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==Influences==
AFI have drawn inspiration from a diverse range of artists. "We have many, many influences that span the musical spectrum", Havok told ''[[the Boston Globe]]''. "Each of us grew up on everything from punk to hardcore to dark '80s UK stuff like [[the Cure]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Joy Division]], and [[The Sisters of Mercy|[the] Sisters of Mercy]]. And there were rock bands like [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Metallica]] and industrial bands like [[Skinny Puppy]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Front 242]] and [[Alien Sex Fiend]]. And we all love [[the Smiths]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockdirt.com/afis-long-answered-influences/7013/|title=A.F.I.'s Long Answered Influences|date=July 23, 2003|website=Rockdirt.com|access-date=December 17, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113115335/https://rockdirt.com/afis-long-answered-influences/7013/|archive-date=January 13, 2016}}</ref> Other groups that have inspired AFI include [[the Teen Idles]], [[Dag Nasty]], [[Government Issue]], [[Negative Approach]], [[Earth Crisis]], [[Snapcase]], [[Refused (band)|Refused]], [[Sick of it All]], the [[Cro-Mags]], [[Minor Threat]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], the [[Germs (band)|Germs]], and [[State of Alert]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=XTRMST's Davey Havok Talks Straight Edge Inspiration, Future Plans + More |url=https://loudwire.com/xtrmst-davey-havok-straight-edge-inspiration-future-plans/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=November 21, 2014 |access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/GAT_1998092401/page/16/mode/2up|title=Believe it or not: a punk band from California|date=24 September 1998|work=[[The Gateway (student magazine)|The Gateway]]|page=16|access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> AFI have also been influenced by [[Electronic music|electronic]] band [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]], whom Havok said "have and will continue to musically and emotionally inspire" him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/afi_we_wanted_to_do_rock_but_keep_it_interesting.html|title=AFI: 'We Wanted to Do Rock but Keep It Interesting'|last=Rosen|first=Steven|date=28 September 2009|website=Ultimate Guitar|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Houghton|first=Richard|date=2019|title=OMD: Pretending to See the Future|edition=expanded paperback|publisher=This Day in Music Books|page=455|isbn=978-1-9161156-2-0}}</ref>