Exit English
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Exit English is the second album by the punk rock
band Strike Anywhere
, released in 2003.
The track "Blaze" features vocalist Thomas Barnett quoting lines from Percy Bysshe Shelley
's poem The Masque of Anarchy
.
All members of the band contributed vocals on several tracks.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere
Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
, released in 2003.
The track "Blaze" features vocalist Thomas Barnett quoting lines from Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
's poem The Masque of Anarchy
The Masque of Anarchy
The Mask of Anarchy is a political poem written in 1819 by Percy Bysshe Shelley following the Peterloo Massacre of that year...
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Track listing
- "Amplify" – 1:04
- "Blaze" – 2:02
- "Infrared" – 3:28
- "To the World" – 3:22
- "New Architects" – 2:34
- "Lights Go Out" – 2:28
- "Fifth Estate" – 1:19
- "Modern Life" – 2:55
- "Aluminum Union" – 2:45
- "Extinguish" – 2:47
- "In the Fingernails" – 2:29
- "'Til Days Shall Be No More" – 4:34
Personnel
- Thomas Barnett - Lead vocals
- Matt Smith - Guitar
- Matt Sherwood - Guitar
- Garth Petrie- Bass
- Eric Kane - Drums
All members of the band contributed vocals on several tracks.