BAD RELIGION ‘EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST’ LP SuicideSilence

BAD RELIGION ‘EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST’ LP SuicideSilenceLABEL: EPITAPH VINYL RELEASE DATE: 6 8 2004 ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 6 8 2004 VARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on June 8, 2004. The album is heavily influenced by the then current Iraq War and also has some nods to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty Four, the latter most likely inspired by the Patriot Act. TRACKLIST 1 Overture 2 Sinister Rouge 3 Social

who fronted the band for eight years and recorded two studio albums

” “The Unforgiven

manic vocals and impossible beats into a visceral hardcore/thrash/noise mash-up

part Pantera

Iron Cross: New Breed

the Stimulators

The songs on Diamond Eyes — from the riotous “Royal” to the atmospheric “Beauty School” — build a world unto themselves

This vinyl figure stands approximately 3

making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year

but you get to build up for a different kind of listening

This shirt captures the band's elemental power and progressive style

Nothing With You