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Custom Music Player Skins and Skin Code by Eileen End Code To Apply Music Player SkinI dont know what the monster is. there is a monster. it happens in the studio. sometimes it happens on stage. and its in my neck. sometimes it happens when im just talking like id be talking to you and the monster bites me....it hurts! .."I flee to December underground. As you exhale, I breathe in the water underground and I'll grow pale without you. December underground is a time and a place. It is where the cold can huddle together in darkness and isolation. It is a community of those detached and disillusioned who flee to love, like winter, in the recesses below the rest of the world. We spent a long time writing it. We refused to rush ourselves. We took our time not just on every song but on each guitar part, each vocal, each bass line. We definitely didn't rush into the studio. Our fans would probably be devastated if we ever released a record that was too similar to the previous one."Blaqk Audio may be a pleasant distraction for AFI’s Davey Havok and Jade Puget-- most side projects are-- but given the depth of Cexcells’ tracks it sounds like a little more. And if the duo is swayed by sales-- the record is keeping pace with regular AFI albums-- it could head that way. Working from the dark electronic tones set free on AFI’s most recent records, Decemberunderground included, Havok and Puget fully indulge their inner eyeliner-wearing ‘80s club kids here: “Stiff Kittens” and “Where Would You Like Them Left?” recall Depeche Mode at their most disturbing, while “Wake up” and “The Fear of Being Found” tread more quietly but with no less determination. A couple of goth-tinged dance tracks, “On a Friday” and “Snuff on Digital,” also deliver an authentically synthy experience, which may sound impossible but isn’t. Havok and Puget borrow from their forebears but inflate these tracks with their own odd brilliance (and flourishes, and beats). Fans of AFI, and anybody who never heard a blackish blast of modern electronic music they didn’t like, ought to investigate Cexcells.“The people who send us fan mail written in blood say the nicest things, so it doesn't freak us out too much. Usually, old ladies tell me to find Jesus. Look, I'm just trying to find some chai and a good vegan muffin. I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision. As you get older you will gain a bit more control over everything. Don't let anyone, even your parents, break you. Find good people who care about you and surround yourself with just them. If you can't find them at first, find good music and fall into it, let it hold you until they come. I truly hope you enjoy the new record. Personally I have never found the practice of recreational drug use appealing. In fact, I have always found the lifestyle and the people who surround it to be abhorrent. I never quite understood why anyone would risk sacrificing their bodies, minds, and relationships at the expense of a quick damaging high. I grew up in a small town and at my high school, like every high school, everyone's recreation of choice was drug abuse. I never understood it. I never took part and always felt quite alone in this decision. Then one day I discovered a band called Minor Threat and realized that there were more people out there who thought like me. I was very excited to say the least, and what was more encouraging, these people were part of the oh-so self-destructive punk scene. From that day on I claimed the X. I continue to do so today because I believe the straight edge philosophy is a very positive one that many people, especially young people, can benefit from greatly if they have the desire. I'm an extremist, I have to deal with my own extreme personality, and I walk the fine line of wanting to die and wanting to be the ruler of it all“.Davey Havok was born in Rochester, New York on November 20, 1975. When he was five, his family moved to California; when he was 12 they moved to Ukiah. From there, Davey attended Catholic school until the eighth grade. During high school, his friends Mark Stopholese and Vic Chalker wanted to start a band. Unfortunately, they had several problems. Amongst them was their lack of a drummer. Mark suggested his friend Adam Carson be in the band. Furthermore, they didn't know how to play any instruments, but they knew that Davey had a good voice and Adam had a drum set. Mark then learned guitar and Vic learned bass. Davey cites lead singers such as Ian Astbury (of The Cult), Rozz Williams (of Christian Death), Morissey (of The Smiths) , Freddie Mercury (of Queen), Robert Smith (of The Cure), Glenn Danzig (of The Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig), Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus), David Gahan (of Depeche Mode), and Ian Curtis (of Joy Division) as his influences. Shortly after high school, the band broke up and Davey moved to Berkeley, California, where he attended UC Berkeley, planning to double major in English and Psychology. He began constantly writing lyrics to songs that would eventually appear on the albums "Answer That and Stay Fashionable" and "Very Proud of Ya." He ended up dropping out of college to pursue a future with his band, AFI. In 2005, Davey Havok teamed up with Serious Clothing to release Glitterboy. Glitterboy Clothing was available through Hot Topic. Due to creativity differences between Havok and Serious, Glitterboy was canceled after only a few months. Davey is currently working on a new clothing line due for 2007. ..