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AFI have shared a photo on Instagram that suggests they could be working on new music. In December, the band revealed they plan to be active this year.  Read more: 10 bands we’d like to see crash Warped Tour this summer Additionally, frontman Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget’s Blaqk Audio project will release a new […]

AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget are resurrecting their duo project Blaqk Audio with a new record Material, out April 15 via Blaqknoise/Kobalt. You can check out their new single “Anointed” along with album details below. Read More: AFI, No Doubt members to form new band “I’m so very excited to offer Material to the world,” says Havok. […]

Gwen Stefani, leader of the classic band No Doubt, first found about her band members’ new side project with AFI’s Davey Havok on the internet. Stefani was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last Wednesday, where she was asked about Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young’s new venture with Havok. Read more: AFI will be […]

AFI singer Davey Havok has formed a new band with No Doubt members Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young. This project is not yet named, but according to Billboard the record is finished and the band are currently seeking out a record label deal. You can check out a snippet of the report below, and […]

Famous director David Lynch once said, “Negativity is the enemy of creativity.” If that’s the case, then as a musician you have to be pretty positive to start not only one band, but others simultaneously. Sometimes these bands bring together other notable artists to form a “supergroup.” These side projects are new avenues for artists […]

After what seems to have been an unannounced, multi-year break, AFI have plans for 2016. Bassist Hunter Burgan recently shared an update post on his website, in which he told fans of the band to circle next year on their calendars. Read all of what he had to say below. Read more: 10 bands we’d like […]

Every year since 2001, AltPress has made it our mission to introduce you to 100 up-and-coming bands, and looking back, we got it right at least a couple times. We recently scoured our back-issues for some of the artists who have since made the most impact. Take a trip through AP history with these artists […]

Over the past year and a half, it’s been all “Cara Delevingne this,” “eyebrows on fleek that,” “blah blah tweezers.” Naturally, when you’re up to your forehead in think pieces on the merits of waxing vs. threading, it’s hard not to notice them. Eyebrows are more than just the reverse moustaches of the eyes, they’re […]

The first Warped Tour included No Doubt, Deftones, No Use For A Name, Quicksand and CIV in 1995. All of them released important albums the same year, one that also gave us full-length debuts from Foo Fighters, Blink-182, and AFI and important releases by Radiohead, Rancid, White Zombie, Pennywise and Smashing Pumpkins. These are records […]

XTRMST XTRMST Generally speaking, when the term “straight-edge hardcore band” gets tossed around, your thoughts probably automatically turn to the founding fathers of clean living and ripping riffing. You (should) know the names: Minor Threat, Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, SSD… Hell, if you think we’re leaning a little too heavy on the original ’80s […]

XTRMST is the new straight edge hardcore band from Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. The fiery duo will release their debut self-titled album on November 18 via Dim Mak Records. (Steve Aoki’s label.) For now, they’re teaming up with AP to bring you a new song, “Coward, Bow Your Head.” In a recent […]

AFI vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget will release the self-titled debut album from their new straight-edge hardcore band, XTRMST, November 18 via Dim Mak Records (Steve Aoki’s label). For now, the band have released a new music video for the track “Conformist.” In the video, people in white suits fight people in red […]

AFI vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget are set to release the debut self-titled album for their straight-edge hardcore band, XTRMST, on November 18 via Dim Mak Records (Steve Aoki’s label). In anticipation of the effort's release, the duo have premiered a music video for “Conformist,” which you can view below.  Jade and I have been talking about […]

In the latest installment of First, Last, Best And Worst, Modern Baseball talk about their shows and tell us stories of almost getting eaten by dogs and driving off cliffs, cookie-giving, audiences of 15 and drum risers and ego boxes.  Previous First, Last, Best And Worst segments: State Champs | The Story So Far | A Day To Remember | the Wonder […]

“Wait, AP. Halloween month? Isn’t Halloween just a day?” Psh! No! Halloween and punk rock go together like bloo-… milk and cookies, so we’re making a month of it with our SEVEN CIRCLES OF SCARE series, where we’ll be bringing you seven new frightful stories in the weeks leading up to October 31. With just a week until […]

Think about some of the recent music videos you’ve seen. Chances are, most of them have been pretty bleh. It’s rare (usually due to the limited resources of this industry) that we see videos with concepts beyond: [Enter: Band. The room is dark. There are some exposed lights. They stand prepared to play.] [Vocalist gives […]

“The Scene” is as nebulous a term as they come, but for purposes of this article, we’re going to define it as such:    • The culture in which AP has been firmly entrenched for the past decade-plus that has a strong overlap with Warped Tour, as well as similar festivals/events like Taste Of Chaos, Riot […]

AFI vocalist Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget will release the self-titled debut album from their new straight-edge hardcore band, XTRMST, November 18 via Dim Mak Records (Steve Aoki’s label). “Jade and I have been talking about starting a straight edge hardcore band for years,” says Havok. “We started writing and recording in early 2012 […]

Have you ever listened to a song, paused and thought, “Wait. What did they just say?” only to realize it wasn’t a buildup in your ears or an unclear vocal delivery that threw you off, but use of an unexpected language? It’s always a pleasant surprise when an artist steps beyond the boundaries of their […]