AFI was never hardcore, and they are no longer punk. What started as a wonderful musical growth up until Art Of Drowning has now crossed the line into mainstream Hot Topic and MTV .... Here we've got Metallica basslines and campfire sing-a-longs. The backgroud vocals are weak, and the whole CD is overly programmed. For the first time in 6 releases, AFI has decided to DOUBLE-TRACK the guitars, and yet another great live band puts out a CD that they can't even play live. Also note, Sing the Sorrow is AFI's first CD off of Nitro Records, but where did they go? Sony. Give me a break. I'll take an Asking For It CD over anything A Fire Inside any day.