The Empire Strikes First

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Overture
A2	Sinister Rouge Vocals [Goth Choir Soprano] – Claude Sarne
A3	Social Suicide
A4	Atheist Peace Violin – David Bragger
A5	All There Is
A6	Los Angeles Is Burning Guitar – Mike CampbellOrgan [Hammond B-3] – John Ginty
A7	Let Them Eat War Rap [Featuring] – Sage FrancisWritten-By [Co Writer] – B. Baker*, B. Wackerman*, J. Bentley*, S. Francis*
A8	God's Love
B1	To Another Abyss
B2	The Quickening Written-By [Co Writer] – B. Wackerman*, C. Wollard*
B3	The Empire Strikes First Written-By [Co Writer] – B. Baker*
B4	Beyond Electric Dreams Effects [Sonic Alienator] – Leopold RossProgrammed By – Atticus RossWritten-By [Co Writer] – B. Wackerman*, C. Wollard*
B5	Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever
B6	Live Again (The Fall Of Man)

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-54467
• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-54468

Credits

• Bass, Backing Vocals – Jay Bentley
• Drums, Percussion – Brooks Wackerman
• Engineer [Mix Assistant] – June Murakawa*
• Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Pete Martinez
• Guitar – Greg Hetson
• Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker
• Mastered By – Tom Baker
• Producer – Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Barresi
• Vocals – Greg Graffin
• Written-By – Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin

Notes

Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA, Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2004.
Mixed at Bay 7, Valley Village, CA, Feb. 2004.
Mastered at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, CA.

Includes a lyric sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 4577-86694-1 7
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): S-54467 86694-1-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): S-54468 86694-1-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
86694-2	Bad Religion	The Empire Strikes First ‎(CD, Album)	Союз, Epitaph	86694-2	Russia	2007
6694-2A	Bad Religion	The Empire Strikes First ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Epitaph	6694-2A	Europe	2004
86694-2	Bad Religion	The Empire Strikes First ‎(CD, Album)	Epitaph, Shock	86694-2	Australia	2004
none	Bad Religion	The Empire Strikes First ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Columbia	none	Russia	2004
86694-2	Bad Religion	The Empire Strikes First ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Epitaph	86694-2	Russia	Unknown

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