{"id":36092,"date":"2018-10-29T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T02:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=36092"},"modified":"2018-10-29T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T02:11:43","slug":"afi-announce-new-song-get-dark-and-ep-the-missing-man-out-dec-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2018\/10\/afi-announce-new-song-get-dark-and-ep-the-missing-man-out-dec-7\/","title":{"rendered":"AFI announce new song ‘Get Dark’ and EP ‘The Missing Man’ out Dec 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s a morning of surprises for\u00a0AFI\u00a0fans, beginning with the release of new track “Get Dark”.<\/p>\n

The second surprise is that “Get Dark” is the first track from a special EP titled\u00a0The Missing Man\u00a0(Ex Noctem Nacimur), which was produced and mixed by\u00a0AFI guitarist Jade Puget\u00a0and is slated for a Friday December 7th release.<\/p>\n

“Get Dark” is available as an instant download by clicking\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0to pre-order\u00a0The Missing Man.<\/p>\n

“Thanks to the unexpected continuation of The Blood Tour, we found ourselves inspired to begin writing,” says\u00a0AFI\u00a0lead vocalist\u00a0Davey Havok. “It was during this process that\u00a0The Missing Man\u00a0was found.”<\/p>\n

About “Get Dark,” Havok says, “From the initial performance and recording, it had a driving sense of forward movement and penetrating connection. The song\u2019s themes of deification and deference, self-loathing and vanity, captivation and release, damage and healing, are posed in a subtle invitation to those inherently compelled to accept.”<\/p>\n

About the production, Puget says, “I was aiming for something a little raw for \u2018Get Dark.\u2019 In fact, I used most of the vocal takes from the very first time Davey sang it, as well as some of my guitar parts from when we were writing it. The song is built on the sparseness and simplicity of the verse drum groove and guitar riff that opens up into this big anthemic chorus. For the EP, the same idea of a certain rawness was really important to the overall vibe. I feel like it\u2019s easy to turn out a slick, polished set of songs, but to walk that fine line between studio creation and live sound can be difficult. It\u2019s been an intense labor of love and we can\u2019t wait for everyone to hear it.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Missing Man\u00a0follows last year\u2019s\u00a0AFI (The Blood Album), which hit No. 1 on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s Alternative and Hard Rock Albums Charts and No. 5 on\u00a0The Billboard 200.\u00a0It was the band\u2019s second consecutive Top 10\u00a0Billboard\u00a0debut following 2013\u2019s\u00a0Burials.<\/p>\n

Alternative Press\u00a0and\u00a0Q\u00a0gave\u00a0AFI (The Blood Album)\u00a04 stars each,\u00a0AV Club\u00a0said it sounded like the band are “as fired up now as they were 25 years ago,”\u00a0People\u00a0magazine made it a Pick of the Week,\u00a0Kerrang\u00a0called it a “serious contender” for the Best Albums of 2017 list,\u00a0The 405\u00a0praised it as “their strongest album in a decade” and\u00a0ABC News\u00a0gave it 3.5 stars and described it as “a dynamic record that should please both old and new fans of the band.”<\/p>\n

Since the release of 1995\u2019s debut album\u00a0Answer That and Stay Fashionable, AFI has written and recorded five top ten hit singles (“Miss Murder,” “Medicate,” “Love Like Winter,” “Silver and Gold,” “Girl\u2019s Not Grey”), hit No. 1 on\u00a0The Billboard 200\u00a0(with the stunning\u00a0Decemberunderground), garnered worldwide critical acclaim and amassed a fiercely loyal global following whose members number in the millions.<\/p>\n

AFI’s The Missing Man EP will be released on Friday December 7. It is available for pre-order now at all digital stores and online streaming platforms\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n