''Steal This Record'' is the fourth studio album by the

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punk rock band

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, released in 2001 by

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. It was the band's last album for the Hollywood label, as they moved to

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the following year. It was also their last album with longtime bassist

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, who left the group in 2002. The album's musical direction continues with the

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style the band had explored on their previous album ''

'' but a bit heavier with some elements of hardcore from their early albums and a sort of return to more political lyrics instead of the more lighthearted lyrics of the previous album, in addition to an attempt at a reggae inspired track.

Background

The album attempted to get back into the more punk sounding songs, but they had difficulty adjusting back to this sound due to Nunley still being into the style the self titled album had, though Lukacinsky was getting back into writing more punk sounding songs. The tensions from the behind the scenes of the last album were still there, as Lukacinsky and Nunley still hated each other. The single "The Killing Blow" was not put on the radio or given a video due to the timing of it, since the

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were not that long before the release of the album and Hollywood was afraid to turn a song with that title in. The song “Brass Ring” was originally meant for this album but got cut. It later appeared on

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as one of the unreleased tracks and on the Japanese version of the album.

Track listing

All songs written by

except where noted.

Personnel

Jason Navarro The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wr ...

– vocals *

Dan Lukacinsky Dan Lukacinsky is a singer and musician who provided vocals and guitar for the Suicide Machines. He now plays guitar and sings in Kick Like Kato. He's also been working as a producer for other bands and has been selling guitars for a living. He gre ...

–

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, backing vocals *

–

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, backing vocals *

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–

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* Toby Morse (of the band H2O) – additional vocals on "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"

Technical

Julian Raymond Julian Raymond is an American songwriter and music producer. He has worked with various music artists, including Insane Clown Posse, Glen Campbell, Cheap Trick, Jennifer Nettles, Fastball, Albert Lee, Fleetwood Mac, Kottonmouth Kings, among other ...

– producer * Greg Goldman – engineer * John Aguto – engineer * Mark Valentine – assistant engineer * Brian Humphrey – assistant engineer *

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– mixing * Brian Gardener – mastering * Shannon Crawford – cover painting * Enny Joo – design * Terri Phillips – photography

References

{{Authority control The Suicide Machines albums Hollywood Records albums 2001 albums Albums produced by Julian Raymond