Anti-Flag is a punk rock/hardcore punk band formed in Pittsburgh during 1993, with band members Justin Sane, Pat Thetic, and Andy Flag. In 1994, they signed to the New Red Archives label for their first album, Die for the Government, releasing it on September 12, 1995. In 1996-1997, they started their own punk rock record label called A-F Records,where they also released a few albums. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Die for the Government is a punk rock/hardcore punk CD released by the band Anti-Flag. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... A-F Records is a record label originated by the band Anti-Flag, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This label was created to help expose more political punk rock bands to a greater audience. ...

Anti-Flag's music is comprised of a vast array of left-wing political ideals, and takes a strong stand against fascism and nationalism. Politically, Anti-Flag is comparable to LA's leftist Rage Against The Machine. In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or a state or quality of this ideology. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... A photo of Thich Quang Duc, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burnt himself to death as a protest against Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diems administrations practices against the Buddhist religion, features on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album. ...

Though Anti-Flag is controversial in the United States because of their political stances, they are very popular in Germany, Canada (Montreal especially) and other countries among anti-nationalist segments of the population. The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

On October 8, 2004, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott gave a speech in the House of Representatives, praising Anti-Flag for working to encourage young people to register and vote. [1]  (http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/sp041008a.shtml) October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Rep. ...

In 2005 Anti-Flag just signed a deal with RCA Recoreds for one album. It was reported that many labels wanted to sign them and the labels were willing to go as high as $500,000. The amount with RCA was never released.

Anti-Flag's current lineup includes:

• Justin Sane: Guitar, Vocals.
• Chris #2: Bass, Vocals.
• Chris Head: Guitar, Vocals.
• Pat Thetic: Drums.

Anti-Flag's original lineup (1988)

• Justin Sane: Guitar, Lead Vocals.
• Andy Flag: Bass, Vocals.
• Pat Thetic: Drums.

Discography

• Die for the Government (1995) New Red Archives
• Their System Doesn't Work For You (1998) A-F Records
• A New Kind of Army (1999) Go-Kart Records/A-F Records
• Underground Network (2001) Fat Wreck Chords
• Mobilize (2002) A-F Records
• The Terror State (2003) Fat Wreck Chords
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External Links

• Homepage (http://www.anti-flag.com/main.php)