The Empire Strikes First (album) | Discography | The Bad Religion Page

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The Empire Strikes First - 12" - 2022

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Details

Label:	Epitaph Records	Release date:	11/11/2022
Country:	United States	Disc / Label details:	Vinyl: Red w/Black Marble Note: Slight color variations exist (e.g. lighter, darker, hints of another color)!
Format	12"
Misc:	14 tracks - Reissue - Colored vinyl - Limited 600 - Cardboard sleeve and printed dust sleeve
Remark:	Newbury Comics Exclusive. Sticker "Made in Canada"

Identification

Catalog ID:	86694-1
Catalog ID (on sticker):	86694-1RBM (Red & Black Marble)
Barcode (Printed On Sleeve):	0 4577-86694-1 7
Barcode (Sticker On Shrink):	0 45778 66940 0
Matrix / Runout (A-Side):	BR-TESF- EPITAPH 86694-1 2017 LIVERMORE RE-1 D PL
Matrix / Runout (B-Side):	BR-TESF- EPITAPH 86694-1 2017 LIVERMORE RE-1 B D PL

Images

Mock Up
By: EHCRecords

Tracklist

Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations

	Song title	Song writer(s)	Version	Length	Interpretations
1	Overture	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	1:09	1
2	Sinister Rouge	Greg Graffin	Album version	1:53	14
3	Social Suicide	Greg Graffin	Album version	1:35	10
4	Atheist Peace	Greg Graffin	Album version	1:57	14
5	All There Is	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	2:57	5
6	Los Angeles Is Burning	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	3:23	6
7	Let Them Eat War	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	2:57	4
8	God's Love	Greg Graffin	Album version	2:32	9
9	To Another Abyss	Greg Graffin	Album version	4:07	7
10	The Quickening	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	2:19	4
11	The Empire Strikes First	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	3:23	7
12	Beyond Electric Dreams	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	4:02	12
13	Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever	Brett Gurewitz	Album version	3:49	11
14	Live Again - The Fall Of Man	Greg Graffin	Album version	3:39	10

Info from 'The Answer'

Songwriting	Greg: "I think Brett and I made a considerable effort this time to try to outdo The Process of Belief; we wanted to show people that that wasn’t just a fluke because Brett was coming back to the band, we were going back to Epitaph, we finished our major label play. It wasn’t a... Read more
Tracklist	The Empire Strikes First was released in June 2004. The European and American versions contain 14 tracks; the Japanese and Australian versions contain 15 tracks.
Recording	The album was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA from November 2003 until February 2004.
Album title	Jay: "Well, we thought how funny it would be to make Graffin wear a Darth Vader costume all year, and Hetson kind of looks like Yoda (not Eva), so... It's simply a matter of considering ourselves (USA) the empire, which we are, and the fact that we have a song title of the same, and that we a... Read more
Trivia	The lyrics sheet contains a quote from George Orwell, which belongs to the song Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever". Apparently someone forgot to put in the "you".
Promotion	The following photo was taken on Hollywood blvd:

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