Hardcore punk goes goth in the hands and screams of AFI. Grind in some metal and a little emo, and you've got a kickin' album with "The Art of Drowning." AFI's fifth studio effort really gets to the core of classic punk. Rowdy and restless, it rages against the powers that be. The album peaked at 174 on the Billboard 200 chart. Nitro.
 
Tracklist
1 Initiation
2 Lost Souls
3 Nephilim
4 Ever and a Day
5 Sacrifice Theory
6 Of Greetings and Goodbyes
7 Smile
8 Story at Three
9 Days of the Phoenix
10 Catch a Hot One
11 Wester
12 6 to 8
13 Despair Factor
14 Morningstar
15 Battled