recorded Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes

Burgan went on to help AFI record Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes (1997) and was invited to become their full-time bassist. Jade Puget, a former member of Influence 13 and Havok’s close friend, also provided background vocals on the album, making it the first to feature the band’s four current members. It is also the first album to be copyrighted to the band’s official moniker, A Fire Inside. Subsequently, A Fire Inside EP (1998) was released, straying into some death rock territory and featuring a cover of the Cure and of the Misfits . It was Stopholese’s last outing with the band.