The album continues the band's self-defined status as anti-racist, anti-
sexist,
anti-capitalist, and
anarcho-communist. It also contains references to the fact that their first album was released the day of the
September 11th attacks. Fuck World Trade, released through
Alternative Tentacles, displays a freer approach, both lyrically and musically, than the previous work of the band, featuring longer songs and guest appearances by
Anti-Flag on "Via Sin Dios" as well as "circus-punks"
The World/Inferno Friendship Society on "Soon We'll Be Dead." Despite this, it maintains the distinctive "
squat-core" style members of
Leftöver Crack coined to describe their previous band
Choking Victim: high-speed
ska mixed with
thrashypunk and filled with rawly-screamed laments on and indictments of
capitalism, the
police,
homelessness,
drug addiction, and
American culture. The last track "Operation: M.O.V.E." is a
black metal influenced track about a
1985 incident in Philadelphia where police dropped a bomb on the radical African American
MOVE organization, killing eleven MOVE members including five children. It also features a hidden instrumental that brings the track length to over 10 minutes. The album was reissued by
Fat Wreck Chords in 2015 with four previously unreleased tracks.
Critical reception
Fuck World Trade has had mixed critical reviews. Punknews.org gave the album a highly positive review, saying that "Fuck World Trade is here, and is incredible."[5] Johnny Loftus, of
Allmusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that while
Stza is "limited" as a vocalist, the album is still "provoking and nonconforming in double and triple amounts" and "real revolution rock."[2][7] Mat Hocking of
Drowned in Sound criticized the lyrics, noting that the song "One Dead Cop" advocates killing police officers but fails to offer a logical argument for doing so.[3]
Controversy
With the title of the album and its artwork, along with the lyrical content being highly offensive to some, the release of the album caused some controversy. The album was reportedly banned by
Best Buy,
Circuit City,
Wal-Mart, and Music Land, among other retailers well before its release date.[8] However, the title of the album predates the World Trade Center attacks. The phrase "Fuck World Trade" was used in a song from the pre-Leftover Crack band
Choking Victim's album No Gods, No Managers (released in 1999).[9]
The album continues the band's self-defined status as anti-racist, anti-
sexist,
anti-capitalist, and
anarcho-communist. It also contains references to the fact that their first album was released the day of the
September 11th attacks. Fuck World Trade, released through
Alternative Tentacles, displays a freer approach, both lyrically and musically, than the previous work of the band, featuring longer songs and guest appearances by
Anti-Flag on "Via Sin Dios" as well as "circus-punks"
The World/Inferno Friendship Society on "Soon We'll Be Dead." Despite this, it maintains the distinctive "
squat-core" style members of
Leftöver Crack coined to describe their previous band
Choking Victim: high-speed
ska mixed with
thrashypunk and filled with rawly-screamed laments on and indictments of
capitalism, the
police,
homelessness,
drug addiction, and
American culture. The last track "Operation: M.O.V.E." is a
black metal influenced track about a
1985 incident in Philadelphia where police dropped a bomb on the radical African American
MOVE organization, killing eleven MOVE members including five children. It also features a hidden instrumental that brings the track length to over 10 minutes. The album was reissued by
Fat Wreck Chords in 2015 with four previously unreleased tracks.
Critical reception
Fuck World Trade has had mixed critical reviews. Punknews.org gave the album a highly positive review, saying that "Fuck World Trade is here, and is incredible."[5] Johnny Loftus, of
Allmusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying that while
Stza is "limited" as a vocalist, the album is still "provoking and nonconforming in double and triple amounts" and "real revolution rock."[2][7] Mat Hocking of
Drowned in Sound criticized the lyrics, noting that the song "One Dead Cop" advocates killing police officers but fails to offer a logical argument for doing so.[3]
Controversy
With the title of the album and its artwork, along with the lyrical content being highly offensive to some, the release of the album caused some controversy. The album was reportedly banned by
Best Buy,
Circuit City,
Wal-Mart, and Music Land, among other retailers well before its release date.[8] However, the title of the album predates the World Trade Center attacks. The phrase "Fuck World Trade" was used in a song from the pre-Leftover Crack band
Choking Victim's album No Gods, No Managers (released in 1999).[9]