The General Strike

The General Strike is Anti-Flag's ninth studio album. The album was released on March 20, 2012.[1] The album marks the band's second release for SideOneDummy Records. The first single from the album, "The Neoliberal Anthem" was released to the band's Facebook page in January 2012. The band released a music video for single "This is the New Sound" on March 27, 2012.

The General Strike
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012
RecordedJune - December 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA
GenrePunk rock
Length27:16
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerAnti-Flag
Anti-Flag chronology
The People or the Gun
(2009)
The General Strike
(2012)
20 Years of Hell
(2013/14)

Writing and production

In June 2011, Justin Sane announced that the band had begun working on material for their new studio album under the working title, Magnum, which they hoped would be released in the fall. However the change in title led some fans to speculate if it was due to the Occupy Wall Street movement and protests around the world.

Track listing

  1. "Controlled Opposition" – 0:22
  2. "The Neoliberal Anthem" – 3:18
  3. "1915" – 2:52
  4. "This Is The New Sound" – 2:46
  5. "Bullshit Opportunist" – 2:36
  6. "The Ranks of The Masses Rising" – 2:29
  7. "Turn a Blind Eye" – 1:19
  8. "Broken Bones" – 3:01
  9. "I Don't Wanna" – 2:27
  10. "Nothing Recedes Like Progress" – 2:18
  11. "Resist" – 1:02
  12. "The Ghosts of Alexandria" – 2:54

Bonus tracks

  • "Wrong Colour" – 2:44 (Bonus on iTunes)
  • The band gave away an exclusive five-song download card to everyone who attended any of the band's album release shows from March 6–14, 2012. The download features three tracks from the album and two previously unreleased tracks.
  • Unreleased bonus tracks:
  1. "SKATE" – 1:18
  2. "Whistleblower" – 2:39

Personnel

Anti-Flag
  • Justin Sane – guitar, vocals
  • Chris #2 – bass, vocals
  • Chris Head – guitar, vocals
  • Pat Thetic – drums

References


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