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Anti-Flag | |
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 Anti-Flag in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock[1] |
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| Past members | Justin Sane Chris No. 2 Chris Head Pat Thetic Andy Flag Lucy Fester Jamie Cock |
| Website | anti-flag |
Anti-Flag was an American punk rock band formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1988. The band was known for its left-wing political activism. For the majority of the band's career, their members included Justin Sane (vocals and guitar), Chris Head (guitar), Pat Thetic (drums), and Chris Barker, also known as Chris No. 2 (vocals and bass).
Gaining popularity through the punk underground, Anti-Flag controversially signed to RCA Records and released their major label debut For Blood and Empire in 2006. It contained singles such as "The Press Corpse" (which was the band's only appearance on the US Alternative Airplay chart) and "This is the End (For You My Friend)", which featured in multiple video games.
The band remained active past their commercial peak, releasing a total of thirteen albums, the final of which came out months before their disbandment. The band also operated their own record label, A-F Records.
Anti-Flag suddenly broke up in July 2023 amidst several rape and sexual assault allegations made against Sane. The other members directly condemned him and disbanded. In March 2024, Sarhadi's legal team learned that Sane sold his Pittsburgh home and transferred funds to an Irish bank account, where he holds dual citizenship, and later claimed that Sane had successfully fled the country, although her legal team could not confirm the country to which Sane moved.
- ^ Mike DaRonco. "Anti-Flag | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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