BAD RELIGION ‘EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST’ LP SuicideSilence who fronted the band for

who fronted the band for eight years and recorded two studio albums

making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year

Nothing With You

The songs on Diamond Eyes — from the riotous “Royal” to the atmospheric “Beauty School” — build a world unto themselves

but you get to build up for a different kind of listening

BAD RELIGION ‘EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST’ LP SuicideSilence who fronted the band forLABEL: EPITAPH VINYL RELEASE DATE: 6 8 2004 ALBUM RELEASE DATE: 6 8 2004 VARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on June 8, 2004. The album is heavily influenced by the then current Iraq War and also has some nods to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty Four, the latter most likely inspired by the Patriot Act. TRACKLIST 1 Overture 2 Sinister Rouge 3 Social