Guitar – Mike CampbellOrgan [Hammond B-3] – John Ginty
6
Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever
7
Overture
8
Social Suicide
9
Live Again (The Fall Of Man)
10
God's Love
11
The Quickening
12
Let Them Eat War
Vocals [Guest Vocals] – Sage Francis
13
The Empire Strikes First
14
Beyond Electric Dreams
Effects [Sonic Alienator] – Leopold Ross
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
86694-1
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (LP, Album)
Epitaph
86694-1
US
2004
86694-1
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (LP, Album, RE, Cle)
Epitaph
86694-1
US
2014
6694-1
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (LP, Album, RP)
Epitaph
6694-1
Europe
2019
2908-2
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (CD, Album)
Epitaph
2908-2
Colombia
2004
86694-2
Bad Religion
The Empire Strikes First (CD, Album, RE)
Epitaph
86694-2
US
2014
Credits
Bass, Backing Vocals – Jay Bentley
Design – Nick Pritchard
Drums, Percussion – Brooks Wackerman
Guitar – Greg Hetson
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker
Mastered By – Tom Baker
Photography [Band Photo] – Sean Murphy
Photography By – Matt Rubin
Producer – Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
Programmed By – Atticus Ross
Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Barresi
Vocals – Greg Graffin
Written-By – Brett Gurewitz (tracks: 1 to 14), B. Baker (tracks: 7, 10), B. Wackerman (tracks: 7, 10, 12), C. Wollard (tracks: 10, 12), Greg Graffin (tracks: 1 to 14), J. Bentley (tracks: 7), S. Francis (tracks: 7)
Barcodes
Matrix / Runout: AAV REGENCY 66144 E86694-2
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6Z08
Barcode: 5 021456 125876
Companies
Pressed By – AAV Regency – 66144
Recorded At – Sound City Studios
Mixed At – Bay 7 Studios
Mastered At – Precision Mastering
Manufactured By – Shock
Video
Album
The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion, released on June 8, 2004. The album is heavily influenced by the then-current Iraq War most notably in the songs Atheist Peace, Let Them Eat War and the title track and also has some nods to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four the song title Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever as well as the line you deserve Two Minute Hate in the title track are direct references to the book, the latter most likely inspired. Bad Religion. The Empire Strikes First. Bad Religion - To Another Abyss Full Album Stream. Bad Religion - All in album Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First 2004. Bad Religion - Overture. Bad Religion - Sinister Rouge. Bad Religion - Social Suicide. Bad Religion - Atheist Peace. Bad Religion - All There Is. Bad Religion - The Surface Of Me. Listen free to Bad Religion The Empire Strikes First Overture, Sinister Rouge and more. 14 tracks 39:38. Bad Religion's 13th studio album, released in 2004. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures . Bad Religion Essentials. Inspired by Ramones. Bad Religion: Next Steps. Released June 8, 2004. The Empire Strikes First Tracklist. Overture Lyrics. Its tempting to say-though impossible to prove-that the The Empire Strikes First is a such a terrific album because vocalist Graffin and guitarist Gurewitz, the bands most important creative forces, are responding to the death, desolation, and destruction of war, and to the concurrent attacks on the Bill of Rights it seems more than just a happy accident that. the band has just delivered one of its most charged and inspired records in years - Pitchfork. The Empire Strikes First Q&A. It's tempting to say- though impossible to prove- that the The Empire Strikes First is a such a terrific album because vocalist Graffin and guitarist Gurewitz, the band's most important creative forces, are responding to the death, desolation, and destruction of war, and to the concurrent attacks on the Bill of Rights it seems more than just
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