Anti-Flag Album: “For Blood and Empire [Edited]”

A bit more mainstream of a sound, but still nothing close to the pop-punk crap that's on the radio and the video channels (fall out boy, etc.). This is pure punk at it's best. These guys are on their way to make a name for themselves without selling out. Their message remians the same and clearer than ever. Buy this album. 10% goes to a good cause.

What's wrong with getting more money?...lol. Spending time worrying about someone else making money, only suggests that you are already engulfed thinking about money.

Who cares! ;)

I feel that Anti Flag stayed true to their art and themselves. After reading an interview in Verbicide I understand their position on signing to a major label and feel that they did it on their own terms. Using a major label to reach a broader audience isn't a crime.. especially if you feel that you have something important to say and want to reach a broader audience. (Anti Flag wants to be taken seriously by mainstream media, signing to a label is a strategic move for them)

Remember, there is no 401k in punk rock.

Do you work a job that you don't like? ..you shouldn't.

That's the beauty in all this.

To explain further:

Anti Flag is doing something that they love, getting their message out without restraints or censorship and making a living. I used to think way too much about the ideology of punk rock and then I grew up...lol

The reality is, you have to make money in order to survive.

Most kids are in and out of Punk by the time they are 23 (I'm 31) they can't continue to be in bands because they have to survive.

I give Anti Flag tons of credit and am envious of them.

Who wouldn't want to live out their dreams, educate people and work towards the betterment of society...all in a days work.

Many people are quick to complain and yell "sell out"

To deem Anti Flag as "sell outs" is unfair and somewhat hypocritical ...anybody for that mater that punches a time clock is a sell out.

A couple rhetorical questions:

Are you doing what you love? Are you making a difference with your time on this planet? When you work, is it on your own terms?

If not... you too may be a sell out!

Think about it.

This CD is killer and it just hit us like a ton of bricks. No one new when it was coming out or even if it was coming out and then it did. We walked in saw it, bought it, and got blown away. This one is a underground masterpiece and Anti-Flag really did a mazing job making this album work. By it now. Totally Rad Dude!

The Terror State wasn't very good. I mean, it was OKAY, but it got boring after a while, and some of the songs had stupidly written lyrics. On this one, it seems that they've taken more time with their writing. The lyrics seem less sloppy, and they make me think more than the ones on the last album. Musically, it is similar to TS, in the way that it has a poppy sound, but a punky attitude. Depleted Uranium Is A War Crime is definately punk all the way around, though. So, yeah... I would say buy this if you've been a fan for a while, or if you're just getting into them, or whatever. Just pick it up!

Anti-Flag have won me over again with their latest record, For Blood and Empire. I have been one of their biggest critics ever since the release of the mediocre Terror State up until their signing to RCA. For Blood and Empire has made me a fan again, it's that good. Definitely one of the best punk albums of the year. Best tracks: I'd tell you but, Press Corpse, One Trillion Dollars, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, Cities Burn, and DU is a warcrime.