Crime as Forgiven by Against Me!, or just Crime, was the second real release by the folk punk band Against Me!

Against Me!

Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...

, but the first to actually achieve any level of circulation, due to their previous self-titled 12" only ever having 145 copies sold. The record was recorded when Against Me! was only a two-member band; guitarist

Guitarist

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/vocalist Tom Gabel

Tom Gabel

Thomas James "Tom" Gabel is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and a guitarist for Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, as well as a solo artist. He was born on Fort Benning, Georgia a US Army post, where his father was stationed. At age 17, he dropped out of high school and formed Against...

 and drummer

Drummer

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/vocalist Kevin Mahon (musician)

Kevin Mahon (musician)

Kevin Mahon is an American drummer. He was the first drummer for Against Me!, appearing on their Vivida Vis! demo, Against Me! EP, and Crime as Forgiven By EP. He lives in Brooklyn, NY and plays drums in forgetters.-Equipment:...

. The CD version contains six songs, although only four were on the vinyl edition that was released by Against Me!'s Sabot Productions. The CD version was released by Plan-It-X Records with two more songs, Impact and Burn. The CD has been repressed by Sabot to include the bonus tracks.

In early 2005, the band requested that Plan-It-X Records halt future represses of the CD version of Crime. As no recording contract or exchange of rights had occurred, the record label complied under no obligation. As of the Fest 6, Plan-It-X is out of copies. The record will not be repressed on PIX.http://www.plan-it-x.org/release/against-me-/crime-as-forgiven-by-/

Track listing