The initial verse is fairly decent but the chorus is terrible and the final minute and half is kinda sickening. The track feels like a leftover from Crash Love and interrupts the flow pretty harshly while the latter is a non-event. It's not all great news though, as Burials takes a few turns for the worse with 'Heart Stops' and 'Greater Than 84.' The former makes zero sense in terms of lyrical content and progression - also, when you're convinced Havok is saying 'crudité' when he's actually saying 'cruelty,' you've definitely got a problem.

This is the sound of a band that has absolutely taken control of their sound once again and 'No Resurrection' brings their brand of darker punk to the fore with a bass line (Hunter Burgan) that pushes forward and melds with Adam Carson's drum beats to drive the song - the rhythm section of this band has always been undervalued and it's their work that really underpins the songs. 'A Deep Slow Panic' flies along on a fun little beat that constantly shifts and takes in subtle moments of calm before bursting forth and consuming you with it's outrageous catchy pace. 'I Hope You Suffer' follows and the vibrancy of the band shines through in martial drum lines and a chorus that lifts and builds and ravages into words of complete destruction - AFI sound angry here and it is wonderful. It's deliciously dark and frontman Davey Havok sounds as good here as he did ten years ago, which is a feat unto itself. 'The Sinking Night' starts things off with the traditional intro-style track that AFI have, among other things, become known for. That's not a bad thing, by no means, but for AFI it never seemed like they were being true to themselves of honest with their music - there's been much talk of record label interference through the years which could have hindered their creativity - but Burials is the sound of a band shedding those ghosts and racing forward into a new era. Sing the Sorrow (2003) marked what many see as the pinnacle of AFI's career and since that time the band have wanted to show other facets to their sound. They introduce huge rock moments without it sounding trite ( Crash Love ), they weave electronic elements into the mix without it sounding like cast-offs from Blaqk Audio ( Decemberunderground ) and they reveal their affinity for all things despair-filled in a modern and engaging manner. Would it be good? Would it be awful? What would it sound like? Thankfully, the quartet didn't let us down and Burials is, by far and way, their most solid and cohesive output in years.

When news started coming through that AFI were releasing new material there was, understandably, a nervous excitement about it all. Praise the Dark Lord then, that AFI have regrouped, re-energised and reclaimed their love of the dark. OK, I'll give them this, the songs they played live sounded great, but listening to the albums is a lesson in torture. but it would be silly to think that AFI made it to Burials without having to go through those two terrible albums. We try to pretend that Decemberunderground and Crash Love never happened - the first rule of AFI fandom is. As a zine built on the foundation of loving AFI, it would clearly be remiss not to talk about their new record.

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