Dead FM | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 5, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk,[1] melodic hardcore[2] | |||
Length | 31:10 | |||
Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
Producer | Brian McTernan | |||
Strike Anywhere chronology | ||||
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Dead FM is the third studio album by Strike Anywhere.
In February and March 2006, the band went on a brief East Coast tour with A Global Threat, With Honor, and Subhumans.[3][4]
It was recorded April 2006 at Salad Days Studios by Brian McTernan. They finished writing the final song intended for inclusion early in the recording process.[5] It was recorded on a series of weekends over a span of nine months as the band took time off touring to return to home life and move away from a hectic timetable to write and record an album.[6] They held a one-off show partway through recording, where they debuted several new songs.[7]
It contains songs that focus on the band's leftist political views, as well as branching out to discuss issues such as singer Thomas Barnett's grandfather's work on the Manhattan Project[8] on the opening track 'Sedition'.
On May 4, 2006, Dead FM was announced for release in four months' time.[9] Three days later, Strike Anywhere appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[10] On June 14, 2006, the track listing for the album, as well as "The Promise", was posted online.[11] On July 27, 2006, "Prisoner Echoes" was also posted online, followed by "Instinct" on August 22, 2006.[12][13] Dead FM was made available for streaming via Alternative Press' website on August 29, 2006, before it was released on September 5, 2006.[14][15] In between this, a music video for "Instinct" was released; it was filmed in Richmond, Virginia a few months earlier.[16][17] The album was promoted with a two month-long trek across the US; for the first month, they were supported by Ignite, A Global Threat, and Modern Life Is War, while for the second month, Bane and This Is Hell replaced Ignite and Modern Life Is War, respectively.[14] They closed out the year with an appearance at the CMJ Music Marathon, and a month-long Europe tour with the Loved Ones.[18][19]
On January 25, 2007, the band appeared on Fuel TV, performing "Hollywood Cemetery" and "Prisoner Echoes" acoustically.[20] In January and February 2007, they supported NOFX on their tour of California; in-between these dates, the band played shows with Dead to Me and Love Equals Death.[21][22] On March 22, 2007, guitarist Matt Sherwood announced his departure from the band.[23] Strike Anywhere then embarked on a tour of Japan with No Trigger, performed at 228 Festival in Taiwan, and a stint of their own in Australia.[24][25][26] Following this, they supported the Bouncing Souls on their headlining Canadian tour in April and May 2007.[27] They then went on a two-week tour with the Loved Ones, and a two-month stint in Europe, some shows of which were with Red Lights Flash.[28][29]
Strike Anywyere played a few headlining shows with Cloak/Dagger, prior to a US tour with From Autumn to Ashes and Silverstein, and performed at Saints & Sinners Festival.[30][31][32] Around this time, drummer Eric Kane spent sometime performing with Four Star Alarm.[33] In March 2008, they went on an East Coast tour with Paint It Black and the Riverboat Gamblers.[34] Following a performance in Brazil, they performed at the Groezrock and Give it a Name festivals.[35][36] In June 2008, the band embarked on a Canadian tour with the Flatliners, Hostage Life, This Is a Standoff, and Carpenter.[37] Preceded by one show in Portugal, the band went on a tour of the UK, followed by a short tour in Japan.[38] In October 2008, they performed a handful of shows with the Bouncing Souls, the Casting One and Gimme Drugs, leading up to an appearance at The Fest.[39][40]
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Punknews.org ranked the album at number four on their list of the year's 20 best releases.[43]
All tracks by Strike Anywhere.