For Blood and Empire

Studio album by

Anti-Flag

Released

March 21, 2006

Recorded

May 2005

Genre

Punk rock^[1]

Length

38:58

Label

RCA

Producer

Anti-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

"This Is the End (For You My Friend)"
Released: 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 criticism from many due to their initially anti-corporate message.^[2]

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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]

Track listing

*For Blood and Empire* – Standard edition (bonus track)
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
14.	"Corporate Rock"	1:53
Total length:		40:49

*For Blood and Empire* – Japanese edition
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
14.	"Marc Defiant"	1:02
Total length:		39:58

*For Blood and Empire* – iTunes edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"No Paradise"	3:17
Total length:		42:13

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

Charts

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

References

^ McElhiney, Brian (January 30, 2010). "Punk & Politics: Anti-Flag remains angry band, but uses music to unite fans". Daily Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ Ryan Cooper (n.d.). "Anti-Flag Profile". About.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^ "Credits Mike Ski". AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack". IGN. 23 June 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
-"NHL 07 Soundtrack Revealed". IGN. 12 July 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Anti-Flag: Frequently Asked Questions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 2008. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Anti-Flag – For Blood and Empire" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Anti-Flag Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

External links

Essays from the CD booklet

v t e Anti-Flag
Justin Sane Pat Thetic Chris Head Chris #2 Andy Flag Lucy Fester Sean Whelan Jamie Cock
Studio albums	Die for the Government A New Kind of Army Underground Network Mobilize The Terror State For Blood and Empire The Bright Lights of America The People or the Gun The General Strike American Spring American Fall 20/20 Vision Lies They Tell Our Children
Compilation albums	Their System Doesn't Work for You A Document of Dissent: 1993–2013 Cease Fires
EPs	Kill Kill Kill A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime Which Side Are You On? 20 Years of Hell series
Video albums	Death of a Nation
Split releases	Rock'n with Father Mike Reject BYO Split Series Volume IV
Related articles	Discography "Turn Your Back"

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