Anti-Flag
For Blood and Empire (RCA)
by Stevo
It’s with a great deal of shame and a heavy heart that I admit this isn’t a terrible record. If you can swallow the bitter pills of their rah-rah cheerleader stage banter and their lowest common denominator lyrics, you get the payoff of a decent, politically-charged punk record for a major label debut that actually has a few shining moments.
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