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Black Sails in the Sunset: 25th edition

Posted by Loren on May 18, 2024

Black Sails in the Sunset: 25th edition
photo by Jiro Schneider

First released in 1999, AFI's Black Sails in the Sunset turns 25 this year, with Craft Recordings announcing a limited edition reissue with three bonus tracks: “Weight of Words,” “Who Knew?” and “Lower It.”

The group, formed in 1991, has 11 albums and 10 EPs thus far and will be on the road with Thirty Seconds to Mars this summer.

Track Listing:

Side A:

1.   Strength Through Wounding

2.   Porphyria

3.   Exsanguination

4.   Malleus Maleficarum

5.   Narrative Of Soul Against Soul

6.   Clove Smoke Catharsis

7.   The Prayer Position

8.   No Poetic Device

Side B:

9.      Weathered Tome

10.    The Last Kiss

11.    At A Glance

12.    God Called In Sick Today

13.    Midnight Sun*

14.    Lower It**

15.    Who Knew?**

16.    Weight Of Words***

* Previous hidden track

** Bonus track

*** Previously unreleased

AFI North American Tour Dates:

7/26: Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

7/27: Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheatre

7/30: West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

7/31: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8/2: Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

8/3: Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater

8/6: Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

8/7: Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center

8/9: Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

8/10: Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

8/12: Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage

8/14: Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

8/15: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

8/17: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

8/18: Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

8/20: Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

8/21: Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre

8/23: West Palm Beach, FL – iThink Financial Amphitheatre

8/24: Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

8/27: Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

8/29: The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

8/30: Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

9/1: Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

9/4: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre

Preorders are now available.

Black Sails in the Sunset: 25th edition
photo by Jiro Schneider

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