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Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

AFI

Silver Bleeds the Black Sun...

Twelfth studio album from the Californian pop-punk quartet produced by the band's guitarist Jade Puget

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Run For Cove
UK Release date
03/10/2025
US Release date
03/10/2025
  1. 9.0 |   Spill Magazine

    Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is more than just a new chapter for these rock icons; it is an unfolding narrative of a band unafraid to reinvent the creative mold that initially granted them the success they have today
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The Californians’ 12th album feels like the culmination of what the band have been trying to do for over a decade
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  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    Pushing the quartet onto yet another exciting path of artistic and creative evolution, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun is a fully committed, thematic foray into the darker corners of the AFI experience
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  4. 8.0 |   Kerrang!

    What makes Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… work is the confidence with which AFI have gone all in, slipping the bonds of expectation once and for all and cutting loose
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    ‘Silver Bleeds…’ beautifully captures the continuous draw towards the Gothic: a sheer elation at the exorcism of one’s inner demons
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  6. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    There are plenty of worthwhile moments for fans that make this entirely worth exploring, but ultimately this should end up being a catalyst for even better things to come from AFI
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  7. 4.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    AFI jettisons the last of the punk fury that characterized their initial success and become the house band for an ‘80s goth night
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