94 - AFI

At # 94 is California punk band, AFI. They have great hair.

Wiki - AFI (A Fire Inside) is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals.

Discography -

AFI has released eight studio albums over 18 years as a band, the first being "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" in 1995. The band then went on to release "Very Proud of Ya" the next year, followed up by a third in three years, "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes". Over the years, AFI has changed its style from the earlier days of hardcore punk, to the horror punk-influenced sound of 1999's "Black Sails in the Sunset" and 2000's "The Art of Drowning". It was not until this, the band's fifth album, that the band first featured on the charts, as The Art of Drowning peaked at #172 on the Billboard 200.

The band had its first major success 12 years after it formed, in 2003, with "Sing the Sorrow" reaching #5 on the Billboard 200. The album was supported by singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "The Leaving Song, Pt. II", both featured in the top 20 of America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003. It went onto receive Platinum certification with over one million units sold in the US.

The band returned in 2006 with "Decemberunderground", which featured the hit single "Miss Murder". Both achieved #1 in their respective charts, the Billboard 200 and Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The album also featured "Love Like Winter", which attained #4 on the Modern Rock charts. It reached as far as Australia, where it grasped Gold certification, and also achieved this in the United States, where it has sold in excess of 900,000 copies. AFI's eighth studio album is titled "Crash Love" and was released on September 29, 2009.

Singles -

Days of the Phoenix
Girl's Not Grey
The Leaving Song, Pt. II
Silver and Cold
Miss Murder
Love Like Winter
The Missing Frame
Medicate
Beautiful Thieves

Favorite Lyric -

"She exhales vanilla lace" - Love Like Winter

I haven't heard anything from these guys prior to 2000, though they've released 4 albums before "Art of Drowning". Their polished, mainstream alt-rock sound that they've focused on since 2003 is mainly why they are on this list.

now pless play to hear:
THE LEAVING SONG PT II


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