Davey Havok Part 1: 1991 - 2003 (A HardLore Special)

HardLore is joined by AFI vocalist Davey Havok in person at Brain Dead Studios for a landmark episode, weeks before the release of their new album "Silver Bleeds the Black Sun" on Run For Cover Records.

Part 1 of this 4+ hour conversation begins with Davey's origin to punk/hardcore music, and by association, straight edge and veganism. We thoroughly dive into AFI's chronology, beginning in 1991 when he started the band with drummer Adam Carson in high school, to all the twists and turns before finally adding long time bass player Hunter Burgan, and the guitar player that would ultimately define the AFI sound: Jade Puget.

We discuss "Answer That and Stay Fashionable", frustrations with Nitro Records throughout "Very Proud of Ya", "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes" and beyond, fully coming into their own with "Black Sails in the Sunset", wearing their love of the Misfits on their sleeves on the "A Fire Inside" & "All Hallows" EPs, "The Art of Drowning" being their first record to chart on Billboard, his experience making the Son of Sam record with the 2000 lineup of Samhain just a few years before "Sing the Sorrow" would take over the world, the severe damage done to his voice by singing in his iconic incomparable register throughout the past three decades, and much, MUCH more.

We hope you enjoy part 1 of this incredible conversation and we thank Davey for his time, and Brain Dead for the space. Through our bleeding, we are one.

Make up by the legendary Leah Carmichael, who expertly covered up the most horrific zit I’ve ever had. I’m serious. She’s a magician.

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Filmed, mixed and edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)

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00:00:00 - Start

00:04:00 - Finding Punk/Hardcore

00:11:32 - Vegan Straight Edge

00:15:34 - Broken Noses (everyone was dancing)

00:18:53 - Defining Hardcore

00:24:11 - Finding His Voice

00:28:15 - "Asking For It"

00:30:22 - Early AFI

00:35:17 - Answer That and Stay Fashionable

00:41:37 - Very Proud Of Ya

00:46:10 - The Beauty of Physical Media

00:47:22 - He Who Laughs Last video

00:53:51 - Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes

00:58:20 - The Many Eras of Davey's Image

01:04:28 - Single Second/Musicals

01:07:28 - A Fire Inside EP

01:13:16 - Top 4 Misfits Tracks

01:18:18 - Black Sails In the Sunset/Jade Puget

01:29:49 - All Hallows EP

01:38:50 - The A Perfect Circle Line Incident

01:48:17 - The Art Of Drowning

02:05:58 - Son of Sam

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Edited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf

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