''The General Strike'' is

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

's ninth studio album. The album was released on March 20, 2012. The album marks the band's second release for

SideOneDummy Records SideOneDummy Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1995 by Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib. The label began as a way for them to release music for their friends' bands. Thereafter SideOneDummy launched the care ...

. The first single from the album, "The Neoliberal Anthem" was released to the band's Facebook page in January 2012. The band released a music video for single "This is the New Sound" on March 27, 2012.

Writing and production

In June 2011, Justin Sane announced that the band had begun working on material for their new studio album under the working title, ''Magnum'', which they hoped would be released in the fall. However the change in title led some fans to speculate if it was due to the

Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a left-wing populist movement against economic inequality, capitalism, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Financial ...

movement and protests around the world.

Track listing

Personnel

;Anti-Flag *

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 * Chris #2 – bass, vocals * Chris Head – guitar, vocals * Pat Thetic – drums

Charts

References

External links

Anti-Flag on SideOneDummy
Anti-Flag albums 2012 albums SideOneDummy Records albums {{2010s-punk-rock-album-stub