Anti-Flag is a four piece straight up punk-rock outfit formed in 1988, coming out of the greatest city in the world, Pittsburgh,PA. Hometown Hero's. The General Strike is their 9th studio album following such past releases like Die For The Government in 1996, A New Kind Of Army in 1999, Underground Network in 2001, Mobilize in 2002, The Terror State in 2003, For Blood and Empire in 2006, The Bright Lights of America in 2008, The People Or The Gun in 2009, and now their most recent release, The General Strike on March 20th, 2012. This is the band's second release on the record label OneSideDummy. The album has 12 tracks totaling almost a half-hour of hard hitting punk rock. This album was self-produced, written, and recorded in Pittsburgh,PA in 2011. Anti-Flag consists of Justin Sane on guitar and vocals, Chris #2 on bass and vocals, Chris Head on guitar and vocals, and Pat Thetic on drums. They have had the same line-up on every single album but their debut album, Die For The Government, which featured Andy Flag on bass, and Chris Head had not joined the band yet. So far the band has only released one single from the album, which is The Neoliberal Anthem. I think I am a big Anti-Flag fan to begin with just because they are a hometown band that has really gotten big over the past decade and a half. This album is by far their best, whether is was lyrically or musically, and I even really liked the cover art. I am going to give this album a rating of
4.7 Out Of 5 Stars
Because even though they are known for their controversial music, this album really expressed that, hitting against the government and media in particular. The vocals on the album are classic AF but with a more melodic hardcore twist with it. Any hardcore or punk fan would love this album. The album art, which also goes for most Anti-Flag albums, was extremely well done and very detailed and thought provoking. The General Strike is one of the best albums of 2012 so far. My personal favorite songs on the album are Turn A Blind Eye, which you can listen to Here, because it is a short song while also fast paced and catchy mixed with powerful lyrics to go along with it, and The Ghost Of Alexandria, which you can listen to Here, because of the fact that this is hands down the catchiest song on the album and I am a sucker for catchy rough punk-rock. If you are an Anti-Flag fan but didn't pick it up yet, you can do that through Amazon.com by clicking this Link, or by buying straight from them with this LINK to their web store. That's all for right now, so make sure to leave a comment on this review by clicking the comment link at the bottom left so, until my next review,
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