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The Empire Strikes First

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Length
  
39:38

Release date
  
8 June 2004

Genre
  
Punk rock

Artist
  
Bad Religion

Label
  
Epitaph Records


Released
  
June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)

Recorded
  
November 2003 - February 2004

Studio
  
Sound City in Los Angeles

The Empire Strikes First (2004)
  
New Maps of Hell (2007)

Producers
  
Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin

Similar
  
Bad Religion albums, Punk rock albums

Bad religion the empire strikes first full album


The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion, released on June 8, 2004.

Contents

Release

"Los Angeles Is Burning" was released to radio on April 27, 2004. The Empire Strikes First was released on June 8, 2004.

Reception

It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 album chart, the highest position the band had attained at the time. The album scored a minor radio hit with, "Los Angeles Is Burning", which also reached No. 40 on the Billboard modern rock tracks chart.

Bad Religion

  • Greg Graffin – lead vocals, producer
  • Greg Hetson – guitar
  • Brian Baker – guitar, backup vocals
  • Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backup vocals, producer
  • Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backup vocals
  • Brooks Wackerman – drums, percussion

    • 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"
  • Leopold Ross – Sonic Alienator on "Beyond Electric Dreams"
  • Claude Sarne – goth choir soprano on "Sinister Rouge"

    • Other

  • Atticus Ross – programming
  • Joe Barresi – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Pete Martinez – assistant engineer
  • June Murakawa – assistant engineer
  • Nick Pritchard – design
  • Sean Murphy – photography
  • Matt Rubin – photography

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Overture1:09
    2Sinister Rouge1:54
    3Social Suicide1:35

    References

    The Empire Strikes First Wikipedia
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