Rise of the Infidels is the fourth and final release by crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...

 band Stormtroopers of Death

Stormtroopers of Death

Stormtroopers of Death, better known as S.O.D., was a crossover thrash band formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes called "crossover thrash." The song "March of the S.O.D.," from their 1985...

. The album was released in August 2007 on the Nuclear Blast label. The album is described as an "extended EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

", with a running time close to an hour. According to singer Milano the album will "finally be the last of S.O.D.".

The EP contains four new tracks: "Stand Up and Fight", "Java Amigo", "United and Strong" and "Ready to Fight". Three of these tracks had been released previously: "Stand Up and Fight" (under the title "Pathmark Song") and "Java Amigo" were both on the New York's Hardest Vol. 3 compilation, and "United and Strong" appears on the Japanese version of Live At Budokan. "Ready To Fight" is a Negative Approach

Negative Approach

Negative Approach is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. The band is considered among of the pioneers of hardcore punk, particularly in the Midwest region. Like most hardcore bands, Negative Approach was little known in its day outside of its hometown...

 cover, and "United and Strong" is an Agnostic Front

Agnostic Front

Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...

 cover.

Track listing

1. "Stand Up and Fight" - 2:34
2. "Java Amigo" - 1:16
3. "United and Strong" - 1:09 (Agnostic Front
   Agnostic Front
   Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
   
    cover)
4. "Ready to Fight" - 1:06 (Negative Approach
   Negative Approach
   Negative Approach is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1981. The band is considered among of the pioneers of hardcore punk, particularly in the Midwest region. Like most hardcore bands, Negative Approach was little known in its day outside of its hometown...
   
    cover)
5. "Ballad of Nirvana / March of The S.O.D." - 2:10
6. "Sgt. D and the S.O.D." - 3:36
7. "Kill Yourself" - 2:44
8. "Milano Mosh" - 2:40
9. "Speak English or Die" - 4:48
10. "Fuck the Middle East" - 1:02
11. "Douche Crew" - 1:51
12. "Ballad of Jimi Hendrix" - 0:41
13. "Ballad of Jim Morrison" - 0:17
14. "Ballad of Inxs" - 0:26
15. "Ballad of Frank Sinatra" - 0:42
16. "Ballad of Nirvana" - 1:34
17. "Ballad of Freddy Mercury" - 0:29
18. "Chromatic Death" - 0:50
19. "Fist Banging Mania" - 3:29
20. "No Turning Back" - 2:28
21. "Milk" - 8:37
22. "Pussywhipped" - 2:47
23. "Freddy Krueger" - 4:59
24. "United Forces" - 2:57

Tracks 5-24 recorded live at the Fenix, Seattle, WA.

Credits

• Billy Milano
  Billy Milano
  Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death....
  
   – vocals
• Scott Ian
  Scott Ian
  Scott Ian Rosenfeld , better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death...
  
   – guitars, vocals
• Dan Lilker
  Dan Lilker
  Dan Lilker is a musician from the United States, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist...
  
   – bass, vocals
• Charlie Benante
  Charlie Benante
  Charlie Benante is the drummer for the heavy metal bands Anthrax and Stormtroopers of Death .- Career :...
  
  – drums