🎵 AFI - Miss Murder REACTION

[@alfredsfunvideos4270]

Underrated band, awesome that you are doing a reaction! Please do Silver and Cold!

[@Adhara740]

🙌🏻

[@michaelback283]

👋 🔉 YES!!

[@nicklong4281]

I third that? 👍

[@SonicImmersion_]

@Alfred’s Fun videos: Totally agree. Underrated yet super-talented band. AFI - "This Celluloid Dream" is my favorite song by them for last 11 years. Lex: Awesome & unique guitar riffs in that one!

[@joep8282]

@@SonicImmersion_ dancing through Sunday, the leaving song. Pt. II, days of the Phoenix, 6 to 8….so many good songs

[@amandaw5317]

This actually is two songs, the first being Prelude 12/21, followed by Miss Murder (linked videos, as were the Apocalyptica songs featuring Brent Smith and Lacey Sturm). AFI is fantastic, and their catalog is an epic ride. Very much post punk in their origins, and lyrically, one of the best. Mourningstar and This Time Imperfect are two of my favorites. Alot of people start with their most known album, Sing the Sorrow

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

Exactly!.. the start is PRELUDE

[@pedroramirez3614]

Glad you're finally reacting to AFI. Silver and Cold is another great song.

[@Adhara740]

They need to listen to 30 seconds to mars too

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

glad we finally getting some modern alternative rock artists. Love this song.

[@Lyric113]

Totally agree!

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

New lol? AFI has been around since the 90s and this song is from 16 yrs ago.

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

@@MacGuffinExMachina definitely not new. this is a relatively recent song for Brad and Lex though.

[@BGRPiccu]

I never really got into the emo/hardcore bands, but I loved AFI. Davey Havok is a very charismatic singer. Silver and Cold and Girl's Not Grey are excellent songs. I was obsessed with them for a good while.

[@robdaniel3211]

To me AFI is just radio rock. Emo for me is mid ‘90s mainly Midwest stuff while hardcore was early 80’s or DIY bands there after.

[@xSergioRottenx]

​@@robdaniel3211 AFI started as a hardcore punk band in the 90's though. But yeah, not emo at all.

[@robertosnow3841]

@@xSergioRottenx lol and before that they were straight up punk. punk, then hardcore punk.

[@xSergioRottenx]

@@robertosnow3841 and horror punk too

[@misstuxbrandi]

AFI was my teenage years. I truly believe they are solely responsible for bringing Post-Hardcore to the mainstream. Til this day, AFI remains my favorite band!

[@rufioquin2406]

Became a fan 22 years ago. Saw them live twice.. amazing band live. Sing the Sorrow (the album before the one Miss Murder is from) is an all time classic. Leaving Song Pt. 2, Girl’s Not Grey, Silver and Cold, and Days of the Phoenix would be good ones to react to 🖤

[@promontorium]

Yes.

[@SonicImmersion_]

And AFI - "This Celluloid Dream"! Lex: Great unique guitar riffs in that one.

[@SonicImmersion_]

Also, if you are liking these songs from AFI, you may also enjoy "The Birthday Massacre" - "Goodnight" and "One". Phenomenal songs and unique, with some similar vibes as in AFI.

[@RaefonB]

*fist bump* Fan for 20+ years here (but not their newer stuff, they kinda lost me with this single and album...although a few tracks have grown on me.) Black Sails in the Sunset, Art of Drowning and Sing the Sorrow are embedded in my heart forever innit. Please give the album Art of Drowning a chance, Brad & Lex - they ain't kidding about the 'art' part of it, 'tis a showcase of originality. :)

[@rufioquin2406]

@@RaefonB I own Black Sails in the Sunset and Art of Drowning (my first exposure to the band) although I admittedly didn’t become a huge fan until Sing the Sorrow, I was still able to go back and really appreciate those two albums as well. I just figured reacting to songs from Sing the Sorrow would get the most views for Brad and Lex, because I think it is their most beloved album, whether it’s their best is obviously arguable. Decemberunderground obviously went for a more mainstream appeal, pushed by Miss Murder. I thought The Blood Album from 2017 captured a lot of their older sound and I do enjoy that album.

[@Tony-iu7sw]

In the early 2000s they started a trend in music videos to have snippets of another track from their album either at the beginning or the end. Some cleverly created new tunes for the video alone.

[@ninja_tony]

I was never really into the whole emo scene, but this song is a banger. I don't really know much about the band in general, but every time I make a playlist of songs from this era, this is one of the first to get added.

[@Lyric113]

I would LOVE to see you react to more AFI. Other options than the awesome ones already mentioned: Beautiful Thieves, Too Shy to Scream, 37MM. For some awesome Davey Havok screams: Dancing Through Sunday, Kill Caustic, Kiss and Control. SO many great AFI songs to choose from.

[@hyllstarter7090]

Kill Caustic has some great screaming.

[@Marty_Moriarty]

AFI!!! Great song, bad ass live band 🤘🤘🤘BTW, if it sounds like you got two songs that’s because you did. The first part is the intro from their album, when the bass kicks in that’s the actual song Miss Murder.

[@apctest8359]

One of the best bands to come out of the 90's in my opinion. I enjoyed their entire evolution of sounds but really dig the Black Sails in Sunset Album

[@blindguardian1979]

Their best album!

[@HeavyEyezZzZz]

I can’t believe I miss the days where a 30 second clip of this would play on mtv after every show. This isn’t taking a shot at you guys, and you’ll probably never read this, but I hate that I can’t see you guys listen to this another time or even more to really soak in everything about it and develop a real opinion. Listening to a new song for the first time is almost always a little hard to fully wrap your head around but it is what it is. ANYWAY, love you guys

[@richardgonzales4815]

Great Choice! One of My favorite AFI tracks. I also highly recommend :” Silver and Cold” and “ Days of The Phoenix”by them

[@ericdykstra4545]

Haven't heard this in forever! The instrumentals are a lot better than I was expecting/remember them being.

[@brettpenning]

Afi Lyrics are some of the best out there. So complex and you can find a situation in every song that relates to something you have went through. Soooooo underrated!!!

[@jasonbartels1485]

They are all poems in song. So amazing.

[@brettpenning]

@@jasonbartels1485 I think AFI has the best lyrics out of all the bands. They just hit home harder.

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

The first part is not the real song 🎵. In this video 📼 clip thereis another song 🎧 at the start. For hard AFI listen to the best song ever Days Of The Phoenix and Malleus Maleficarum

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

The start of this one ☝️ is from another song !.. this video long version include a little part of another song 🎵.. so the start is another track !..

[@thefloridaman41]

Big recommendation for Leaving Song Pt. 2. Also “the Interview,” that’s my favorite song by them but it was never a music video or like a pushed song. But it is a duet between Davey and Jade

[@jasonbartels1485]

By far my favorite AFI song

[@brettpenning]

So happy you guys finally are listening to AFi!! Been listening to them for over 20 years and is my brother and I favorite band!! Hope you listen to more in the future, they are so talented!!

[@joshuaraymer6151]

You can do all of AFI!!! 🔥 been around for so long. Style has changed a lot over the years but still remain one of my childhood favorite bands. Art of drowning and the album black sails in the sunset are the best!

[@AndrewJamesGordon]

The music video is really 2 tracks. First one is “Prelude 12/21”, then it transitions to “Mizs Murder”. Also, “Miss Murder” appears on the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock setlist

[@YearZer0777]

I love this song but their older stuff was my cup of tea. You should react to their song Prayer Position

[@wbishop1330]

I'm like hurry up with that intro, ha all waiting for the bass guitar to start. Good song also "The Leaving Song pt2" "Silver And Cold" also " Girl's Not Grey" Do some: My Chemical Romance "Helena" Good Charlotte "Predictable" Bloc Party "Banquet" Interpol "Slow Hands" yeah do that one "Slow Hands" good one 🤘💀👍

[@popskustom7382]

Leaving song pt2. Great song.

[@Adhara740]

Love AFI

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

THE FIRST PART IS THE “PRELUDE”!.. not Miss Murder!.. this video here is a long version that include the opening of DECEMBERUNDERGROUND record !.. however YES!.. he is the same person , he feel himself sometimes more masculine sometimes more feminine ... and there is an amazing song called This Time Imperfect ... But Home Is Nowhere where he talk about his puzzle 🧩 inside !.. best lyrics ever. The intro is another song 🎧 🎵 🎶!

[@shanesmith2853]

AFI are an amazing band. Totalimmortal is a great one to check out by them.

[@kylewelsh_krossdesu7700]

AFI's discography is so diverse. You should check out every album from Black Sails in the Sunset (1999) on. All Hallows E.P. also has some real bangers.

[@konsolidated]

I have the complete opposite take, listen to anything before black sails.

[@JBPVFL]

Lol, too many people got upset they got more and more into mainstream. But all of their stuff is great for sure

[@ezekiel5687]

My middle school band, and this song was like gold . Bringing back memories.

[@moonlitegram]

6:36 Noooooo, no no no, no. No. These guys aren't prog rock. They're essentially post-hardcore emo. You could probably throw some other labels in there too that are associated with those genres. But prog rock wouldn't be one of them :D They just happened to have a few cool musical shifts in this song.

[@donaldchapman4312]

I put Polyphia - Playing God in the chat during the livestream, but no one knew who they were. That’s about as Indie/Progressive as you can get. I’m not even really into that kind of music, but that song is incredibly infectious. It has been stuck in my head for the past week.

[@jasonbartels1485]

Goth punk / horror metal

[@drewcliff82]

Really solid band. I'm glad I'm not the only one that has always been lost on these lyrics lol.

[@LMfromBakutoUK]

Lyrics are an art form, and like paintings, they can be done as realism, avant-garde, surrealism etc.

[@specificsoup]

I always thought this song was going back and forth between a suicide note and then talking about the person who took their life. Like can I make beauty stay if I take my life… and then they’re talking about a man who left them behind… maybe that’s a person who died by suicide?

[@FreeMTrider]

AFI....talented band. Love these guys. And that scream! 5:35 one of the best in the business

[@Oh_its_Mike]

Their Sing the Sorrow album and the album this songs on (decemberunderground) both have really awesome intro tracks. This music video had Prelude 12/21 and Miss Murder back to back.

[@xtldc]

There are several albums where AFI started with a short first track that generally featured some minimal music, a dope beat, and epic chanting/singing. I think the best two examples of this are Strength Through Wounding on the Black Sails in the Sunset album and Miseria Cantare-The Beginning on the Sing the Sorrow album, which are also my two favorite albums overall from the band.

[@hyllstarter7090]

I always liked High School Football hero. I wish I still had that record. But I gave it to a room mate that kept barrowing from me.

[@xtldc]

@@hyllstarter7090 oh wow, that’s going way back to my high school days when that album came out. My fave off that album is I Want a Mohawk But Mom Won’t Let Me Get One.

[@hyllstarter7090]

@@xtldc I went to high school with Adam, Davey, Jeff and Marc. And Nick from Tiger Army.

[@4life2321]

totalimmortal is such a good jam from their old skate punk days and imo they were one of most unique and amazing skate punk bands in the game back in those days.

[@Iime1234]

I love that y'all get right into the song without doing 5 mins of talking about nothing beforehand. You're the only reaction channel I'll sub to

[@echopryme]

And I love that at 1:50, you guys have NO IDEA whats about to happen! Haha!

[@elspencer9779]

Before they became “Emo” they were hardcore Punk. Polar opposite to this. Great band that is very underrated. Now watch the “follow up video” Silver and cold. The two together tell a story.

[@RodneyIgnacio]

Definitely happy to see you guys listen to AFI! So many to name, but listen to "The Days of the Phoenix," "Silver and Cold," "Love Like Winter," "The Leaving Song, Part II," and "Girls Not Grey." There are also deeper cuts like "37mm," "The Lost Souls," and Rabbits Are Roadkill on Rt 37," but those first five songs are good ones to start with.

[@shaylynnenielsen2109]

"Dreams of his crash won't pass!" SO CATCHY

[@jordonfrisk7405]

I was lucky to see them perform this at thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver Canada when they headlined Warped Tour. they had the number one song in Canada with “Miss murder” the week they performed. absolutely incredible live... The inward scream at the crescendo was DEAD ON!!! And the mosh pits were insane Rawk On ... 😎🤘

[@mrluigi]

2006?

[@jordonfrisk7405]

@@mrluigi yup... Had to sleep on the floor of the central station 🚉 that night to catch the greyhound home

[@Ursa952]

I LOVE AFI so much. The really good play around and just do whatever they want with their music

[@A2Z83]

Their older stuff was more of a skate punk sound with a high pitched Danzig impersonation like if Danzig breathed in some helium before a show. Very unique band with a lot of energy and a cult following. The singer and drummer are the only consistent members. This is their emo phase. Theyve dramatically changed their sound a few times but still keeping a certain quality to it.

[@hyllstarter7090]

Some where around 1993. I rented a room from a guy and his daughter was dating Adam the drummer and she had a party at the house. Davey was there and came out to the garage and was going through my cd's and played my Danzig album and we hung out.

[@ThePriorityAlpha]

I forgot about this extended version

[@CitizenScorn]

Please do "Morningstar". Check out their earlier stuff, it's peak AFI. They changed over the years, but still kept respect to and in their original hardcore circle. Seeing them in October, can't wait 🤘 Enjoy! Seriously though: "MORNINGSTAR".

[@drewshine627]

The further back you go the punk-er it is. That's my favorites AFI era too.

[@RaefonB]

Yo, Morningstar is a beautiful song. Might be too slow for Lex's taste though? Definitely need to sample something from the era of Black Sails to Sing the Sorrow. (I have their earlier albums too and the punk sound is fun but think they were lyrically and musically a bit underdeveloped back then - I dig a couple of tracks though.)

[@billdowling8428]

This song was stuck in my head for years without knowing the lyrics or band to look it up. I'd have to keep my ears open for it on the radio and one morning it finally came on and I've had that bond with it since. Prediction: Lex loves the growling part.

[@Crimson_Ty]

Heard girls gone grey in middle school.. (2003ish) and the little drum break towards the end caught my attention. Really liked this band growin up. I havent heard the intro on this song much lol. Forgot about it. Silver and cold and the leaving song part 2 would be good picks too

[@echopryme]

AFI was a TRUE punk band before this... But this is still pretty fucking cool! 💯😎

[@manuele.itriagom.728]

I think I’m amongst the few that was a fan of them when they were punk and then still stayed a fan when they went into their more emo experimental side. Most old fans hated them after and most new fans don’t really pay much attention to their old stuff. Which is fine. I just personally love their entire artistic career and I think they’re an example to follow when it comes to being a musician because they never stayed tied to one genre

[@jessegeiss7603]

I would go much farther back when they considered themselves East Bay Hardcore. Clove Smoke Catharsis, God called in Sick Today, Todays Lesson, He who Laughs Last, and super old school I want to get a Mohawk

[@amyausen7177]

December Underground is such an amazing album. It came out on 6/6/06, and I got to see them live that December. Best show I've ever seen. They were co-headlining with My Chemical Romance as well for The Black Parade. Both of those were the best live shows ever for me.

[@Videodragon64]

Silver and Cold Leaving Somg pt.2 and Girls not Grey are my faves

[@Humanistic_]

If your gonna go down the emo road, try Niki FM by Hawthorne Heights

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

But, AFI aren’t an emo band? 🤔

[@Humanistic_]

@@downwardisheavenward3006 well, they are popular with emos. Or were. Idk anymore

[@downwardisheavenward3006]

@@Humanistic_ you mean scene kids? There’s no such thing as emos. Well, there is that club in Texas 😁. Joking aside though, you’re right, they were.

[@smash_face7783]

FINALLY...hope you do more AFI because they're really amazing & have evolved so much with their sound over the years! Every album is something new.

[@Sacredloveoracle7]

Omg yes! 👍🔥🔥

[@donlesley1873]

AFI is a such an underrated band.

[@giacomojamesPunkRockHeadReact]

Another fantastic band !.. FINALLY you are checking good music!..

[@quinncampbell9255]

"Its Orginal" lol best way to say she dount know how to feel yet lol

[@eddieoneil117]

Lmaooo that impression at 6:31 was everything 😂

[@JohnnyBoombatz1119]

Ayyyyy! AFI is the shit! Very underrated band with so much versatility!

[@fearthenation8901]

Davey Havoc is a monster.. U guys should react to their live "Miseria Canteria/ the Leaving Song pt2" Phenominal

[@hcastell1986]

AFI Leaving Song Part 2.....it's fuckin awesome

[@johnthompson6374]

A solid group of artists that continue to evolve as we all should be doing.

[@emartinezr]

The "first segment" is an intro. A song altogether. In terms of the lyrics, it's complicated.... you have to know them, feel them and internalize them to make a meaning.... and MAYBE one day after 10yrs of listening to it, you'll go: Oh. I get it!!

[@charlesfitzgerald9631]

Love this song…..All the little details in the all 4 instruments (yes, voice is an instrument) add to numerous layers within the song

[@Adhara740]

It seems they are not really family with layered music

[@frankgarcia1]

I saw this band one time only. It was at a totally Yuppie venue in Boca Raton. I was never that much into most bands from this era but this band, Avenged 7 Fold and a few others I liked.

[@victoriansword]

Have I been listening to the radio edit all these years? I’ve never heard that prolonged intro before.

[@brandodasavage5538]

So, that was actually two songs in the video. lol. The first part with the stomps and claps is called "Prelude 12/21", then "Miss Murder" begins with the solo bass line.

[@michaelcain1225]

Hahahahahahahahahaaaa!!!! Saw what song you were listening to and was like "good luck with this one guys!" Ahahahahahahahaha!!!

[@gregstivers8959]

"I wanna mohawk but Mom won't let me get one" and "Cereal Wars"

[@chilipismysignature5031]

AFI is one of the greatest bands ever. Especially their shit that came out prior to this jam.

[@stevenclark8975]

One of my favorite bands growing up. God called in sick. The leaving song part 2. Just amazing

[@donnazasgoat2274]

I love their cover of Just like Heaven

[@DarkAngel1985Mike]

One of my favorite bands

[@andieolson5693]

I'm one of the few who prefers Blaqk Audio over AFI, but this song takes me back to my youth and makes me smile ☺️

[@holeephuck4421]

I remember listening to this in 5th grade on repeat for the whole year

[@jesserousseau2740]

Sing the sorrow

[@willpina]

Please listen to "Endlessly, she said" by AFI, it's beautiful and poetic. This song is about someone famous and powerful, who is afraid of aging and becoming forgotten, so they contemplate dying to become immortal and forever "beautiful" in the eyes of their followers. But the last, passage of the song: "What's the hook, the twist, within this verbose mystery? I would gladly bet my life upon it That the ghost you love, your ray of light will fizzle out Without hope We're the empty set, just flowing through, wrapped in skin Ever-searching for what we were promised Reaching for that golden ring we'd never let go But who would ever let us put our filthy hands upon it?", basically says that their legacy will eventually become tainted and twisted by their own followers. This same concept could be applied to Jesus and religion Or it could be about vampires. AFI has a lot of songs about vampires.

[@magneteye]

The Leaving Song pt 2

[@JimmyXWolvie]

I may be the only one here, but the game "Rock Band Unplugged" and Lex Luthors slow walk in Smallville Season 6 was my first exposure to this song. Ahhh Good times. ✌

[@Sean-q5z]

Thank you to this point for not being negative as i would expect most to be

[@nuketoto3868]

AFI - snow cat AFI - Love Like Winter AFI - day of the phoenix

[@Johnny_Socko]

I've always liked the song but never saw the video, and holy crap...they only shot it at Los Angeles City Hall! Crazy to see that huge Marshall stack in the City Hall rotunda, lol.

[@seeingthruyou]

Girl's Not Grey, Totalimmortal, (The whole Halloween Ep to be honest), The Leaving Song part 2. I've seen them twice live and any chance I have from the first time I saw them I will go to their concerts. They are amazing musicians!! Davy Havok walks out on the crowd and its just epic! Check out anything off the I heard a Voice dvd.

[@kylestrain3231]

Haven't heard this in years! Forgot all about this song.

[@edwinmachado7964]

Oooh a classic 😁 I’m 27 now but still remember when this came out… my neighbor had the cd and we would blast it… along with gorillaz, and 36mafia lol simple times

[@kylestrain3231]

The emo hair 2007 era. 😂

[@nicklong4281]

I can honestly say that Davey havoc didn't sound like anyone else in the genre. He can actually sing

[@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995]

For those who are wondering what this song is about well there are two things that Davey has alluded to and The first I'm going to mention is the likely meaning behind the song. #1) Davey is a huge literature buff and has mentioned on quite a few occasions that Oscar Wilde is his favorite author and one of his favorite books is the picture of Dorian Gray. So it is believed that this song represents how Dorian Gray sold his soul to make beauty last forever. #2) Davey also uses a good amount of religious imagery within his lyrics and his videos So the second interpretation of this song is that it represents Lucifer's fall from grace and heaven. Anyway Have a good day everybody.

[@amandas9715]

The Leaving Song part 2

[@alexruth5453]

YES FINALLY YOU DID MY FAVORITE BAND.. THANK YOU!!!

[@misspretty8969]

I knew about the boy who destroyed the world song from Tony hawk. But didn’t hear of AFI til 8th grade on MTV they played the same songs every morning but this one I really enjoyed. After doing research I didn’t know they were so punk! This song is on a totally different level then there old stuff. Love it all tho

[@markbaker3013]

Thank you for sharing this with me

[@El-ingobernable]

Nooooo i wish you guys woulda done "Leaving Song Pt 2" or "Girl Not Grey" first

[@cpyt-o8s]

Davey Havoc / AFI are amazing - been a fan since Black Sails in the Sunset - all their old music is kind of what is called "horrorpunk" - an evolution of The Misfits. Davey and the guitarist Jade have a cool electronic music sideproject called Blaqk Audio which is really good. Davey did the vocals on a project called Son of Sam which had some members from a Danzig project called Samhain. AFI is connected to The Offspring a bit too - they sometimes do backing vocals and such for eachother.

[@MrRavager420]

if we're getting into emo let me suggest, sense fail - let in enfold you, mewithoutyou - catch for us the foxes, and alexisonfire - debut album. they're all good albums for those who are curious

[@j.p.bergeron3445]

Their stuff around this time frame is really great, new stuff not so much...

[@tonkatoy3636]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

This band has been through so many changes. Went from hardcore punk to horror punk to 3rd wave emo, and now they're doing like post punk.