Anti-Flag Releasing “American Spring” in May
Political punk rockers, Anti-Flag, will release their tenth studio album, American Spring, through 
Spinefarm Records in May. The album will feature guest appearances by Rancid’s Tim Armstrong (on “Bradenburg Gate”), as well as Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello (on “Without End.”)
“There is no shortage of fodder for a new record of commentary on the social and political climate in 2015: Endless wars, the new Jim Crow and American injustice, corprotocracy, environmental coup d’état, the surveillance state, loss, grief and anxiety,” reads a statement issued by Anti-Flag. “We hope that these songs can grant us solace in a seemingly hopeless era.
“It has been frustrating to see much punk rock music — and music in general — quiet in the face of so many atrocities that are taking place around the world,” added the band. “This record is not quiet. If you are disillusioned with the status quo, these songs are for you. The American Spring is now.”
Loudwire speculates that the American Spring title was inspired by Arab Spring, “a term to describe the revolutionary wave of recent protests throughout the Middle East.”
Leading up to the release of American Spring, Anti-Flag is on the road celebrating the tenth anniversary of The Terror State. At each gig, the band is playing this album from front to back.
-Adam Grant
Tour Dates:
1/19 – Charlotte, N.C. @ The Visulite Theatre (w/ A Wilhelm Scream and Hungry Girl)
1/29 – Cleveland, Ohio @ The Grog Shop (w/ Such Gold, The Homeless Gospel Choir, The Public)
1/30 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Emerson Theater (w/ Such Gold, The Homeless Gospel Choir, and ForeverAtLast)
1/31 – Chicago, Ill. @ Reggie’s Rock Club (w/ Such Gold and The Homeless Gospel Choir)
2/4 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ Asbury Lanes (w/ Such Gold and The Homeless Gospel Choir)
2/5 – New York, N.Y. @ Gramercy Theatre (w/ Such Gold and The Homeless Gospel Choir)
2/6 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mr. Smalls Theatre (w/ Such Gold, The Homeless Gospel Choir, and Divorce)
2/12 – Toronto, Ontario @ Horseshoe Tavern (w/ The Dying Arts and Worlds Scariest Police Chases)
2/13 – Montreal, Quebec @ Les Foufounes Electriques (w/ The Dying Arts and Worlds Scariest Police Chases)
2/14 – Peterbourough, Ontario @ The Red Dog (w/ The Dying Arts and Worlds Scariest Police Chases)
2/15 – Hamilton, Ontario @ Club Absinthe (w/ The Dying Arts, Worlds Scariest Police Chases, The Penske File)
2/17 – London, Ontario @ Call the Office (w/ The Dying Arts and Worlds Scariest Police Chases)
2/18 – St. Catharines, Ontario @ L3 Nightclub (w/ The Dying Arts and Worlds Scariest Police Chases)
5/23 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ Punk Rock Bowling 2015
5/29-31 – Nürburgring, Germany @ Der Ring – Grune Holle Rock
5/29-31 – Olympiapark München, Germany @ Rockavaria
8/6-9 – Blackpool, England @ Rebellion Festival
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