AFI - Sing the Sorrow - Black Vinyl - LP

Breakthrough 6th Studio Album on 45rpm Double Vinyl LP! Co-produced by Jerry Finn (Rancid, Green Day, Jawbreaker) and Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins), Sing the Sorrow retains the Bay Area outfit's signature aggression and pathos – forging ever forward into uncharted territory like the virtuoso guitar intro of "The Leaving Song Pt. 2" or the industrial-leaning break and Dead Can Dance-worthy outro of "Death of Seasons." Meanwhile, from its sublime intro through beautifully subdued verses and infectious choruses, first single "Girl's Not Grey" is a standout that both recalls AFI coming into its own on 2000's The Art of Drowning and hints at a myriad of future directions. For the purists, "Dancing Through Sunday" and "Bleed Black" come strapped with generous chant-along opportunities and heavy-as-hell, bolt-tight riffs and rhythms. And as with virtually every track on Sing the Sorrow, these are all imbued with alternately brooding and celebratory lyrical imagery of rebirth, resur