AFI (band)

According to Havok, the new album is expected to be released late fall/early winter 2005. Claus Norréen would be the quietest of the former members, remixing material for other artists, including Lazyboy's second single "Facts Of Life" under the Danny Red alias. It will be available in May 2005 at Hot Topic Stores. Søren Rasted was a judge on the Danish version of Pop Idol, and would later begin work on the Lazyboy project, releasing "Underpants Go On The Inside" in January 2005 and making #5 in Australia. Also Due for 2005 is Glitterboy the new fashion line from Davey Havok and Serious Clothing. His performance was not as strong, though, and he has since been out of the spotlight. The band claims they well incorprate more 'rock elements' and adapt more of a 'cold-pop' sound with more electronica incorprted into it. René Dif would also pursue a solo career, releasing "Let It All Out (Push It)" earlier than Lene, in 2002.

As of March 2005 the band is continuing it work on their new LP which name is still undecided. Lene fell pregnant in 2004 with Søren's baby, and put her solo career on hold. In fall of 2004, AFI covered The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" for The MTVicon 2004 TV show that aired on MTVEurope and MTV2. The second single "Pretty Young Thing" was never released. In 2004, AFI covered Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like A Hole" for the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack. Out of the two soundtracks that were released, AFI's cover appeared only on the 2-disc set. The first single would do well, though, "It's Your Duty" making number three in Denmark. Some claim differently but, Davey Havok claims that the meaning of AFI has always been "A Fire Inside.". Lene Grawford Nystrøm would marry Søren Rasted and then release a solo album, "Play With Me", which flopped in Scandinavia (making number 74 in her native Norway).

The meaning of the initials "AFI" means A Fire Inside. All four members continued working in the music industry. The website for Blaqk Audio, however is www.blaqkaudio.com. In 2001 lead vocalist Lene would collapse on stage and with the peak of Aqua's popularity passed and relationships within the band weakening, Aqua split up in mid-2001. Another project, known as "Blaqk Audio" is Davey and Jade's electronic side project, which not much is known about at this time. A third release from the album, "Freaky Friday" was planned but was pulled at the last minute. One of those was his position as lead vocalist of the punk/metal super group "Son of Sam" which was made up of members of Danzig, Samhain, and Tiger Army as well as Davey. Aqua would then perform at the Eurovision Song Contest of 2001, collaborating with the Safri Duo.

Davey has also pursued several side projects. This was followed-up by "Around The World", which despite being surprisingly anthemic would flop and make only number 26. Currently he has a solo band Hunter Revenge and is in The Frisk, as well as being in AFI full-time. The first single release from the album was "Cartoon Heroes", which made number 7 in the UK. He was in a number of bands, including The Force.
After a year of so out of the spotlight Aqua returned in 2000 with a new album, "Aquarius", and a more matured sound with a larger range of styles. Hunter, who replaced Geoff (who went on to join Tiger Army), is from Grass Valley in Northern California. The fifth single "Good Morning Sunshine", released in late 1998, performed poorly and made only number 18.

Consisting of fans old and young, male and female, the Despair Faction attends every AFI show in its areas. The fourth release would be "My Oh My", which didn't hit number one in the UK but was still a hit. They are followed by a devoted fan base called the Despair Faction. The follow-up single "Doctor Jones" would also be a UK number one, as would the third release from Aquarium, "Turn Back Time". "Turn Back Time" was taken from the Sliding Doors soundtrack and featured a less 'helium-induced' sound, gaining a lot of radio airplay. However, many fans feel their latest album Sing the Sorrow which was released on the much larger DreamWorks label on March 11, 2003 displays a different musical approach which has lost some of the punk rock aggression and connected more with its lyrical (and angsty) subject matter. The single would hit number one across Europe and would also be successful Stateside, going platinum in the US and becoming a rare million seller in the UK. On this album, and the following All Hallow's EP (Nitro 1999), other EPs and the seminal The Art of Drowning album (Nitro 2000) their original punk roots were still quite apparent in their musical approach, but more 80s dark rock seemed to appear in the lyrics. The first single released from it was "Barbie Girl", a pop song seemingly about the children's toy but with 'double-meanings' which resulted in Barbie makers Mattel filing a lawsuit against the group (the lawsuit was dismissed in 2003).

Following on from the new approach they had taken on the aforementioned A Fire Inside EP (released on Adeline records) the band recorded their Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro 1998) a musical turning point. In 1997 the group became known as Aqua and recorded the "Aquarium" album. After the recording of the A Fire Inside EP in 1998, Mark left the band to be replaced by guitarist Jade Puget, formerly of Redemption 87 and Loose Change, who was critical in forming the band's new sound over the following albums. The single performed poorly and the group decided to re-think their plans for success. Over the course of four following LPs, the band has established a dedicated fan-base following and is widely respected as one of the better rock bands of the 1990s. Originally known as Joyspeed, the group formed in 1995 and released a debut single called "Itzy Bitsy Spider" in Sweden and Denmark. Shortly after, he became their full-time bassist. Aqua was a Scandinavian pop-dance band which consisted of Lene Grawford Nystrøm (born 2 October 1973, Tønsberg, Norway), René Dif (born 17 October 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark) and Claus Norréen (born 5 June 1970, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and Søren Rasted (born 13 June 1969, Blovstrød, Denmark).

Their current bassist, Hunter Burgan, formerly of The Force (and currently, also doing the side projects of The Frisk and Hunter Revenge) filled in for Kresge for the tour in support of Very Proud of Ya Hunter perfers to go by the single name Hunter and he helped afi record their album, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes. Get All "Aqua" Lyrics here (http://www.geocities.com/lleonardpler/play_aq.htm). Their second album, Very Proud of Ya, was released in 1995 (later re-released in 1996 by the Niro Label), after which their bassist Geoff Kresge decided to leave the group for personal reasons. "Aqua" committed fansite still updated today (http://www.aquarama.tk). They released a few independently made vinyl EP's, and eventually released their debut full-length album Answer That and Stay Fashionable in 1995. Around The World (2000). After reuniting to perform a very successful live show, the members decided to drop out of college and play in the band full-time. Cartoon Heroes (2000).

After doing a few live shows in parks and such, AFI broke up while its members moved away to different colleges, including University of California at Berkeley (where Havok began a double major of English and Psychology) and University of California at Santa Barbara. Good Morning Sunshine (1998). Havok was in the school's choir. Turn Back Time (1998). Adam and Davey played school soccer together, and Adam used his brother's drum kit. Doctor Jones (1998). AFI formed when the members got bored in between skate sessions. Barbie Girl (1997).

Formerly a street punk band with slight pop undertones, they recently have been embracing a more deep rock/electronica/industrial sound. Itzy Bitsy Spider (1995). Geoff was replaced by Hunter Burgan. Aquarius (2000). Bassist Vic was later replaced by Geoff Kresge. Aquarium (1997). AFI is an American New Wave/Rock band formed in 1991 by Davey Havok(vocals), Markus Stopholese (guitar), Vic Chalker (bass) and Adam Carson (drums) in Ukiah, California.

AFI, Retrospective released on November 2, 2004. "Silver And Cold" 2003 Video-Single (only). 2" 2003 CD/Video Single. "The Leaving Song Pt.

"Girl's Not Grey" 2003 CD/Video Single. Book, CD, and DVD- Clandestine