Adam Alexander Carson (born February 5, 1975) is the drummer of the alternative rock band AFI.

"[4] Carson acquired an interest in music as early as age three, by which time he had amassed a small collection of 45-rpm records.

I got sent to the office a lot for messing around with the trombone players, and when we had substitutes I organized mass switching of instruments by the class.

"[5] However, he also believes his time in the band was misused, stating "I kind of wish I had paid more attention because I can't read music and know very little about scales and that type of thing.

While still in high school, Davey Havok, Mark Stopholese, and Vic Chalker formed AFI in November 1991.

Chalker was soon replaced by Geoff Kresge, and AFI subsequently recorded their debut EP, Dork.

[6] In December of that year, the band reunited and played a show for approximately 200 fans at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California.

Their first full-length, Answer That and Stay Fashionable was released August 11, 1995, on Wingnut Records, and was produced by Tim Armstrong.

AFI were soon after signed on to Nitro Records, Dexter Holland of The Offspring's label, and released Very Proud of Ya, their second album.

Carson is the one who conceived the album title and has written the lyrics for the song "Key Lime Pie," (a tribute to one of his favorite foods) and contributed several lines to "Rizzo in the Box.".

After recording the A Fire Inside EP (1998), Stopholese left the band and was replaced by Jade Puget, former member of Influence 13 and vocalist Havok's close friend.

The All Hallows EP (October 5, 1999) explored the horror punk genre touched upon on Black Sails, featuring artwork and lyrics containing Halloween themes.

[10] It continued to touch base with the horror punk genre, but expanded into styles that were a departure from previous works.

The album brought the band unprecedented success in the underground scene, selling in excess of 100,000 copies.

[11] "The Days of the Phoenix" was released as a single and video and had some moderate mainstream success, garnering the band more TV and radio airplay.