About this person
Hunter Burgan is an American bassist and musician best known as a long-standing member of the rock band AFI. He has performed with the band since 1997 and contributed to its touring and recording activities during its most commercially successful years.
He was born on 14 May 1976 in Grass Valley, California. He joined AFI after original bassist Geoff Kresge left. His playing became part of the line-up that combined the band’s punk roots with alternative rock.
With AFI, he recorded albums including The Art of Drowning, Sing the Sorrow, Decemberunderground and Burials. The band achieved chart success and toured North America, Europe and other parts of the world.
Alongside AFI, he has performed in The Force and Hunter Revenge. His career is associated primarily with bass, the Northern California rock scene and a long-standing collaboration with the other members of AFI.