A Fire Inside Out

Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork rekindle their AFI podcast to break down and review their new album: Silver Bleeds The Black Sun... along with Grant and Best Friend Ronnie, who you might know from MinnMax's Final Fantasy VII content and more. They talk about Davey Havok's new vocal performance, the band's inspirations, and break down every track like Behind The Clock and Holy Visions. You can watch and s...

Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork return to review AFI's 11th studio album called Bodies. We discuss where it fits in AFI's full discography and debate the best and worst tracks. You can reach out to Ben Hanson (@yozetty) and Jeff Cork (@gijeff) on Twitter if you want to talk about Bodies even more. AFI is back, everybody! If you enjoy podcasts like this, check out our new podcast series BetterQuest availa...

Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork continue their journey of reviewing and discussing all music released by the band AFI by talking about the band's surprising release of two new tracks. In this episode, we cover Twisted Tongues and Escape from Los Angeles and discuss what they reveal about the band's upcoming 11th album. Thanks for listening, everybody! You can watch the video version of this episode on Mi...

We're back with a very, very exciting new episode of A Fire Inside Out! We've reviewed every album and more from the band AFI and on this episode we're joined by AFI's guitarist and creative force of nature Jade Puget! We talk to Jade about Blaqk Audio's Beneath The Black Palms album, his wild creative output, working for so long with Davey Havok, and why the band is currently sitting in wait with...

Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork return! It's not exactly AFI news, but it's close enough for a new episode and a fun discussion. This week AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget released the first half of a new album for their electronic side project Blaqk Audio called Beneath The Black Palms. So join us on this adventure as we talk about being an AFI fan during the quarantine, waiting for the new album, and w...

Hello AFI fans, we're back! On March 15th, Blaqk Audio released a new album named Only Things We Love. Since we're a podcast devoted to discussing everything about the band AFI, we couldn't ignore this release created by AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget. We're sorry it's been a while since our last episode, but thanks for sticking with us and we're excited for AFI's future!

Welcome back to our little AFI podcast! We were honored last Friday by the wonderful band AFI releasing a new EP called The Missing Man. Jeff Cork and I have been eager to continue our adventure diving into the band's full discography and jumped into the recording studio ourselves as soon as we could.

Well, our long journey through the ins and outs of the band AFI is nearing an end. Last night Jeff Cork and I finally saw the band perform live at 1st Avenue in Minneapolis and we recorded a red hot episode immediately after the show. The show was fantastic, and Jeff Cork has now seen the face of God: AFI live. This isn't necessarily the end of the road for this podcast, but it might be a little w...

It's been an eventful weekend for America and the world... with everyone listening to and talking about AFI's The Blood Album! Jeff Cork and I are back on the AFI bandwagon to talk about their first full album since 2013's Burials. It's been a long time coming, so does The Blood Album live up to the hype? Check out the podcast as we dive as deep as possible into the latest effort from AFI. Be sure...

We're back! Things are heating up over in the land of the band AFI. After months of patiently waiting in the shadows, the band has launched its all-out campaign to debut its new album simply called AFI... or AFI (The Blood Album) if you want to get technical. Jeff Cork and I wanted to record this episode to capture our raw reaction to the album reveal and to the two new songs the band released on...

My quest alongside Jeff Cork to discuss all things relating to the band AFI have led us to this recent side-project from two members of AFI called XTRMST. As a straight-edge, hardcore experiment, XTRMST might give some AFI fans hope of listening to a screaming Davey Havok once again. On this episode of the podcast, Jeff Cork and I discuss our passionate thoughts on the success of XTRMST's debut, s...

We're back with a new episode of the AFI-analysis podcast A Fire Inside Out! We've done the impossible, we've seen frontman Davey Havok in the flesh. Yesterday I dragged co-host Jeff Cork to see a Blaqk Audio at the Turf Club in the Twin Cities and then dragged him back into our recording studio to talk about the experience. On this week's episode, we're also joined by fellow concert-goer and AFI...

A-ha! Just when you thought we had lost all interest in our little AFI analysis podcast, we strike back with a new episode! Davey and Jade from AFI are building up anticipation for their side project Blaqk Audio's new album Materials, so we thought it'd be a good time to investigate what this electronic band is all about. On this week's show, Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork take a look back at Blaqk Audi...

After a couple of tangential bonus episodes, we're getting back to the meat and potatoes with our AFI podcast. On this episode, Jeff Cork and I mop up every song by the band AFI that we might have missed on our album-focused episodes. Join us as we take a mini-journey through AFI's career once again by hopping from their rejected b-side to some fun covers and more.

Hey 'buddy! We're back! Jeff Cork and I return from the shadows and are ready to air another episode of our podcast covering the highlights of the band AFI's career. On this bonus episode, we're covering the band's appearances on the radio show Loveline with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew. The show is a call-in love/relationship advice show, so it's interesting to hear the band thrown into the murky mi...

While Jeff Cork and I were recording our analysis of each and every AFI album released, my main stop for research was the AFI News Headquarters. It's a great fan site that chronicles all things AFI, with news stories, links to all of their interviews, and a ton more. For this week's episode, we wanted to pick some of the minds behind the site and talk about the evolution of AFI's community. From t...

After repeatedly promising some heavy-hitting interviews for our AFI podcast, we've come out swinging on our first bonus episode with a surprise appearance by AFI's bassist Hunter Burgan. As bizarre as it might seem, Hunter listened to some episodes of the show and was kind enough to chat with us for over two hours about the band's history and evolution. We start the conversation by talking about...

We've come to the end of the road. Jeff Cork and I have discussed each and every AFI album. The good news is that the show must go on, just because we ran out of mainline AFI albums doesn't mean that we don't have more topics to blather on about endlessly. This week we're covering 2013's Burials, the latest and darkest album from AFI's career. How does it compare to our surprise affection for 2009...

Jeff Cork and Ben Hanson are up to the year 2009 in their unending quest to analyze and discuss the band AFI's entire career. This week we're taking a look at Crash Love, the more rock-focused album that significantly stands out as a new and more focused sound for the band. If you've ever wanted to hear our thoughts on convertibles and celebrities, you're in luck! We hope you enjoy the episode, an...

Welcome to another episode of the A Fire Inside Out podcast! On this week's episode, rather than break down a new album by the band AFI, Jeff Cork and I are branching out into the world of video and discussing the band's live DVD from the end of 2006 called I Heard a Voice. If you enjoyed our previous conversations about the band's music videos, this is basically just an extended episode like that...

Jeff Cork and I are continuing our journey through each and every album released by the band AFI. This week's entry continues to chart AFI's rise through the popularity ranks with their best-selling album to date: Decemberunderground. You might know this album from the break-out hit Miss Murder, or hopefully from a number of better songs buried in the album! Check out the episode to take a trip ba...

Jeff Cork and I are continuing our journey to discuss each and every album from the band AFI. We're up to the year 2003 and with it the monumental release of Sing the Sorrow. Seen as a turning point in both the band's sound and popularity, this album is both beloved and divisive. What will Jeff Cork think listening to the album for the first time? Check out the episode to find out! Oh, and also th...

Hey everybody! Thanks for continuing to listen to my AFI-focused podcast with the great Jeff Cork. We're up to the year 2002 in our trek to analyze and discuss all of AFI's releases and this week we're covering a couple of EPs. Starting out with the Days of the Phoenix EP and the wonderful Winter's Tale, we eventually get into the new era of AFI with the mysterious 336 EP. It's the beginning of a...

Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork are continuing their journey through the band AFI's full discography. This week we're talking all about the year 2000 release of Art of Drowning. Even if you don't like the band, check out the episode below and let us know what you think in the comments below! Thanks for listening!

Welcome to an extra spooky and shorter edition of the A Fire Inside Out podcast! This week we're covering the All Hallow's E.P. from the band AFI. This 1999 album is a real hum-dinger, featuring classic tracks that were featured in games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3. We hope you enjoy the show!