Management Confirms: AFI Disbanding Rumor a Hoax

Despite a post made by somebody posing as Davey this morning on the DF, AFI is not breaking up. We have received this statement from management:

"That's not dave. The band haven't broken up. Someone is just screwing around."

The hoax was convincing because the post was authored by Davey's official Despair Faction account. It appears now that the account was hacked. Popular music news sites Alternative Press, NME, and Rock Sound all reported the news as fact, but they have since changed their articles to reflect that it was a hoax.

Adam tweeted several hours ago that "we would have totally written a better press release..."

The Reckless Kind Playing New Show in SF on Sept 9

The Reckless Kind, Adam's side project, have a new show coming up at Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco September 9 with Otis Heat and Caldecott. Tickets are 10 bucks and the show is 21+. Your can buy tickets here.

New Blaqk Audio Song "Afterdark" on Batman Game Soundtrack

Yesterday we posted about a new Blaqk Audio song "Witness" being featured on the soundtrack for  the upcoming film Abduction starring Taylor Lautner. Today brings news of another new Blaqk Audio song called "Afterdark" that will be featured on a forthcoming soundtrack -- this time for the video game Batman: Arkham City.

The game is slated for release on October 18, 2011. The soundtrack will be released on October 4, 2011 on Amazon. Thanks to our reader Tom for finding that release date!

BRAND NEW Blaqk Audio Song "The Witness" to Appear on Abduction Movie Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the upcoming action movie "Abduction" starring Taylor Lautner has been announced, and one of the tracks is a brand new, never-before-heard Blaqk Audio song called "The Witness." The title has been registered with Blaqk Audio's BMI Repertoire page for a long time.

The movie will be hitting theaters on September 23, 2011. You can buy the soundtrack on Amazon for $14.41 on September 20, 2011.

Zu Boutique: New Shirts in Three Days (Read Update)

There's a new counter on the shop for Zu Boutique, Davey's side project clothing line. All of the existing shirts have been sold out for quite some time. This new run of shirts is especially significant because it signals that the mysterious legal troubles facing Zu Boutique are over.

There is no word yet on how many new shirts will be put on sale, but according to the counter we only have to wait until Saturday night at 12:00am EST.

Update 9/2/11: Apparently, the legal troubles for Zu Boutique are not over. They just posted a tweet earlier today saying: "I guess we should've paid more attention to the cease and desist so it didn't turn into a search and siezure. Countdown stopped. Blog soon."

Hunter To Be In Stellar Corpses Video

Recently Hunter posted a picture to his Tumblr saying he had been on the set of the new Stellar Corpses video. In a post on the Stellar Corpses Street Team Dusty Grave has made the following statement:

SCST Sneak Peek: Hunter Burgan (AFI) behind the scenes at our music video shoot last week!

I'm posting this here for all you SCST members to see first cuz we love you and want you to know all the good stuff before it hits the main public.

In the comments Dusty added two more statements:

He made a great vampire. Wait til you see the video!!

We'll release it around Halloween. It's being edited right now.

Despair Faction Phoenix Project: Let's Reignite

If you have gone to the Despair Faction boards lately, you have probably noticed that it has become a ghost town. With the band's silence and a lack of new things to get excited about, it's no surprise.

We want to change that.

DF member BlaqkStarr has started an innovative project called the Despair Faction Phoenix Project. The aim is to "reconnect" the entire AFI family together. To participate, send an email to despairfactionphoenixproject@gmail.com with your real name, your board name, and your full mailing address. Here is what will happen after that:

"With this project, every DF member will receive the mailing address of a random DF member. You will then write a letter explaining everything that you love about the DF, how the DF has helped you through hard times, your favorite AFI memory, your favorite memory you had because/on the DF, anything that you think will make another DF'er maybe remember that time, create a new friendship, or just relate to that feeling that you have! If you want to include pictures of AFI shows you've been to, paintings/sketches you've made, anything you want to add with your letter to make that connection!"

Even if you aren't a DF member, consider taking part. I encourage everybody reading this to participate in this project. Perhaps your life has become busier in recent years and you have lost touch with the amazing community that, for many of us, has had a great influence on our lives. Take a moment and send the e-mail, and make a connection with that anonymous fan. Let's reignite the community, starting today.

Through our bleeding, we are one
-Jason

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