Bad Religion – Empire Strikes First

The Empire Strikes Firstis the thirteenth studio album byBad Religion, released on June 8, 2004. The album is heavily influenced by the then-currentIraq War(most notably in the songs “Atheist Peace”, “Let Them Eat War” and the title track) and also has some nods toGeorge Orwell’s novelNineteen Eighty-Four(the song title “Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever” as well as the line “you deserve Two Minute Hate” in the title track are direct references to the book), the latter most likely inspired by thePATRIOT Act.

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