All Publicity is Good Publicity
Reported by robin
The artwork for Anti-Flag's new album, The Terror State, has gotten major music retailers’ panties in a bunch. You can view the artwork here as well as a statement from the band regarding the controversy. An alternate cover has been produced proclaiming, “Choices has been made for you by persons other than Anti-Flag and Fat Wreck Chords regarding the artwork of this release.” Click more for the band’s statement.
Exceptionally late in the production process of THE TERROR STATE, some of the biggest national music stores in the US informed Fat Wreck chords that they would not carry our CD because of its artwork. We find this frustrating in that the image of the little girl whose childhood falls casualty to the current state of militarism in the US and much of the world, isn’t any more violent or disturbing than the world-wide epidemic of militarism which kills and oppresses countless human beings everyday – and yet we do not see these chains censoring media that promote militaristic ideas. That said, we made a calculated decision to forgo the artwork to get the more important, subversive message in our music to the ears of people who have not yet discovered that there is an alternative to purchasing music in a chain store, or do not have access to an indie store in their area.