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. It was released on September 4, 2012, receiving critical praise. A remastered version was released through multiple digital streaming services on February 1, 2019 as Chris Hannah felt that the original version sounded inferior to the quality of '' Supporting Caste'' and ''

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Track listing

Critical and commercial reception

The album debuted at number 1 on the Heatseekers chart for one week, and number 107 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 3,500 copies.

Personnel

;Propagandhi *Chris Hannah -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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*Jord Samolesky -

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Todd Kowalski Todd "The Rod" Kowalski (born May 27, 1973) is a Canadian bassist and singer, currently a member of hardcore punk band Propagandhi. Along with his band, he lives a vegan lifestyle and supports animal rights. Career In the early 1990s, Kowalski ...

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, vocals *

David Guillas David "Space Beaver" Guillas (born February 27, 1979) is a Canadian guitarist, formerly of Giant Sons Rough Music, and hardcore punk band Propagandhi. He left Propagandhi to pursue a career as a teacher. Career In early April 2002, Guillas pl ...

- guitar ;Artwork * Cover painting by

* Booklet cover painting by Charlie Immer *

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* Band photo by Mandy Malazdrewich * Layout by Derek Hogue/Amphibian ;Production *John Paul Peters - producer,

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*Troy Glessner - mastering

References

External links

{{Authority control 2012 albums Propagandhi albums Epitaph Records albums