Die for the Government

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Die for the Government
Die for the Government cover
Studio album by Anti-Flag
Released 1996
Genre Punk rock
Length 44:51
Label New Red Archives
Producer Joe West, Anti-Flag
Professional reviews
Anti-Flag chronology
Die for the Government
(1996)		 North America Sucks!!
(1996)

Die for the Government is a punk rock/hardcore punk CD released by the band Anti-Flag. It was released in 1996. After this album, bassist Andy Flag played with Anti-Flag on their EP North America Sucks, but left soon after as they couldn't get along as a band. The CD booklet bids farewell to Andy Flag.

The front cover says "Die for the Government", but on the side of the CD "Die for Your Government" is written.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "You'd Do the Same" – 2:23
  2. "Die for the Government" – 3:33
  3. "Drink Drank Punk" – 1:42
  4. "Rotten Future" – 2:00
  5. "Safe Tonight" – 2:44
  6. "Red, White, and Brainwashed" – 1:53
  7. "Davey Destroyed the Punk Scene" – 2:20
  8. "Summer Squatter Go Home" – 3:03
  9. "She's My Little Go-Go Dancer" – 2:24
  10. "Police State in the U.S.A." – 2:39
  11. "Punk by the Book" – 2:15
  12. "Fuck Police Brutality" – 2:22
  13. "I'm Being Watched by the CIA" – 2:14
  14. "Kill the Rich" – 3:05
  15. "No More Dead" – 3:51
  16. "Confused Youth" – 4:15
  17. "Your Daddy Was a Rich Man, Your Daddy's Fucking Dead" – 2:08

[edit] Personnel

  • Justin Sane – guitar/vocals
  • Andy Flag – bass/vocals
  • Pat Thetic – drums
  • Andy Wright mixed tracks 4,6,7,8,12,13,16, and 17.
  • Andy "Reagan" Wheeler, Ricky "Reagan" Wright, Anne Flag, Mike Poisel, Mike Armstrong, Dan D. Lion, Jason DeCosta, and the band Disco Crisis all provided back up vocals.

[edit] Trivia

All of the members of Anti-Flag live a straight edge lifestyle. Andy Flag is shown on the album cover with a cigarette in his mouth, but this was purely the choice of the photographer and it remained unlit for the shooting.

v • d • e
Anti-Flag
Justin Sane • Pat Thetic • Chris Head • Chris #2
Former Members
Andy Flag • Lucy Fester • Jamie Cock
Studio albums
Die for the Government (1996) • Their System Doesn't Work for You (1998) • A New Kind of Army (1999) • Underground Network (2001) • Mobilize (2002) • The Terror State (2003) • For Blood and Empire (2006) A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime (2007) • The Bright Lights of America (2008)
Live/split albums
North America Sucks!! (1996) • Live at the Fireside Bowl (2000) • BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (2002)
DVDs
Singles
"Turncoat" • "Death of a Nation" • "Post-War Breakout" • "The Press Corpse" • "1 Trillion Dollar$" • "This Is the End (For You My Friend)" • "War Sucks, Let's Party!" • "The Bright Lights of America"
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