We started in the Summer of '91 in Ukiah,CA. My friend Mark,Vick and
myself wanted to start a hardcore/punk band. I said that I can sing, Mark
said that he can play guitar, and Vick could play bass. We had one problem
who was going to play drums?? Mark said that his friend Adam can play drums,
and this is when AFI formed. Then Vick was no longer in the band after
8 months, and we got Geoff to play bass. We had Geoff and we played for
a while, and then we put out a split 7 inch with another Ukiah band called
Loose Change. Then we put out a EP called "Behind the Times", and then
basically we played some show's around here, and at a place called the
"Phoenix Theatre." Nobody really cared for us though. Then Mark, Adam,
and myself graduated from High School, and then the band broke up. I moved
to Berkeley to go to College at Berkeley, Adam went to Santa Cruz, Mark
went down to Southern California. Geoff went to New Jersey to join the
Blanks 77. So that happened and, we are broken up. Then on December 22
everyone was home for Christmas Break, and we did a reunion show at the
"Phoneix Theatre". We had such a great time that we determined that we
must get the band back together. People came up to us and told us that
we should get back together. Before that show nobody gave a fuck about
us, and after that show people kept telling us that we were great. So we
got back together, and everyone knew what they needed to get to the bay
area. Which was bascially quit school, and worry about it later. Everyone
quit school and we just decided to do the band full time. We recorded a
live 7inch called "Eddie Pinic's all wet", which was from the reunion show
at the "Phoenix Theatre". We recorded a 7 inch called "Fly in the Ointment"
and we put it out on Wedge Records. We did our first tour with the Swingin
Utters in 94, and that was great!! We did our second show with them also.
We have been recording and touring ever since. Geoff has officially left
the band, his last Bay Area appearance was at Slim's on March 25, and his
last show ever was in New York City at the conclusion of the recent tour
with Sick Of It All. After Afi's recent U.S Tour, Hunter joined the band,as
the new full time bassit. They just released the new disc called Shut your
mouth and open your eyes on Nitro Records!!