On February 8, 2001, there was a special The Stalin concert entitled “One Night Dream”. Michiro Endo performed with Keigo Nakata (ex:The Stalin) on drums, Shinichi Suzuki (Pulling Teeth) on guitar and Katsuta on bass. Other bands and artists also performed and paid tribute to the group, including Loopus, Cobra…
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In early 2001, Capdown toured with a number of established American bands, including Less Than Jake and played the Deconstruction touring festival with Pennywise and Lagwagon .
Armstrong admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be “the worst band name in the world”.
The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001. The initial practicing lineup consisted of lead guitarist Mike Haliechuk (using the alias 10,000 Marbles), vocalist Josh Zucker (alias Concentration Camp), bassist Sandy Miranda (alias Mustard Gas) and drummer Chris Colohan of Left For Dead/The Swarm fame and Cursed…
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After seeing the video for “Hate to Say I Told You So” on German television, industry executive Alan McGee decided to sign the band to his newly formed Poptones label. Poptones released the ‘best of’ compilation Your New Favourite Band in 2001, which proved to be the band’s breakthrough record,…
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Trumpet player Tavis Werts left the band in 2001. Former Suburban Rhythm drummer Carlos de la Garza and former Spring Heeled Jack trumpeter Tyler Jones, who tracked for two songs on Cheer Up! (because Werts had already recorded the majority of his trumpet parts before his departure), were brought in.…
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In 2001, they released the album The Violent Years , on Sub Pop Records . They toured around Canada with The Offspring and Millencolin , and played Edgefest and Warped Tour . In 2009, the song “No Tomorrow Girls”, from The Violent Years , was featured in the Xbox 360…
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The band also launched an independent tour to support the album in 2001.
In 2001, Anti-Flag teamed up with punk music producer Mass Giorgini to record the album Underground Network on Fat Wreck Chords . The album addressed the topics of fascism (specifically neo-Nazis infiltrating the “hardcore scene”) and the foreign policy of the United States . The album contained a now-commonplace booklet…
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Between March and May, the group supported MxPx on their headlining US tour.