Anti-Flag Perform "1915" Acoustic

A video of Anti-Flag's Chris #2 performing an acoustic rendition of, "1915", can be viewed by clicking read more.

Anti-Flag Stream New Album "The General Strike"

Anti-Flag's new album, "The General Stike", can be streamed in its entirety here.

Anti-Flag Release "This Is The New Sound" Music Video

Anti-Flag have released their new music video for, "This Is The New Sound", which can be viewed by clicking read more.

Anti-Flag Announce ANTIfest w/ The Bouncing Souls + The Menzingers

Anti-Flag have announced details of their own festival dubbed, ANTIfest which takes places on May 3rd at Hatfield University in the UK.

The band's confirmed so far to play are:

Anti-Flag (Headliners)
Bouncing Souls
The Skints
The Menzingers
The Computers
Red City Radio

More information can be found here.

Album Review: Anti-Flag - The General Strike

Anti-Flag truly need no introduction, a band of Pennsylvanian punks with two Chris’ and a message, they’ve been on the road letting the world know what must be done since 1996’s ‘Die For Your Government’, and those who have not yet listened to ‘The Terror State’ and ‘For Blood & Empire’ have some serious catching up to do if great music is what they’re lacking.

And although it seems like only yesterday that ‘The People Or The Gun’ was released, it has in fact been around three years since we last saw an official album from the rockers who inspired Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello to tour with them as The Nightwatchman, and boy, the old shoe still fits, even the album’s introduction harks back to the old days of hardcore punk, a minor threat feel opening up the raw-sounding record with what is surely the musical equivalent of a bang, a wall of anger that is a repeated theme in ‘Bullshit Opportunities’, a guitar-driven rant targeted at those who ‘decide what success is’ and ‘define what wealth is’.

Anti-Flag Release New Song "The Neoliberal Anthem"

Anti-Flag have released a new song titled, 'The Neoliberal Anthem', which can be streamed here.

Anti-Flag Announce New Album "The General Strike" + US Tour

Anti-Flag have announced they will release their new album, 'The General Strike' on March 20th, 2012 through Side One Dummy Records.

The band have also released the first batch of tour dates in support of the release.

3/6/12-Philadelphia PA @ Barbary
3/7/12-Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll
3/8/12-NY @ The Studio
3/9/12-Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
3/10/12-Asbury Park @ Asbury Lanes
3/11/12-Pittsburgh @ Altar
3/12/12-Detroit @ Magic Stick
3/13/12-Chicago @ Reggies
3/14/12-Cleveland @ Grog Shop

Anti-Flag Announce European 2012 Tour w/ Hostage Calm

Anti-Flag have announced details of a European tour next year with support to come from Hostage Calm.

April 16 - Oberhausen, Germany - Zentrum Altenberg
April 18 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
April 19 - Wisebaden, Germany - Raeucherkammer
April 20 - Stuttgart, Germany - Universum
April 22 - Munich, Germany - 59:1
April 24 - Osnabruck, Germany - Kleine Freiheit
April 25 - Bremen, Germany - Tower
April 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo

NOFX US Tour w/ Anti-Flag

NOFX have announced details of a US tour later this year with Anti-Flag and Old Man Markley.

10/06/11 Boston, MA House of Blues
10/07/11 New York, NY Fillmore at Irving Plaza
10/08/11 New York, NY Fillmore at Irving Plaza
10/10/11 Jersey City, NJ Starland Ballroom
10/11/11 Allentown, PA Crocodile Cafe
10/12/11 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
10/14/11 Chicago, IL House of Blues
10/15/11 Chicago, IL House of Blues
10/16/11 Detroit, MI Fillmore
10/18/11 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
10/19/11 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts
10/21/11 Charlotte, NC Fillmore w/ Bouncing Souls
10/22/11 Norfolk, VA Norva w/ Bouncing Souls

Stencil Magazine Reveal Seventh Issue Details

The seventh issue of Stencil Magazine will feature interviews with Anti-Flag, Straight Lines, Less Than Jake, The Starting Line, Francesqa and many more.

Issue Seven of Stencil Magazine is released on May 20th.

Wharf Rats (featuring P.O.S., Anti-Flag's Chris #2, Alexisonfire's Wade MacNeil and More) Announce Debut 7"

Wharf Rats will release a limited 7" through No Sleep Records on May 31st.

The release is limited to 750 copies.

Wharf Rats is made up of P.O.S, Chris #2 of Anti-Flag, AlexisOnFire/Black Lungs' Wade MacNeil and ex-The A.K.A's member Chachi Darin.

Tracklisting
1. Capital Gains
2. Oh No!

'Capital Gains' can be streamed here.

Pre-Order Wharf Rats' 7" through No Sleep Records here.

'Slam Dunk On Tour' Shows Announced featuring Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger & Set Your Goals

The organisers of the Slam Dunk Festival have announced details of three additional shows to accompany the Slam Dunk North and South Festivals.

Slam Dunk Scotland, Slam Dunk Birmingham and Slam Dunk By The Sea will take place around the two festival dates.

All shows will include appearances by Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger and Set Your Goals.

Friday 27th May – Slam Dunk Scotland - Glasgow ABC (featuring - Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger & Set Your Goals)

Saturday 28th May – Slam Dunk Festival North – Leeds, University (featuring the full line-up)

Sunday 29th May – Slam Dunk Festival South – Hatfield, University Of Hertfordshire (featuring the full line-up)

Monday 30th May – Slam Dunk Birmingham – Birmingham, HMV Institute (featuring - Less Than Jake, The Starting Line, Goldfinger, Anti-Flag, We Are The Ocean, Set Your Goals, Hit The Lights, MC Lars and more TBC)

Tuesday 31st May – Slam Dunk By The Sea – Southampton, Guildhall (featuring - Less Than Jake, Anti-Flag, Goldfinger & Set Your Goals.)

Anti-Flag, We Are The In Crowd, Goldfinger, InnerPartySystem, A Rocket To The Moon and More Added To Slam Dunk Festival 2011

Anti-Flag, We Are The In Crowd, Goldfinger, Innerpartysystem, A Rocket To The Moon, The Skints and Decade have been added to Slam Dunk Festival 2011.

The festival will take place at Leeds University and The University Of Hertfordshire on May 28th and 29th with tickets going on sale February 18th.

Acoustic Anti-Flag Session Video

An acoustic session with Anti-Flag performing 'Turncoat', can be viewed by clicking read more.

Anti-Flag's Justin Sane Solo London Show

Anti-Flag's Justin Sane will play a solo show at the MacBeth in London on July 17th. The show will be part of the What Ever Happened To P-Rock? club night.

Paper + Plastick Records Announce Summer 7” Series

Paper + Plastick Records have announced a series of 7" releases called 'The Summer 7” Series' and will include songs by Anti-Flag and The Ataris.

May 25 – Anti-Flag / The Second Coming Of Nothing
May 25 – St. Alvia / Jonxer B/W Get Up And Go
July 6 – The Ataris / All Souls Day
Aug 24 – Weatherbox / Christpuncher

More titles to be announced soon.

Anti-Flag and More Added To Warped Tour 2010

Anti-Flag, 7 Seconds and Dropkick Murphys, are just some of the latest additions to this year's Warped Tour.

Latest Warped Tour additions:

7 Seconds, Anti-Flag, Assorted Jelly Beans, Brass Tackz, Death Punch, Dirty Little Rabbits, Discharge, Dropkick Murphys, Dustin Jones & The Rising Tide, Eddie Rap Life, Gardening, Not Architecture, ShiraGirl, Spinlight City, Street Sweeper Social Club, Swingin' Utters, Tess Dunn, The Adolescents, The Bots, The Early Strike, The Germs, The Jukebox Romantics, The Scary Mondelos, Walk Off The Earth.

Trash Talk and More to Replace Fireworks on Anti-Flag US Tour

Broadway Calls, Star Fucking Hipsters, Trash Talk and the Menzingers will replace Fireworks as support on Anti-Flag's US tour. Aiden and Cancer Bats will be supporting throughout the tour.

Fireworks have dropped off the tour, as they will be supporting New Found Glory on their US tour.

w/the Menzingers
1/12/10 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
1/13/10 Chicago. IL @ Bottom Lounge
1/14/10 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
1/15/10 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
1/16/10 Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom

w/Broadway Calls, Trash Talk
1/19/10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
1/20/10 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
1/21/10 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's (no Trash Talk)
1/22/10 Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre

w/Trash Talk
1/23/10 San Diego, CA @ Soma
1/24/10 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim
1/25/10 Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
1/27/10 Austin, TX @ Red 7

w/Star Fucking Hipsters
1/29/10 Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter Club
1/30/10 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
1/31/10 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
2/01/10 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
2/02/10 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
2/03/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Theater
2/04/10 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
2/05/10 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom (no Star Fucking Hipsters)

w/the Menzingers
2/06/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre

Live Review: Eastpak Antidote Tour (Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, Four Year Strong and The Ghost of A Thousand) - Portsmouth Pyramids - 21/10/2009

The Eastpak Antidote Tour was making it’s final UK stop over at the Portsmouth Pyramids. It’s perhaps not the most glamorous location that the bands have graced over the past two weeks, a community centre with a foldaway stage. But that said there’s something fitting about the location tonight, it fits the primary ethos of this entire tour, its off the cuff, its DIY, its punk.

The bands tonight however, operate with a great deal of professionalism, too much, some might say in the case of openers Ghost Of A Thousand. While the band execute their set perfectly competently, there is a distinct lack of drive and ferocity that one has come to expect from the Brighton punk-rockers. Like some wild animal put into captivity, the band seem somewhat tamed tonight, never breaking into full stride.

The rest of the evening is left to the North Americans, and they deliver in spades. Four Year Strong bound onto the stage in emphatic fashion. Their happy-go-lucky enthusiasm is as infectious as rabies, with the whole crowd bouncing around like a bunch of excited kids who’ve been given too much sugar at Christmas. Their dual, and sometimes even tri-vocalists give the band an enchantingly raw approach, rough and ready. The only notable drawback from the set coming through the band’s choice of songs, with absolutely no tracks being played from the band’s recently released 90s covers album, 'Explains It All'. But a setlist comprising entirely from breakthrough album 'Rise Or Die Trying', still proves to be worth its salt when it comes to sing-a-longs.

Anti-Flag are a band who are forever splitting opinions. Here’s mine, they suck. But to give the band their due, they dominate the stage with an air of authority above any of the other bands playing tonight, and the crowd lap it up. The band only rattle the cage further with an abundance of mid-song chanting and frequent visits to the pit. A toning down of the band’s somewhat previously tiresome political views also seems a mature alteration to the band’s show, whilst still retaining their principle ethos. This said, an absolute slaughtering of The Clash’s, ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, puts perspective firmly back into place, they suck.

Headlining the show tonight are genre veterans Alexisonfire. With the maturation of sound on their recently released, fourth studio album 'Old Crows/Young Cardinals', a simultaneous transition may be expected from the live show and to some extent this is so. But while an air of wisdom may now be part of the band’s make up, they are still as potent as ever. New album tracks such as ‘Young Cardinals’ seem to gain as much of a reaction as some of the more previously tested songs. And new or old the band never let the audience off their toes. With a contrasting combination of George Petit’s possessed shouting, Wade MacNeil’s harsh vocals and Dallas Green’s haunting harmonies all washing over the audience at once, drenching them in a glorious amalgamation of the three. It’s a fitting end to a tour which has bought together an eclectic mix of bands, and worked brilliantly.

Roll on Eastpak Antidote 2010.

Official Alexisonfire website
Official Anti-Flag website
Four Year Strong on MySpace
Official Ghost of A Thousand website

Tom Shepherd

Anti-Flag US Tour with Aiden, Cancer Bats, and Fireworks

Anti-Flag will headline the Economy Sucks, Let's Party tour, with support from Aiden, Cancer Bats, and Fireworks.

1/12 Detroit, MI US Magic Stick
1/13 Chicago, IL US Bottom Lounge
1/14 St. Paul, MN US Station 4
1/15 Omaha, NE US SOKOL UNDERGROUND
1/16 Denver, CO US Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
1/19 Portland,OR US Hawthorne Theatre
1/20 Seattle, WA US EL CORAZON
1/21 San Francisco,CA US Slim's
1/22 Los Angeles, CA US HENRY FONDA THEATER
1/23 San Diego, CA US Soma
1/24 Anaheim, CA US House of Blues
1/25 Tempe, AZ US CLUBHOUSE
1/27 Austin, TX US RED 7 PATIO
1/29 Covington, KY US Mad Hatter
1/30 Cleveland, OH US Beachland Ballroom
1/31 Buffalo, NY US TOWN BALLROOM
2/1 Albany, NY US NORTHERN LIGHTS
2/2 Boston, MA US Paradise Rock Club
2/3 Philadelphia,PA US The Trocadero
2/4 New York, NY US Highline Ballroom
2/5 Sayresville, NJ US Starland Ballroom
2/6 Pittsburgh, PA US MR. SMALL'S THEATRE