''AFI'' is an album by the American

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band

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, compiling tracks from their releases on

Nitro Records Nitro Records was an American independent record label, founded in 1994 and operated by The Offspring's Dexter Holland and Greg K. Nitro is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notab ...

between 1996 and 2001, before the band signed to

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and achieved mainstream success. Released on November 2, 2004, the compilation peaked at #88 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The compilation focuses on the band's

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sound during this era. The album's tracks are presented in reverse chronological order from their Nitro Records release dates, beginning with material from '' The Art of Drowning'' (2001) and proceeding through the '' All Hallow's E.P.'' (1999), ''

Black Sails in the Sunset ''Black Sails in the Sunset'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on May 18, 1999, through Nitro Records. With the addition of guitarist Jade Puget as a permanent member, it is the first AFI album to feature ...

'' (1999), ''

Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes ''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Nitro Records. Overview This is the first album to feature bassist Hunter Burgan, although he was not ...

'' (1997), ''

Very Proud of Ya ''Very Proud of Ya'' is the second studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on June 18, 1996, through Nitro Records. Background The liner notes of the album state that all the tracks are copyrighted to Anthems for Insubordinates, ...

'' (1996), and ''

Answer That and Stay Fashionable ''Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' is the debut studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on July 4, 1995, through Wingnut Records and rereleased on April 22, 1997, through Nitro Records. Background ''Answer That and Stay F ...

'' (originally released in 1995 on Wingnut Records, re-released by Nitro in 1997). It includes the ''Art of Drowning''

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"A Winter's Tale", previously released on '' The Days of the Phoenix E.P.'' (2001), as well as three tracks previously exclusive to the LP releases of the band's albums: "Lower It" is from the LP release of ''Black Sails in the Sunset'', while "Rolling Balls" and "Who Said You Could Touch Me?" are from the LP release of ''Very Proud of Ya''.

Background

The album is the last major

release of

material recorded before their

debut, Sing the Sorrow. According to

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, the album was "Allegedly released by Nitro Records without AFI's permission". A month before its release, the band posted on their official message board:

While we're really proud of our history and accomplishments we feel our career is really just getting started and feel slightly embarrassed by anything that hints at retrospect. There's plenty of time for that later when we're old. We'd rather move forward....

Track listing

Reception

According to a PunkNews.org review, the album is "Purely intended as a proper introduction to fans first associated with AFI from their 2003 major label debut full-length, ''

Sing the Sorrow ''Sing the Sorrow'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig. It was the band's final release under the N ...

''" which functions as "a nice sampler of material ... of the band's back catalog."

Chart positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afi (Album) AFI (band) albums 2004 greatest hits albums Nitro Records compilation albums Hardcore punk compilation albums