| Dead FM | ||||
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| 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 Anywhere 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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [41] |
| Aversion | [42] |
Punknews.org ranked the album at number four on their list of the year's 20 best releases. [43]
All tracks by Strike Anywhere.
