DECEMBERUNDERGROUND - Review - By Dom

Ok, so before anyone says, "AFI SUCKS, GIRLS NOT GREY WAS GAY" needs to shut the hell up and keep reading. AFI has always gotten mixed reviews from critics, but their new industrial/hardcore album, with the occasional punk revival should divert your attention away from the fact that Sing The Sorrow was a piece of post-hardcore garbage.

The album is definitely a lot darker than their previous work. The lyrics of it are much higer grade than the cookie cutter four chord passages found in most emo. The inclusion of ghost notes and scales throughout the album starts out with a very slow sounding melody, and then leads into a bouncing joyride. From there, the album goes back and forth, with some jump tracks like Love Like Winter, to the darker songs like Summer Shudder. Electronic backdrops make for an overall fast-paced dark feel.

Although the album can be a tad on the whiny bitch side at times, it is definitely worth picking up.