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For Blood and Empire
2006 studio album by Anti-Flag
For Blood and Empire is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Anti-Flag. It was released on March 21, 2006. It was the band's first release on RCA Records, which caused the band to receive criticism from many due to their initially anti-corporate message.[2]
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| Released | March 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 2005 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 38:58 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Anti-Flag, David Schiffman | |||
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The booklet which comes with the CD contains a short essay for all but two songs ("State Funeral" and "Cities Burn") which gives more in-depth perspective on the inspirations for the song subjects such as the Downing Street Memo and Monsanto Company Corporation, as well as information on one of Anti-Flag's side projects, Military Free Zone. The CD also comes with two stencils, of the "Gunstar", a star formed with broken M-16s as seen on the cover of Mobilize, and the phrase "What are we going to do about the U.S.A.?".
Mike Ski of The A.K.A.s did the art direction, design and layout design for the album art.[3]
The song "Emigre" (which on the promotional version was originally called "Exodus") includes an adaptation of Martin Niemöller's poem "First they came".
Songs from the album were used by several video games. "This is the End (For You My Friend)" is used in two EA Sports video games, Madden NFL 07 and NHL 07.[4] "The Press Corpse" is used in the video games Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and Shaun White Snowboarding.[5]
By April 3, 2008, the album had sold 97,000 copies.[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I'd Tell You But…" | 2:10 |
| 2. | "The Press Corpse" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Emigre" (Originally called "Exodus" on the promo version of the album) | 3:00 |
| 4. | "The Project for a New American Century" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Hymn for the Dead" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "This Is the End (For You My Friend)" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "1 Trillion Dollar$" (Originally called "One Trillion Dollars" on the promo version) | 2:30 |
| 8. | "State Funeral" | 2:00 |
| 9. | "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" | 2:43 |
| 10. | "War Sucks, Let's Party!" | 2:18 |
| 11. | "The W.T.O. Kills Farmers" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Cities Burn" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Depleted Uranium Is a War Crime" | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 38:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Corporate Rock" | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 40:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "The New Millennium Generation" (Also available as a free MP3 download from Military Free Zone) | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 42:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Marc Defiant" | 1:02 |
| Total length: | 39:58 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "No Paradise" | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 42:13 | |
- Justin Sane - guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
- Chris Head - guitar, backing vocals
- Chris #2 - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12
- Pat Thetic - drums, backing vocals
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 73 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 100 |
- Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (the book for which the song was named)
- Lee Kyung Hae (Track 11 relates to his suicide at an anti-WTO protest)
- McElhiney, Brian (January 30, 2010). "Punk & Politics: Anti-Flag remains angry band, but uses music to unite fans". Daily Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- Ryan Cooper (n.d.). "Anti-Flag Profile". About.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- "Credits Mike Ski". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack". IGN. 23 June 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
-"NHL 07 Soundtrack Revealed". IGN. 12 July 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021. - "Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam". Giant Bomb. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Ubisoft Reveals Soundtrack For Shaun White Snowboarding Game". GameZone. May 4, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2021. - "Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Anti-Flag – For Blood and Empire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Anti-Flag Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.