Update October 26th, 2018 09:15am:
The band have now officially confirmed a December 07th release date for their “The Missing Man” EP via Ex Noctem Nacimur. Pre-orders for the five-song effort can be found here. The band’s guitarist Jade Puget produced and mixed the effort, commenting of it:
“I was aiming for something a little raw for ‘Get Dark‘. In fact, I used most of the vocal takes from the very first time Davey sang it, as well as some of my guitar parts from when we were writing it. The song is built on the sparseness and simplicity of the verse drum groove and guitar riff that opens up into this big anthemic chorus.
For the EP, the same idea of a certain rawness was really important to the overall vibe. I feel like it’s easy to turn out a slick, polished set of songs, but to walk that fine line between studio creation and live sound can be difficult. It’s been an intense labor of love and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
Vocalist Davey Havok said about “Get Dark” itself:
“From the initial performance and recording, it had a driving sense of forward movement and penetrating connection. The song’s themes of deification and deference, self-loathing and vanity, captivation and release, damage and healing, are posed in a subtle invitation to those inherently compelled to accept.”
“The Missing Man” will feature the following five songs:
01 – “Trash Bat”
02 – “Break Angels”
03 – “Back Into The Sun”
04 – “Get Dark”
05 – “The Missing Man”
Original Story:
A new AFI track titled “Get Dark” has officially debuted, though the band have shared little official info about it as of press time. You can stream it below with rumors already flying that it will emerge as part of a new EP titled “The Missing Man” that is reportedly due out on December 07th. That title at least matches up with the artwork the band recently began teasing, which you can see below as well:
