first single "Miss Murder" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts. The release reflected the continually changing and growing fan base of the band, and the album debuted as No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies of the album. AFI's eighth album, Crash Love, was released on September 29, 2009. The first single from the album, "Medicate", was released on August 25, 2009, and reached No. 7 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart. The album yielded a second single, "Beautiful Thieves", which peaked at No. 23. The album was very well received by critics. AFI's ninth studio album, Burials, was released on October 22, 2013. The album's first single, "I Hope You Suffer" was released July 22, 2013, followed by the release of the album's second single, "17 Crimes" on August 6, 2013. Carson is involved in a new band called The Reckless Kind (formed in 2011), described as "A 5 piece, heavy soul band." They recently finished recording their debut album, and have played several shows. Equipment The following is the complete list of Adam Carson's equipment, as found on AFI News Headquarters Drums and hardware Drum Workshop Toms (depth x width) 18" x 24" bass drum 9" x 12" rack tom 14" x 16" floor tom 16" x 18" floor tom Snares (depth x width) 6.5″ x 14″ Pork Pie (Brass) 5.5″ x 14″ Ayotte "Keplinger" (Steel) 5.5″ x 14″ Ludwig "Black Beauty" (Brass) 6.5″ x 14″ Legend (Maple) Sticks Vater "Power" 5B (primarily) Cymbals 22″ Zildjian A Custom Ping Ride 22″ Zildjian Z Custom Power Ride 22″ Zildjian A Ride 14″ Zildjian Rock Hi-Hats 15″ Zildjian K Bottom 15″ Zildjian Quickbeat Bottom Hi-Hat Combo Drum heads Remo coated Emperors (toms and snares) Remo Powerstroke III (bass drum) Discography With AFI Studio albums Answer That and Stay Fashionable (1995) Very Proud of Ya (1996) Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes (1997) Black Sails in the Sunset (1999) The Art of Drowning (2000) Sing the Sorrow (2003) Decemberunderground (2006) Crash Love (2009) Burials (2013) AFI (2017) Bodies (2021) With Tiger Army Tiger Army (October 26, 1999, Hellcat Records) Early Years EP (October 8, 2002, Hellcat Records) References External links 1975 births Living people American punk rock drummers American male drummers Horror punk musicians AFI (band) members People from Ukiah, California 20th-century American