Pastepunk.com has announced it's top 25 Best Releases of 2004.

Coming in at #1 we have Bad Religion's 'The Empire Strikes First'. Hereis what they had to say:

1. BAD RELIGION ? The Empire Strikes First (Epitaph) Did anyone not expect me to name this my favorite album of 2004? I will never be able in words, to stress enough how important BAD RELIGION is to my outlook on life, and The Empire Strikes First furthers along the education process. It?s more than just the incredible music and miles-ahead-of-everyone-else songwriting ? it?s the spirit of electricity that runs rampant through this band in full acknowledgment of the power that it wields. The invective social commentary found on songs like ?Let Them Eat War,? ?Sinister Rouge,? ?Los Angeles Is Burning,? and ?God?s Love,? seeps in through the pores, and travels directly into one?s brain. If knowledge is power, BAD RELIGION, and 2004?s The Empire Strikes First sparkle with a megawatt allure.

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Source: epitaph.com and pastepunk.com