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band

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from

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. It was released on May 26, 2015 via

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, making it their first record released through the label (their previous two albums were dropped via

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). The fourteen-track record featured guest appearances from

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of Rancid on the song "Bradenburg Gate" and

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on the song "Without End". The album debuted at #22 on the

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, #17 on the

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, #5 on the

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, and #15 on the

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. A lyric music video for the album's first single, "Fabled World" was released in March 2015. The second single "Sky Is Falling" was released a month later. A music video for "Brandenburg Gate" was released on May 19.

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Justin Sane Justin Cathal Geever (born February 21, 1973), known professionally as Justin Sane, is an American singer and guitarist. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of Anti-Flag, a punk rock band formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvani ...

– guitar, vocals, producer * Chris Head – guitar, vocals, producer * Chris #2 – bass, vocals, producer *

Pat Thetic Anti-Flag was an American punk rock band formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1988. The band was known for its left-wing political activism. For the majority of the band's career, their members included Justin Sane (vocals and guitar), Chr ...

– drums, producer *

– additional vocals on "Brandenburg Gate" *

– additional guitar on "Without End" *

Jim Kaufman Jim Kaufman is an American born record producer who is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist, mixer, film and television composer, mastering engineer and recording studio owner. Kaufman began playing piano at the age of 5 ...

– tambourine, producer * Kenny Carkeet – producer *

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– mastering *

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