Decemberunderground - AFI

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 16 16:16

When i heard "The Art of Drowning" i thought it was brilliant, "Sing the Sorrow" came and blew it out of the water. I figured they must have peaked there, but after much anticipation "Decemberunderground" came out and yet again surpassed all their previous work. I once read that whilst creating this album they wrote and put into motion over 100 different songs before deciding on the final 12 they put on the album (8 more were released online, some of which were covers though) I think it shows in the album that they have put a lot of work into it, the timing, the words, the instruments are all expertly done. They seem to have been given a bit of a budget to play around with which is great too, as they haven't abused it. The songs at the start of the album are not hugely amazing, they are ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 4 14:35

Edgey rock. Lyrics are dark and focus a lot on death. If you can get past the dark lyrics, this is a good album. If you don't like the lyrics, check out Emery or The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I give this 7 out of 10 stars.

Rating : 7/10