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...And the Battle Begun is the fifth album by the Rx Bandits and is also the first album released by Matt Embree's label Mash Down Babylon. The album is expected to be released in stores this fall but they are selling the album on their current summer tour and online via their website.

The album was originally to be released in late 2005 via Drive-Thru Records, but for reasons known only to the band and the label, they decided to part ways, despite the contract stating that one more album was due to the label. The album was eventually pushed back to May 2006 and eventually October 2006 due to unspecified issues between the label and band, but by the summer of 2006, both sides had cleared up any disputes, freeing up the latest album. The RX Bandits officially moved to lead singer/guitarist Matthew Embree's MDB Records, and prepared to release their newest album via the grassroots label. Consequentially, ...And The Battle Begun was made available during the band's 2006 Summer US Tour, and also for pre-order and mail order on the MDB Records Website.

Like The Resignation, ...And The Battle Begun was recorded live. The album was recorded in Matthew Embree's studio, referred to as "The Elizabethan", a studio which is used by some of their MDB labelmates, such as The Return.

...And The Battle Begun also featured the second and final appearance of saxophone player and backup vocalist Steve Borth, who had been with the band since after the release of Progress and had recorded with the band for The Resignation. Borth, according to the RX Bandits website, left the band to pursue his own musical career. He officially departed the band mid-tour on June 28, 2006, his final performance being in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom the previous day.

Track listing

"Untitled" – 0:46
"...And the Battle Begun" – 4:56
"In Her Drawer" – 5:11
"Only for the Night" – 3:47
"On a Lonely Screen" – 2:44
"1980" – 3:03
"One Million Miles an Hour, Fast Asleep" – 2:54
"Apparition" – 3:39
"A Mouth Full of Hollow Threats" – 3:33
"Epoxi-lips" – 6:04
"Tainted Wheat" – 3:30
"To Our Unborn Daughters" – 5:14
"Crushing Destroyer" – 5:11

Personnel

Matthew Embree – vocals, guitar
Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards
Steven Jess Borth II. – saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Sheets – trombone, backing vocals, percussion
Joseph Troy – bass
Christopher Tsagakis – drums
Robert Cheek, Ryan Baker, David Embree – Engineer

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 Like [[The Resignation]], ''...And The Battle Begun'' was recorded live.  The album was recorded in Matthew Embree's studio, referred to as "The Elizabethan", a studio which is used by some of their MDB labelmates, such as The Return.
-''...And The Battle Begun'' also featured the second and final appearance of saxophone player and backup vocalist Steve Borth, who had been with the band since after the release of ''Progress'' and had recorded with the band for [[The Resignation]]. Borth, according to the RX Bandits website, left the band to pursue his own musical career.  He officially departed the band mid-tour on June 28, 2006, his final show in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom the previous day.
+''...And The Battle Begun'' also featured the second and final appearance of saxophone player and backup vocalist Steve Borth, who had been with the band since after the release of ''Progress'' and had recorded with the band for [[The Resignation]]. Borth, according to the RX Bandits website, left the band to pursue his own musical career.  He officially departed the band mid-tour on June 28, 2006, his final performance being in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom the previous day.
 ==Track listing==