Article: Destination unknown ; AFI lets the songs choose its direction

All of the newer AFI fans that emerged with the band's platinum- selling success from 2003's "Sing The Sorrow" and 2006's "Decemberunderground" might be surprised where these master crafters of goth-rock anthems originally came from. In fact, it's even a bit of a shock to the band's co-founder/drummer Adam Carson to reflect on his group's hardcore past on the West Coast in the 1990s.

"When we started, we were just focused on playing loud, fast, three-chord punk rock," he says. "I don't think anybody has the luxury to predict things, and I think that's what makes it exciting."

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