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| genre = [[Punk rock]]<ref name="mcelhiney">{{cite news |last1=McElhiney |first1=Brian |title=Punk & Politics: Anti-Flag remains angry band, but uses music to unite fans |url=https://dailygazette.com/2010/01/30/0130_antiflag/ |access-date=September 18, 2022 |work=Daily Gazette |date=January 30, 2010}}</ref>
| genre = [[Punk rock]]
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| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
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| next_year = 2007
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| name = For Blood and Empire
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| single1 = This Is the End (For You My Friend)
| single1date = August 8, 2006
}}
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'''''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 [[Anti-Flag#Criticism|criticism]] from many due to their initially [[anti-corporate]] message.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/antiflag/p/Antiflag.htm |title=Anti-Flag Profile|author=Ryan Cooper|date=n.d.|website=[[About.com]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925071329/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/antiflag/p/Antiflag.htm|archivedate=September 25, 2009|accessdate=June 22, 2022}}</ref>


==Background==
'''''For Blood and Empire''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] and major label debut by American [[punk band]] [[Anti-Flag]]. It was released on March 21, 2006. It is also their first release on [[RCA Records]], which caused the band to receive [[Anti-Flag#Criticism|criticism]] from many due to their initially [[anti-corporate]] message.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/antiflag/p/Antiflag.htm |title=Anti-Flag Profile |publisher=[[About.com]]}}</ref>
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 (Anti-Flag album)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Credits Mike Ski|website=AllMusic|url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-ski-mn0001794883/credits|access-date= August 5, 2021}}</ref>
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, one is the "Gunstar", a star formed with broken M-16s (as seen on the cover of ''Mobilize''), and the other of the phrase "What are we going to do about the U.S.A.?"


The song "Emigre" (which on the promotional version was originally called "Exodus") includes an adaptation of [[Martin Niemöller]]'s poem "[[First they came]]".
The album art was done by Mike Ski of [[The A.K.A.s]].


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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack|website=IGN|date=23 June 2006 |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/06/23/madden-nfl-07-soundtrack|access-date= August 5, 2021}}<br>-{{cite web|title= NHL 07 Soundtrack Revealed|website=IGN|date=12 July 2006 |url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/12/nhl-07-soundtrack-revealed|access-date= August 5, 2021}}</ref> "The Press Corpse" is used in the video games ''[[Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]]'' and ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam|url= https://www.giantbomb.com/tony-hawks-downhill-jam/3030-3631/|website=Giant Bomb |access-date= August 5, 2021}}<br>- {{cite web|title= Ubisoft Reveals Soundtrack For Shaun White Snowboarding Game|website=GameZone|date= May 4, 2012|url= https://www.gamezone.com/news/ubisoft_reveals_soundtrack_for_shaun_white_snowboarding_game/|access-date= August 5, 2021}}</ref>
The song "Emigre" (which on the promotional version was originally titled "Exodus") features an adaptation of [[Martin Niemöller]]'s poem [[First they came]].


By April 3, 2008, the album had sold 97,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08094/870050-42.stm |title=Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=April 3, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416161049/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08094/870050-42.stm|archivedate=April 16, 2009|accessdate=June 22, 2022}}</ref>
"This is the End (For You My Friend)" is featured in two EA Sports video games, [[Madden NFL 07]] and [[NHL 07]].

"The Press Corpse" is featured in the video games ''[[Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]]'' and ''[[Shaun White Snowboarding]]''.

As of April 3, 2008, the album has sold 97,000 copies <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08094/870050-42.stm |title=Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Post-gazette.com |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = ''For Blood and Empire'' {{nobold|– Standard edition (bonus track)}}
|title1 =I'd Tell You But…
| total_length = 38:56
|length1 =2:10
| title1 = I'd Tell You But…
|title2 =The Press Corpse
| length1 = 2:10
|length2 =3:21
| title2 = The Press Corpse
|title3 =Emigre*
| length2 = 3:21
|length3 =2:59
| title3 = Emigre
|title4 =The Project for a New American Century
| note3 = Originally called "Exodus" on the promo version of the album
|length4 =3:17
| length3 = 3:00
|title5 =Hymn for the Dead
| title4 = The Project for a New American Century
|length5 =3:39
| length4 = 3:17
|title6 =[[This Is the End (For You My Friend)]]
| title5 = Hymn for the Dead
|length6 =3:11
| length5 = 3:39
|title7 =1 Trillion Dollar$**
| title6 = This Is the End (For You My Friend)
|length7 =2:30
| length6 = 3:11
|title8 =State Funeral
| title7 = 1 Trillion Dollar$
|length8 =2:01
| note7 = Originally called "One Trillion Dollars" on the promo version
|title9 =Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
|length9 =2:43
| length7 = 2:30
| title8 = State Funeral
|title10 =War Sucks, Let's Party!
|length10 =2:18
| length8 = 2:00
| title9 = Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
|title11 =The W.T.O. Kills Farmers
| length9 = 2:43
|length11 =3:32
| title10 = War Sucks, Let's Party!
|title12 =Cities Burn
| length10 = 2:18
|length12 =3:03
| title11 = The W.T.O. Kills Farmers
|title13 =Depleted Uranium Is a War Crime
| length11 = 3:32
|length13 =4:07
| title12 = Cities Burn
| length12 = 3:03
| title13 = Depleted Uranium Is a War Crime
| length13 = 4:07
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''For Blood and Empire'' {{nobold|– Australian and European edition }}
| total_length = 40:49
| title14 = Corporate Rock
| length14 = 1:53
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''For Blood and Empire'' {{nobold|– Japanese edition }}
| total_length = 42:04
| note14 = Also available as a free MP3 download from [https://web.archive.org/web/20080119061418/http://militaryfreezone.org/ Military Free Zone]
| title14 = The New Millennium Generation
| length14 = 3:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''For Blood and Empire'' {{nobold|– Vinyl edition }}
| total_length = 39:58
| title14 = Marc Defiant
| length14 = 1:02
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = ''For Blood and Empire'' {{nobold|– iTunes edition }}
| total_length = 42:13
| title14 = No Paradise
| length14 = 3:17
}}
}}

===Variations===
*Some Australian and European releases add "Corporate Rock" – 1:53 as track 14.
*The Japanese release adds "The New Millennium Generation" - 3:08 as track 14. (Also available as a free mp3 download from [https://web.archive.org/web/20080119061418/http://militaryfreezone.org/ Military Free Zone].)
*The vinyl release adds "Marc Defiant" – 1:03 as track 14.
*The [[iTunes]] version of the album includes "No Paradise" – 3:17 as track 14.
*"Emigre" was originally called "Exodus" on the promo version of the album.
*"1 Trillion Dollar$" was originally called "One Trillion Dollars" on the promo version of the album.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*Chris #2 - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12
*Chris #2 - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12
*[[Pat Thetic]] - drums, backing vocals
*[[Pat Thetic]] - drums, backing vocals

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col" | Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|73|id=31022|artist=Anti-Flag|album=For Blood and Empire|rowheader=true|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|100|artist=Anti-Flag|album=For Blood and Empire|rowheader=true|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]] (the book for which the song was named)
*''[[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-[[World Trade Organization|WTO]] protest)
*[[Lee Kyung Hae]] (Track 11 relates to his suicide at an anti-[[World Trade Organization|WTO]] protest)


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Latest revision as of 08:51, 26 September 2023

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!

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]

Background

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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]

Track listing

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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

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  • 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

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

See also

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References

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  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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