''Agents of the Underground'' is the 7th studio album from
American
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band,
Strung Out
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. This album celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band, and was released on September 29, 2009 through
Fat Wreck Chords
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. This was notably their second album to chart on Billboard, reaching #196.
Release
On August 12, 2009, ''Agents of the Underground'' was announced for release the following month. Alongside this, the album's track listing and artwork were posted online. On August 28, 2009, "Black Crosses" was posted online. ''Agents of the Underground'' was made available for streaming through the band's
Myspace profile on September 21, 2009, ahead of its release on September 29, 2009. In October 2009, the band played a handful of Southern US shows with
Lower Class Brats, Nations Afaire, and
the Flatliners
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History ...
. On December 8, 2009, a music video was released for "Carcrashradio". In January 2010, the band went on a brief West Coast tour with
Calabrese and
Pulley
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. Following this, they went a US tour with
Dropkick Murphys
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and
Larry and His Flask. In June 2010, the band went on an Australian tour with
the Loved Ones. They went on a short North American tour with support from
Rufio
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...
,
We Are the Union
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and Mute.
Track listing
# "Black Crosses" - 3:40
# "Carcrashradio" - 2:46
# "The Fever and the Sound" - 3:40
# "Heart Attack" - 3:12
# "Vanity" - 3:36
# "Ghetto Heater" - 3:28
# "Agents of the Underground" - 3:30
# "Nation of Thieves" - 3:06
# "Jack Knife" - 2:29
# "Dead Spaces" - 3:40
# "Andy Warhol" - 3:22
Charts
References
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Strung Out albums
2009 albums
Fat Wreck Chords albums
Metalcore albums by American artists