''The Terror State'' is the fifth studio album by Pittsburgh

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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 ...

, released on October 21, 2003, on Fat Wreck Chords. The album's artwork was regarded as somewhat controversial (picturing lead vocalist Justin Sane's niece, Rachel, amongst rubble and holding an automatic handgun), and the band was forced to create an alternate version (which was simply all black with the Terror State logo centered) for sale in some larger chain stores, such as

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. On the inside of the cardboard sleeve surrounding the CD case there is a stencil print of GW Bush with text stating "one term President". Produced by

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, ''The Terror State'' was hailed as Anti-Flag's most polished album to date. The album made #1 on KTUH's charts on the week of January 19, 2004. As of April 3, 2008, the album had sold 106,000 copies. ''The Terror State'' was removed from Spotify in 2023 following the several rape and sexual assault allegations made against Sane.

Track listing

Personnel

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, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 * Chris Head - guitar, backing vocals * Chris #2 - bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14 * Pat Thetic - drums

Charts

References

2003 albums Anti-Flag albums Fat Wreck Chords albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub