We Are The Dead
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We Are the Dead is Antagonist A.D.'s second full length album. The title is drawn from a line in the World War I poem In Flanders Fields
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Before the release of this album they changed their name from Antagonist to Antagonist A.D. to reduce confusion between them and the American Metalcore
band, Antagonist.
In Flanders Fields
"In Flanders Fields" is one of the most notable poems written during World War I, created in the form of a French rondeau. It has been called "the most popular poem" produced during that period...
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Before the release of this album they changed their name from Antagonist to Antagonist A.D. to reduce confusion between them and the American Metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band, Antagonist.