For Blood and Empire explained

For Blood and Empire
Type:	studio
Artist:	Anti-Flag
Cover:	For_Blood_and_Empire_cover.JPG
Released:	March 21, 2006
Recorded:	May 2005
Genre:	Punk rock^[1]
Length:	38:58
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Anti-Flag, David Schiffman
Prev Title:	Death of a Nation
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
Next Year:	2007

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

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]

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

See also

• 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-WTO protest)

External links

• Essays from the CD booklet

Notes and References

1. News: McElhiney . Brian . Punk & Politics: Anti-Flag remains angry band, but uses music to unite fans . September 18, 2022 . Daily Gazette . January 30, 2010.
2. Web site: Anti-Flag Profile. Ryan Cooper. n.d.. About.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20090925071329/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/antiflag/p/Antiflag.htm. September 25, 2009. June 22, 2022.
3. Web site: Credits Mike Ski. AllMusic. August 5, 2021.
4. Web site: Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack. IGN. 23 June 2006 . August 5, 2021.
   -Web site: NHL 07 Soundtrack Revealed. IGN. 12 July 2006 . August 5, 2021.
5. Web site: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. Giant Bomb . August 5, 2021.
   - Web site: Ubisoft Reveals Soundtrack For Shaun White Snowboarding Game. GameZone. May 4, 2012. August 5, 2021.
6. Web site: Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416161049/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08094/870050-42.stm. April 16, 2009. June 22, 2022.