It might seem a redundant thing to say, but 12 albums into their career, AFI - the gothiest of all goth-punk bands - have gone pure goth.
Having spent the last decade being influenced by alternative sounds of the 80s, leaning further into post-punk on 2021’s Bodies and new wave on their 2017's The Blood Album, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun... is where they fully dive into the roots of early gothic rock.
