For Blood and Empire

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]

For Blood and Empire
Studio album by
Anti-Flag
ReleasedMarch 21, 2006
RecordedMay 2005
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length38:58
LabelRCA
ProducerAnti-Flag, David Schiffman
Anti-Flag chronology
Death of a Nation
(2004)		 For Blood and Empire
(2006)		 A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
(2007)
Singles from For Blood and Empire
  1. "This Is the End (For You My Friend)"
    Released: August 8, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(80%) link
Allmusic link
Punknews.org link
Punktastic.com link
Kerrang!

Background

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]

Track listing
For Blood and Empire – Standard edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
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
For Blood and Empire – Australian and European edition
No.TitleLength
14."Corporate Rock"1:53
Total length:40:49
For Blood and Empire – Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
14."The New Millennium Generation" (Also available as a free MP3 download from Military Free Zone)3:08
Total length:42:04
For Blood and Empire – Vinyl edition
No.TitleLength
14."Marc Defiant"1:02
Total length:39:58
For Blood and Empire – iTunes edition
No.TitleLength
14."No Paradise"3:17
Total length:42:13

Personnel
  • 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

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 73
US Billboard 200[8] 100

See also

References
  1. McElhiney, Brian (January 30, 2010). "Punk & Politics: Anti-Flag remains angry band, but uses music to unite fans". Daily Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. Ryan Cooper (n.d.). "Anti-Flag Profile". About.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. "Credits Mike Ski". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack". IGN. 23 June 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
    -"NHL 07 Soundtrack Revealed". IGN. 12 July 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Anti-Flag – For Blood and Empire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. "Anti-Flag Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
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