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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: AFI – Academy, Manchester – 22/08/2026

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  • Posted on August 25, 2026August 25, 2026

The decade-long wait for AFI’s UK return is brought to a close, and they’re on the form of their lives to do so.

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THE SOUNDBOARD AWARDS: The Winners of 2025

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  • Posted on December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

For our second lot of 2025’s awards, we skew a lot more positively and take a look at the best, most interesting and most standout music of the year.

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  • Albums

ALBUM REVIEW: AFI – ‘Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…’

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  • Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

After their last couple of unsuccessful attempts, AFI’s latest bite at full-blown gothic reinvention proves pleasantly fruitful.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Blood Vulture – ‘Die Close’

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  • Posted on June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Jordan Olds’ Blood Vulture finds its footing in sludge and grunge, but manages to really take flight thanks to the character within.

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The Soundboard’s Biggest Disappointments of 2021

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  • Posted on December 26, 2021December 26, 2021

In this year-end list, we take a look at the albums that fell far below all expectations—the biggest disappointments of 2021.

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  • Albums

ALBUM REVIEW: AFI – ‘Bodies’

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  • Posted on June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Even as an improvement to their current lacklustre wave, AFI’s newest album is too slight and forgettable to have much of an impact.

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EP REVIEW: ‘The Missing Man’ by AFI

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  • Posted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018

At this point, AFI are too big and well-loved to have an outright failure on…

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Track Pack – 26th November-2nd December 2018

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  • Posted on December 3, 2018December 3, 2018

THIS WEEK: The revamped Milk Teeth release their brand new single, SWMRS gear up for the release of their second album, and there’s new music from AFI, Buckcherry, Void Of Vision, Crystal Lake, JAWS and the first Christmas song of the year

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Track Pack – 22nd-28th October 2018

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  • Posted on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

THIS WEEK: The Menzingers follow up their exceptional last album, Gerard Way makes his long-awaited return for Halloween, and there’s new music from While She Sleeps, Architects, AFI, Can’t Swim, Deaf Havana, Glamour Of The Kill and more

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  • Albums

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘AFI (The Blood Album)’ by AFI

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  • Posted on January 16, 2017January 16, 2017

Take a look at any current band that lists AFI as an influence, and becomes…

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The spirit of culture and collaboration rushes through Los Bitchos’ newest album, and finds their combination of psychedelia, funk and cumbia at its most energised.

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A double-header of dark, pounding electronic music arrives in Bristol, courtesy of Carpenter Brut and HEALTH’s co-headline tour.

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🪚 ALBUM REVIEW: @jessejostark - 'MUSE' 🪚

Digging into her most personal work to date, Jesse Jo Stark earmarks herself as an exceptional singer-songwriter on her new album.

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