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The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion , released on June 8, 2004.
Release
"Los Angeles Is Burning" was released to radio on April 27, 2004.[1] The Empire Strikes First was released on June 8, 2004. In October, the band went on a tour of the US with Rise Against .[2]
Reception
It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[10] the highest position the band had attained at the time. The album scored a minor radio hit with, "Los Angeles Is Burning ", which also reached No. 40 on the Billboard modern rock tracks chart .
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Overture" Gurewitz 1:09 2. "Sinister Rouge" Graffin 1:53 3. "Social Suicide" Graffin 1:35 4. "Atheist Peace" Graffin 1:57 5. "All There Is" Gurewitz 2:57 6. "Los Angeles Is Burning " Gurewitz 3:23 7. "Let Them Eat War" Gurewitz, Francis, Wackerman, Baker, Bentley 2:57 8. "God's Love" Graffin 2:32 9. "To Another Abyss" Graffin 4:07 10. "The Quickening" Gurewitz, Wackerman, Chris Wollard 2:19 11. "The Empire Strikes First" Gurewitz, Baker 3:23 12. "Beyond Electric Dreams" Gurewitz, Wackerman, Wollard 4:02 13. "Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever" Gurewitz 3:49 14. "Live Again (The Fall of Man)" Graffin 3:35
Japanese bonus track Title Writer(s) 15. "The Surface of Me" Graffin 3:01
Personnel
Bad Religion
Additional personnel
Musicians
David Bragger – violin on "Atheist Peace"
Mike Campbell – guitar on "Los Angeles is Burning"
Sage Francis – guest vocals on "Let Them Eat War"
John Ginty – Hammond B-3 on "Los Angeles is Burning"
Leopold Ross – Sonic Alienator on "Beyond Electric Dreams"
Claude Sarne – goth choir soprano on "Sinister Rouge"
Other
Atticus Ross – programming
Joe Barresi – engineer, mixing
Tom Baker – mastering
Pete Martinez – assistant engineer
June Murakawa – assistant engineer
Nick Pritchard – design
Sean Murphy – photography
Matt Rubin – photography
Release history
Country
Release date
United Kingdom
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07 )
Worldwide
United States
June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08 )
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year
Chart
Position
2004
The Billboard 200
40
Top independent albums
2
Top Internet albums
40
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
2004
"Los Angeles Is Burning"
Modern rock tracks
40
References
^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock" . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
^ UG Team (August 27, 2004). "In Brief: Marilyn Manson, Used, Slipknot, Bad Religion, Fu Manchu" . Ultimate Guitar . Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ "The Empire Strikes First by Bad Religion" . Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ AllMusic
^ JR (July 19, 2004). "The Empire Strikes First" . IGN. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: bad religion" . Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ "Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First" . RTÉ News . June 30, 2004.
^ Miller, Kirk (July 8, 2004). "The Empire Strikes First Review" . Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2016 .
^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/522-the-empire-strikes-first/
^ "The Empire Strikes First's entry at Billboard.com" . Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-11-06 .
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