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Posted by: admin | 05/11/2004 at 09:29 | 1129 views

The Empire Strikes First

Produced by Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
Recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi

All songs written by Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz except

Beyond Electric Dreams and The Quickening (co-writers C. Wollard and B. Wackerman)

The Empire Strikes first (co-writer B. Baker),

Let Them Eat War (co-writers B. Baker, J. Bentley, B. Wackerman, S. Francis)

Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004
Mixed at Bay 7, Valley Village, CA, Feb. 2004
Mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant engineers: Pete Martinez at Sound City & June Murakawa at Bay 7

Additional 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?

Atticus Ross, programming

Leopold Ross, Sonic Alienator on ?Beyond Electric Dreams?

Claude Sarne, goth choir soprano on ?Sinister Rouge?

Design by Nick Pritchard www.metrosea.com

Photgraphy by Matt Rubin

Thanks to Graffwitz for this news.

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anticreed (JAY BENTLEY!!!) Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote YEAH ALRIGHT!!! FINNALY JAY WRITES SOME MORE....JAY IS THE BEST SONGWRITER EVER, I LOVE THE VOICE OF GOD IS GOVERNMENT, AND THE POSITIVE ASPECT OF THINKING NEGATIVLEY, JAY BENTLEY SHOULD WRITE MORE!!! 05/12/2004 at 14:08 YEAH ALRIGHT!!! FINNALY JAY WRITES SOME MORE....JAY IS THE BEST SONGWRITER EVER, I LOVE THE VOICE OF GOD IS GOVERNMENT, AND THE POSITIVE ASPECT OF THINKING NEGATIVLEY, JAY BENTLEY SHOULD WRITE MORE!!!
graffwitz Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote they did write those songs but they were also co-written by other people 05/12/2004 at 00:42 they did write those songs but they were also co-written by other people
bandless Lost Pilgrim Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 11	Quote are those songs mentioned above that Greg and Brett had nothing to do with? its a little confusing...makes it seem like greg and brett didint write those songs. 05/12/2004 at 00:11 are those songs mentioned above that Greg and Brett had nothing to do with? its a little confusing...makes it seem like greg and brett didint write those songs.
mara o, Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote oh of course, thanks kalle, he and brett are pretty close i hear. that's cool to see that brooks is holding his own in the band 05/11/2004 at 23:37 oh of course, thanks kalle, he and brett are pretty close i hear. that's cool to see that brooks is holding his own in the band
Keith Guest Location: United States	Quote It's an organ. 05/11/2004 at 18:39 It's an organ.
BRP Man With A Mission Location: Illinois Status: Offline Posts: 578	Quote What is a "Hammond B-3"? 05/11/2004 at 18:29 What is a "Hammond B-3"?
Kalle Bassklotz Guest Location: Germany	Quote Chris Wollard of Hot Water Music 05/11/2004 at 18:02 Chris Wollard of Hot Water Music
sad Hippy Killer Location: Brazil Status: Offline Posts: 102	Quote Man, no way that "riff" in Atheist Peace sound like a violin... I realy thought it was nothing like a guitar, but would never think in a violin. 05/11/2004 at 17:56 Man, no way that "riff" in Atheist Peace sound like a violin... I realy thought it was nothing like a guitar, but would never think in a violin.
mara o. Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote C. Wollard? 05/11/2004 at 16:56 C. Wollard?
AnaMorph0s\|s Incomplete Location: Norway Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote It's pretty damn boss to have Sage Francis on the record. 05/11/2004 at 14:13 It's pretty damn boss to have Sage Francis on the record.