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  • Personally I'm not a very big fan of AFI. Not a fan at all actually. I am however a very hardcore fan of NIN and I will say that this cover isn't bad. I think AFI did pretty well with this cover. 4/5 on my list. Thanks for the upload!

  • Wow. This is probably the worst cover ever..... pure garbage. AFI sucks.

  • Not a bad cover! I like!

  • Who the hell CARES!  That man can sing and they all have bodies to die for. Puts a FIRE Inside of ME every time!!!

  • A horrible approx of what they (AFI) will never be. I'm watching this video just to generate an opinion about it. It was obvious since the beginning that AFI could bever be close to get a nice cover from an excellent song.

    When I thought it was impossible to screw perfection...... so sad

  • I actually really like this cover, although I don't believe it beats the original

  • Ahhh, but they weren't always emo, they used to be punk.

  • Original owns, just saying. Nine Inch Nails...yes.

  • heads like a hole awesome song

  • heads like a hole awesome song

  • Too fast, horrible guitar, twisted voice, terrible drums, and just to piss you all off: Very...very...very gay.

  • Davey Havok is actually gay, but I'm not a gay basher. Sometimes it's nice 2 hear another band do a song u like, but 4 me this is just another Flyleaf- Smells like Teen Spirit fail. Still not a gay basher.

  • What the FUCK!!!!! They fuckin ruined this song!!!! That's why I fuckin hate any music artists from the 2000's. This millenium fucking sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's terrible, any new metal music is all emo bubble gum music!!!!!!! NIN i'm sorry you had to see this shit.

  • Not a good cover, it sounds the same way throughout the whole song. the head like a whole verse doesnt have enough power in it like Nine Inch Nails has. There was more emotion put into the original than this. If you're gunna do a cover at least put some emotion into it. It sounds like they just did it out of boredom and didnt care to make it any good.

    2/5

  • Okay, I am not one to judge a band by their looks or anything, I've listened to AFI before many times, but I just think this is a bad cover.

    That is my unbiased opinion.

  • gay

  • Wow, lots of you guys have problems. Why bother coming to this page just to insult? Many people enjoy this band as well as this cover, if you find a disliking for the band then you need not come to any of the videos on here nor come and insult them nor the people who enjoy them. That's just freaking pathetic. I'm an adult straight male, married with two kids, and I think this band is awesome. So to sum it all up, GO TO HELL, and have a nice day.

  • Wow, lots of you guys have problems. Why bother coming to this page just to insult? Many people enjoy this band as well as this cover, if you find a disliking for the band then you need not come to any of the videos on here nor come and insult them nor the people who enjoy them. That's just freaking pathetic. I'm an adult straight male, married with two kids, and I think this band is awesome. So to sum it all up, GO TO HELL, and have a nice day.

  • you cant cover nine inch nails, shouldn't try

  • lol, the internet makes people act so stupid.

    Just a bunch of sorry, fat, chronically masterbating trolls who think that if they call everything gay it will make them more likely to get a girlfriend. Pathetic guys, really.

    btw, AFI is the best band ever, and I am indeed a straight male of a respectable age.

    Great cover of a great song by a great band.

    and @whodaskank...

    I bet you fondle boys in the locker room after practice, dont you? Otherwise, would you be so quick to point fingers?

  • @Dragonforcenerd13 You should learn not to argue with, or for that matter, tease anyone on the internet. Its a waste of time.

    Kinda makes you look like the loser, not saying that you are.

  • posers

  • I really like this. This is a pretty good cover but of course the original is better but, why are all the positive comments being thumbed down and the negative ones up ':\

  • horrible cover from a horrible band. yes yes the band is literally gay but the point is, some people like horrible music! I know i think they should all die alone nameless too but, i guess we just have to live with them... and beat them up for fun.

  • If it's so horrible why are you watching it? And I have said it so many times before that I'm really growing sick of it, but here goes.....prove that they are gay. I don't care if you hate them, but to accuse and convict with no evidence is just further proof that ignorance and intolerance is a disease, a contagious one.

  • @nephilim405

    they can't freaking prove it just because afi aren't gay.Used to love them when i was younger.Still do.And I really believe their cover is better than the original.Havoc's vocals in 3:18 are enchanting indeed

  • @nephilim405 i agree, but when a dude wheres sparely eye shadow and dance so weird, u can only help but to wonder

  • @nephilim405 i agree, but when a dude wheres sparely eye shadow and dance so weird, u can only help but to wonder

  • @nephilim405 i agree, but when a dude wheres sparely eye shadow and dance so weird, u can only help but to wonder

  • @nephilim405 well said

  • @nephilim405

    the lead singer is gay FACT

  • retard, your dragging down the growth of the world you little homophobic prick

  • @whodaskank Talk about a horrible cover! Such a disgrace from one of the most pathetic bands, that i have ever heard of, covering one of the most strongest bands in the world, NIN. What the fuck? lol This isn't right! Someone told me that they copvered it so i decided to search it up.

  • Sounds plastic and cheap. It really lacks the energy of both the original song and AFI's original sound. Weak, very weak.

  • AFI is ok but this is a disgrace to one of the greatest bands ever

  • HELL YAH! ! ! About time I was waiting for them to do this song. You know what other song Davey would own ...... Forever Young by Alphaville. U GOTTA LISTEN !!!

  • the only people that should ever cover a song are the ones that can do a song the justice it deserves. Inspired or not this song fails to meet that criteria.

  • I used to think AFI was decent (Medicate was ok).  But this is just stupid.

    Emo's and fags and half-fags (they're all the same, anyways) should just stick to their own music.

    and Nephilim405...you deleting comments that YOU find offensive makes you just as closed-minded as the homophobes and haters. To be open minded means you should welcome all opinions...not just ones that fall in-line with your own.

  • I don't really care what you think of AFI. That's your opinion and you are entitled to it. But I'm still not sure why gay bashing has to be part of your opinion. I have no problem allowing comments that differ from my point of view. You have only to read most of the comments here to realize that. You have no proof that any of these guys are "fags". I don't seek out videos by bands that I don't like just to leave hate comments. Save your misinformed hatred. You proved nothing.

  • There's a difference between stating an intellectual opinion and throwing out ignorant, derogatory, insults against something. Maybe you should be more observant and consider others before spitting out homophobic insults.

    Nephilim is the poster of this vid, he does not have to put up with these ignorant and homophobic replies. So you can either 1) post a valid argument against AFI or GTFO. Its your pick.

  • Thank you! Very well stated. But for the record I'm not a him....LOL. I'm a female.

  • Haha sorry about that.

  • @blissfullydead89

    People can post whatever they feel like posting. End of story and if you dont like it you can GTFO.

  • So basically if I'm interpreting your shit correctly then what your saying is, you smoke pole on street corner bus stops for beer change?

  • ..... I like this version better. I am a huge NIN fan, but AFI kicks ass. Also, they havent sold out like NIN has. Year Zero anyone?

  • @WingZero75 how the hell was year zero a sell out?

  • You are obviously not a true NIN fan at all....I'm just saying!

  • oh snap!

  • are you retarded??

  • Dont answer for someone elses sexuality...it doesnt matter if he is bi or not, either way Davey Havok is incredible!!

  • @LightThisCity09 That's it dude!!! :D

  • i like how they put their own style into it

    but where's the intro?

  • NIN rocks and so does AFI (miss murder) i like both versions equally. they didnt distorte it at all thats why i admire them all the more... head like a hole used to be my lullabye when i was a baby 2 months and forever since. i still love this song 13 years later.. i like this version cuz its so cool. i love it also cuz i feel more emo than i already am and emo is awesome..

  • like the little screaming anthem at the end!

    but NIN's version has more soul

    i still love AFI

  • at least use tour footage that WASNT december underground

  • This is pretty good but the vocals can't compare to Trent.

  • this is seriously like a fucking

    dream come true.

    i'm a HUGE fucking nine inch nails fan,

    but before that i was in love with AFI,

    and this THIS! MYGOD! holymotherfuckingshit!!

    it's not that great of a cover, but totally fucking epic!!

    where can i download this?

    -aw

  • buncha fags...........SUE ME!

  • Would that I could...sue you anyway. Improve your vocabulary by finding another word for "homosexual". Fag seems a little overused. Just read 90% of all these comments.

  • @nephilim405 oh i know im just dumb as rocks because i use the word "fag". durrrr duhhhhhhh ugllhhhhhhhh. these "homosexuals" just look like orgy wanna bees. laaaaaammmmeeeeee

  • Indeed it does seem a little stupid to refer to AFI as "fags'. First of all because it's a useless slang term used to slander homosexual men. Second of all, their sexuality is their business and anyone's guess. Gay or straight is irrelevant to whether or not you like their music. And as far as being "dumb as rocks", you said it, not I. And AFI has been around longer than Orgy, I'm fairly certain that AFI does not want to be like them....which band is more successful?

  • another reason that AFI are not fags: is because fags (in this term) refers to faggots which in fact means bundle of sticks. and i assure AFI are not a bundle of sticks

  • @chrisissince1985 in England a fag is slang word for a cigarette so calling them fags is just another way of saying they're smokin. hehe...

  • wow..they fucked that one up. i want to like AFI but they make it harder and harder to do. like seriously December Underground hurt, Crash Love put me in a coma this is the final blow

  • will never beat the NIN version!!!!

  • well this song was fucked up i feel sorry for the song now

  • I think it's funny that my favorite singer and my second favorite singer's bands both covered a Nine Inch Nails song. Wish covered by Linkin Park, anyone? And they're both rather good covers.

  • Couldn't find the live version but hope you enjoy this fan vid.

  • neither davey jade hunter or adam are gay they're all straight and if you think otherwise i'd be more than glad to admit that they are gay or bi if you give me full proof evidence of davey or one of them admiting to being atracted to the same sex, but i know you can't so stop debating if they're gay or bi cause they're all straight and you have no proof otherwise

  • davey jade hunter and adam are all straight

  • i preefer nin´s (of course) but VERY good...

    i like afi´s music but not so crazy about their image jeje... anyways live and let die...

  • Well... It wasnt horrible like most other covers. Not even close to the original though.

  • Im slowly starting to get into AFI. No that i realized they made a cover of this my respect for them has gone up. The fact that they listen to Nine Inch Nails is pretty awesome in itself.

    Good cover, but im still for the original, of course.

  • I almost wet my pants when I found out that they covererd this song! It's a good cover! I like how they re-did the drum track. It's good shit!

  • no....just no

  • Its too bad AFI doesn't do their own songs like this one, I might actually like them if they did.

  • Im proud to wear this AFI shirt. *Tear* PS I love both NIN and AFI, but I've come to a conclusion that I like this one better.

  • this version is pretty awesome, but in my opinion, i dont think it comes close to the nine inch nails version.

  • yea i miss davey's STS days. I mean, I'll always love the band no matter what...that's just when i think he looked best physically. i was envious of his hair haha. I remember when I first heard this cover I FLIPPED OUT. I loooove NIN. And it was one of my favorite songs from them. so when this came on the radio i was literally freaking out and breathless. AFI are always reinventing themselves, and those who can't handle that aren't true fans.

    DF! always and forever!

  • hell ya this shit rocks!

  • Stupid bitches baggin on covers, i'm tired of it. I personally love covers, its awesome hearing a band preforming someone else's music that they love

  • Agreed, I have so many cover songs of other bands on my iPod.

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  • I don't see why there's so many haters. It doesn't make the original that much better. AFI covered this song pretty good. I do prefer the original but AFI's cover isn't bad at all.

  • its funny I haven't payed much attention to AFI but they have done two good covers of bands I love, this one and 'just like heaven' by The Cure. I only just stumbled on this as I uploaded my own NiN cover and checking out others, good shit!

  • Take a look at AFI's cover of Morrissey. That was a good one, as well.

  • haha the long fake eyelashes freaked me out. i love davey with long hair!

  • Damn....lotta haters here. For me personally I really really liked this one. AFI and NIN have both brought me through some really sick dark times for me. And they both have changed the way I both write and listen to music, taking the dark poeticness of lyricism from AFI and the ferocity of NIN has, I believe made me a better artist. And I personally love it when a band or an artist becomes so inspired by another artists work that they make it their own, as AFI did with NIN here. Good job.

  • Thanks for leaving a meaningful comment. I get sick of hearing the hate. I'm glad the music has meaning for you. That's all that really matters.

  • Ok. OK! All I have to say is that I'm a hardcore NIN fan and have been since around 1998 (I'm only 22 therefore I got into them a little later than most). Nonetheless, I've seen them numerous times, have everything they released, have a shrine dedicated to Trent, the whole shebang! So coming from a diehard NIN fan, this version rocks!! AFI are an incredible band, The Art Of Drowning is a masterpiece. My suggestion to haters would be to 1.) open your mind and 2.) get a life.

  • I completely agree. And thanks for having the guts to say so.

  • this rocks. so does NIN's, I like them both equally for different reasons. Also to the people who call Davey a gay emo, STFU, he's not gay, and he just wears a certain style of clothes, he's not emo.

  • i love this cover!!!

    this guys did a great job!

  • I love this cover, I have it on my I-Pod. the NIN one is great, & this cover does it justice. Kudos to Davey & the rest for covering it.

  • i cant believe trent rezror let this shit happen, GAY!

  • It's Trent REZNOR by the way. Not "rezror". Spell check before you post comments.

  • oh my bad for spelling trents name wrong but i still hate everything about afi, next time they should cover there fucking mouths before they they cover and destroy another nin song or any of the greats by the way, and fuck you, you skinny gene hair flipping gurly waste of space. nin is the greatest of all time and picks bands like afi out of its teeth every morning and its shit every night. ill be saying that all the way to the nin and jane's addiction tour next week, eat ur heart out bitch.

  • Wow. Rage. You didn't shit yourself did you? Calm the fuck down and get over it. I don't give a flying fuck on a Sunday what you think of me or AFI. You would love the way I look in skinny jeans.....as for being "gurly" I am a woman. Have fun at Jane's Addiction and NIN, fuckface. If you hate AFI so much what are you doing watching a video clearly titled as "AFI Covering Head Like A Hole"? Lay off the drugs, stupid.

  • ignorant

  • killerklay...

    Think about it...when you cover an artist and release a song like this it has to be OK'd by the person that wrote the song...so..apparently if this was released...Trent liked it and allowed it. So as far as NIN picking bands like AFI out of it's teeth...yeah.not so much

  • I'm a big NIN fan, so naturally I prefer the original but this is better than many other NIN covers I've heard. I also like how they didn't try to make into a remix like lots of other bands do.

  • I haven't heard any remixes of this song. I think making a cover version is a little more respectful than remixing (and possibly ruining) a good song. AFI mostly does very skilled and faithful covers of songs they like.

  • This is bad. I really don't like it. But at least they have good taste.

  • i love this vid. dont delete it i love it!!! =]

  • Wouldn't dream of deleting it....thanks!

  • I prefer this version.. and besides - they didnt choose to write it - The makers of Grand Theft Auto came to them and asked for them to make a cover of it to use on the game

  • Really? I didn't know that.

  • last minute of the song is the best

  • NIN is better, but I've def heard worst covers. And i like how everyone is tough when they are anonymous and not face to face.

  • Definitely true about people trying to be tough and talk shit in the anonymity of cyberspace. But not one of these idiots has bothered to reply after being put in their place when they made narrow minded comments about this band or video.

  • Excellent cover and fuck the haters!!

  • I like AFI's verision better!

  • I like AFI's version better than NIN's ahaha! oh yes and the video... 2006 Almost Acoustic Christmas... stupid KROQ had a crappy sound system..

  • Davy is G_A_Y gay. He's beyond emo fag into full on assmilk fag.

  • Your stupidity is beyond comprehension. If he is gay THAT'S HIS BUSINESS! GROW THE FUCK UP AND STOP JUDGING PEOPLE!

  • He's bi, FYI, and so am I, and Im a self-proclaimed "emo", so bite me and keep on being a closed-minded prick. Thanks~!

  • @LeLouchHaru12 everyones emo.... emo just means emotional.... and evwerybody has emotions and if you dont..... theres a serious problem with you lol.... and if you try and tell me that emo is a style thats buillshit... scene is what youre thinking of.... and scene is kinda stupid.... not to bag on you or nothing

  • Davey Havok is most deffinatley not gay, people who say he is just want to make fun of him because they are displeased with their crappy lives.

  • That may be true. And people are quick to jump to conclusions about ideas or behaviors that they don't understand.

  • This is the worst thing i've ever heard. Lacking in musical talent. Lacking in originality.

  • What do you know? I feel the need to mention that this is a cover song. It's unfair to judge a band's talent based on a cover song. Listen to Sing The Sorrow and then you can accurately judge them.

  • NIN is alot better than AFI in my opnion, and AFI had no buisness covering this. As it stands, its a fine song in general so whoever does it better not fuck it up. I think this versions alright though. Just strange as all. DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONESDEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONESDEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONESDEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONESDEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES DEFTONES

  • So if your opinion is that AFI had no business covering this song, why did you say this version is alright, just strange? And why doesn't AFI have any business covering this song? Because you don't like them? ***SIGH*** I'm so sick of arguing about this.......

  • alright, its interesting, ill defenitally give them that, as i said before.

    i just dont see what made them want to cover this song

  • I have to admit that this is not the best song for them to cover. It just doesn't go with their style. But since they are my favorite band, I have to give them credit for having the balls to cover this iconic NIN song. I try not to have high expectations of cover songs as a rule, given the fact that a cover is an interpretation and will therefore translate different according to who is performing the song.

  • LOL the description: "this is not for homophobes" that made me laugh

  • The only reason I put that is because people have been taking cheap shots at Davey Havok's sexual orientation. And I personally do not judge anyone on the basis of sexuality. It's no one's business. And for the record, I'm not saying any of these guys are gay.....not that there is anything wrong with gay. Lol.

  • kudos!!!

  • Is he gay/bi? I've seen and heard conflicting info.

  • wasn't this song meant to be on gta 4 or something?

  • ppl need to realize when a band does a cover of a song its not b/c they want to be them its a sign of respect!

  • AFI Another Failed Imposter? I'm not against cover songs, but there is nothing special here.

  • Actually it's A Fire Inside. And they are not trying to duplicate NIN. But apparently that's not the popular opinion, as you can ascertain by reading most of the comments posted here. AFI as NIN impostors?! That's interesting. I don't see any apparent similarities or indications that they are impersonating NIN.

  • niN did it better. It sounds like this band hasn't reach puberty yet. Trent rules! and these guys wish they were as deep as him. I think I vomited a little bit after hearing this verson. Thanks alot A.F.I, now I have to wash my mouth out!

  • That's your opinion of course. But I disagree completely. It doesn't make any sense to judge this band based on a cover song. Bands cover songs often. A.F.I didn't copy this song outright, so it sounds different from the original. And also, they are quite mature as a band....as you would notice if you listened to other songs by them. Example- Compare "Cruise Control" with "Kill Caustic". You will see what I mean.

  • I love this cover. This is my favorite song from NIN, so I was so happy when my favorite band covered it. And Davey's voice is fucking AMAZING

  • imitation is the most sincere form of flattery

    :-)

  • YAY! Awesome song! Awesome video! I think if someone likes your song enough to cover it, it must be pretty damn good. I mean come on! It's a compliment, really.

  • This cover is pretty good. Not as good as the original but it's still pretty good

  • i like it but how can they take this of nine inch nails?

  • i think NIN perform better (not just from this video) but i think that afi does a better version of head like a hole

  • Did I also mention Devo did this originally. I love musicians leeching off of what was done back in the late 70's by a band that'll never be known widely other than their shitty song "Whip It."

  • Devo covered NIN. You already fail

  • Neither version is good. Original version by Devo is superior. Your oppinions useless. We must repeat.

  • Devo didn't make this song. NIN did. Some info from Wikipedia....

    "Head Like a Hole" (also known as Halo three) is the second single by Nine Inch Nails for the 1989 album Pretty Hate Machine.

    "Head Like a Hole" was Nine Inch Nails' first single to chart on Hot 100 Singles Sales and enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time. It has also been covered by influential New Wave/Post-Punk band Devo.

  • I've heard both, I like them both, I just think in my opinion, AFI's version of more...edgy, hardcore. And that's good, so I like AFI's cover better, don't hate on me...lol.

  • RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG­GGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    lol

    its ok kane will always like u

  • Their outfits remind me of something from a clockwork orange :]

    I like their cover, and I didn't think I would really like AFI.

    :]]

  • Fuck off with your School Project on Nin..

  • You do the same dear. And it's not a school project. Or about NIN. Get it right, asshole.

  • school project? wow. she's a little too old to be doing school projects i think. lol. and it's obviously not about NIN if it's AFI singing. lol. wow. oh and btw, school project, doesn't need to be capatalized. i think you need to do some school projects yourself.

  • Go fuck yourself...

  • Who are you talking to?

  • From Decemberunderground, right?

    Where do u have to buy it to get this cover?

  • johnny cash did an amazing cover of hurt.

    one NIN cover that worked.

    and on the subject of covers better than originals.

    crank that by i set my friends on fire

    &

    i kissed a girl by attack attack!

  • of course the original is better, trent reznor's music really is un-coverable :P but anyway, i'm glad bands do this. spreads NIN around to all the teeny bopers listening to this crap. let them have a taste of real, raw music and talent. (not saying afi sucks, i'm just not a fan of them since '03)

  • Why are you no longer an AFI fan? Is it because they got more popular? And what do you mean by "this crap"? Most "teenyboppers" I know of listen to Lil' Wayne and T-Pain. Now that is crap.

  • good cover. different take on a great song

  • i like hunter.....hes so cool hahaha

  • I was listening to both versions of this song the other day and I decided that the biggest difference is the vocals. Trent's voice has a gritty grunge feel and Davey's voice is rather clear and more delicate. And the band made it like one of their own songs as far as the music goes, instead of copying the original outright. I like both versions.

  • yea its good that they made their version on this song different instead of completely coping it....

    i think they did an awesome job covering.

    i like how afi adds little things into the song...its cool =)

  • both songs sound awesome

    5 stars!!

  • Thanks!!!

  • mmm i like NIN better, more original sounding prolly cuz it is lol i just do =_=

  • Cover songs are just for fun anyway:)

  • I WAY prefer this to the NIN original.

  • I am shocked. I'm sure you have noticed all of the negative comments. It's good to hear something positive. Are you an AFI fan?

  • Not as such. I don't know any of their other stuff - I know this song off of GTA: SA.

  • Oh, I didn't know it was on there. If you want to check out some of AFI's original music I highly recommend the album Sing The Sorrow. It's an amazing album that really showcases the band's talent. Much better, in fact than any song they have covered including this one.

  • So I'm not the only NIN fan that thinks this version kicks the original's ass?

  • Im a huge fan of both bands, and both versions sof the song, but afi did it slightly better. I think with Daveys higher voice, it seemed to have more to it than the original.