Editing AFI (band) (section)

===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>