rating and commenting that when hearing or seeing the performance "you begin to realize AFI are truly a great live band," and that at some points "[[Pantera]] would say turn the noise down."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/6163 |title=AFI – I Heard a Voice DVD |date=March 23, 2007 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref>

[[File:AFI at Live Earth.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|AFI performing on the [[Live Earth concert, New Jersey|American leg]] of [[Live Earth]] in 2007]]

On July 7, 2007, AFI performed on [[Live Earth concert, New Jersey|the American leg]] of [[Live Earth]]. They performed "The Missing Frame", "Love Like Winter", "Miss Murder", and a cover of [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Ziggy Stardust (song)|Ziggy Stardust]]".

===''Crash Love'', ''Burials'' and ''The Blood Album'' (2008–2017)===
In July 2009, Havok announced that after two years of writing and recording, a new album titled ''[[Crash Love]]'' would be released on September 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=9855|title=New AFI record due Sept 29th.|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref> It was recorded with producer David Bottrill (who was later dismissed in favor of Joe McGrath and [[Jacknife Lee]]).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=556728|title=Quick Hits: Sheryl Crow, My Chemical Romance, AFI|access-date=2008-01-30|magazine=FMQB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131100941/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=556728|archive-date=31 January 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://board.afispace.com/index.php?showtopic=13984 |title=News about the album! – The Complete AFI Series Message Board |publisher=Board.afispace.com |access-date=2011-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707092521/http://board.afispace.com/index.php?showtopic=13984 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Medicate]]", was released on August 25, 2009, and reached number 7 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. Another single, "[[Beautiful Thieves]]", followed later in the year. Havok called ''Crash Love'' "the album by which we'll be remembered".<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.afireinside.net/bio/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224173931/http://www.afireinside.net/bio/|archive-date=February 24, 2012|access-date=September 30, 2009|work=afireinside.net|publisher=AFI|df=mdy}}</ref> It was the band's first release to make a significantly smaller impact than their previous effort,<ref>{{Cite web|date=Feb 17, 2017|title=Backspin: AFI on 'Crash Love'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pB7bUy-4TQ&list=PLCEKuyxDUiWGiFhqA8d_oLvLmgzvUaZB4&index=8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211113/9pB7bUy-4TQ| archive-date=2021-11-13 | url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-18|publisher=Yahoo!|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="chart history" />

[[File:Flickr - moses namkung - AFI-4.jpg|thumb|Lead vocalist [[Davey Havok]]]]

From April to June 2013, several teaser videos were released on AFI's website.<ref>{{cite web| last = Whitt| first = Cassie| title = AFI launch cryptic video on website| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = April 17, 2013| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/afi_launch_cryptic_video_on_website| access-date = April 18, 2013}}</ref>
The band was announced to play [[Riot Fest]] 2013, as well as being signed to Republic Records.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/afi_sign_to_republic_records_plan_fall_2013_album_release |title=AFI sign to Republic Records; plan fall 2013 album release – News – Alternative Press |website=Altpress.com |date=2013-06-27 |access-date=2016-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603160634/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/afi_sign_to_republic_records_plan_fall_2013_album_release |archive-date=2016-06-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A single titled "[[I Hope You Suffer]]" was released on July 23,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afinewshq.com/2013/07/22/i-hope-you-suffer-now-available-on-itunes/|title='I Hope You Suffer' Now Available On iTunes|work=AFI News Headquarters|access-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215115340/http://afinewshq.com/2013/07/22/i-hope-you-suffer-now-available-on-itunes/|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the title of the album, ''[[Burials (AFI album)|Burials]]'', was announced.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/afis-davey-havok-talks-maximalist-new-album-20130723|title=AFI's Davey Havok Talks Maximalist New Album|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=21 December 2014}}</ref> Another single, "17 Crimes", was released on August 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/17-Crimes/dp/B00E6BTKM8/|title=Amazon.com: 17 Crimes: AFI: MP3 Downloads|work=amazon.com}}</ref> The third single from the album, titled "The Conductor", was released on September 9. The album was released on October 22, produced by [[Gil Norton]]. It peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="chart history" />

In a June 2016 interview with Aggressive Tendencies, Puget confirmed that AFI had begun working on new material for their tenth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ralph|first=Caitlyn|date=July 1, 2016|title=AFI confirm new album is coming|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/afi_confirm_new_album_is_coming|access-date=July 3, 2016|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]}}</ref> On October 27, the band released two new songs via [[Spotify]], "Snow Cats" and "White Offerings".
The band's tenth album, ''[[AFI (2017 album)|AFI]]'' (also known as ''The Blood Album''), was released on January 20, 2017. Puget served as the main producer. The album peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="chart history" /> Other singles were released, including "Aurelia" and "Hidden Knives".

===''The Missing Man'' and ''Bodies'' (2018–present)===
On October 26, 2018, the band surprise-released a new single called "Get Dark" on Spotify and iTunes. This was followed by ''[[The Missing Man]]'' EP on December 7, featuring five new songs.<ref name="Wall Of Sound"/>

On March 25, 2020, AFI was announced as a headliner for the [[Two Thousand Trees Festival]] on July 10 of the same year. Puget was interviewed by ''[[Kerrang!]]'' to promote the festival appearance and said that "hopefully at least a couple of songs" from the band's eleventh album would be released by then.<ref>{{cite web |title='It's an eclectic record – a little bit left of center.' – Jade on New Album |url=http://afireinside.net/its-an-eclectic-record-a-little-bit-left-of-center-jade-on-new-album/ |website=afireinside.net |access-date=2 April 2020 |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> On April 27, 2020, Puget said that the album was finished, but that its release date was being pushed back as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{YouTube|id=I2jwtMZBG9Q|t=185}}</ref> The next day, it was announced that the Two Thousand Trees Festival was being pushed back to 2021, also due to the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Trees Festival postponed until 2021 |url=http://afireinside.net/2000-trees-festival-postponed-until-2021/ |website=afireinside.net |access-date=28 April 2020 |date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

On January 15, 2021, the band released the tracks "Twisted Tongues" and "Escape from Los Angeles".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Laura|date=2021-01-15|title=AFI Unveil Two New Tracks Twisted Tongues And Escape From Los Angeles|url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/230612/9|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Stereoboard|language=en}}</ref> On February 25, it was revealed that the album would be called ''[[Bodies (album)|Bodies]]'', and be released on June 11. Along with the announcement, the band revealed two new songs as another joint single, "[[Looking Tragic / Begging for Trouble]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewry |first=Fraser |title=AFI detail upcoming album Bodies, launch two new songs|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/afi-detail-upcoming-album-bodies-launch-two-new-songs|access-date=2021-02-26|website=loudersound|date=February 26, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> On April 9, "Dulceria / Far Too Near" were released,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Richards|first=Will|date=2021-04-10|title=AFI share two new songs, including one co-written by Billy Corgan|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/afi-share-two-new-songs-including-one-co-written-by-billy-corgan-2917793|access-date=2021-04-11|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> followed by "Tied to a Tree" on May 25.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carter|first=Emily|date=May 25, 2021|title=AFI show their evolution on striking new single, Tied To A Tree|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/afi-show-their-evolution-on-striking-new-single-tied-to-a-tree/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Kerrang!}}</ref>

On March 11, 2023, AFI played ''Sing the Sorrow'' in full for the first and last time at the [[Kia Forum]] on the album's 20th anniversary, supported by [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]], [[Chelsea Wolfe]] and [[Choir Boy (band)|Choir Boy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=AFI roars through 20th anniversary 'Sing the Sorrow' show at Kia Forum |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/12/afi-roars-through-20th-anniversary-sing-the-sorrow-show-at-kia-forum/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Daily Breeze |language=en-US}}</ref>