Supporting Caste

Supporting Caste
Studio album by Propagandhi
Released	March 10, 2009
Recorded	October–November 2008 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre	Punk rock, melodic hardcore, thrash metal
Length	52:20
Label	G7 Welcoming Committee, Smallman, Hassle
Producer	Bill Stevenson
Propagandhi chronology
Potemkin City Limits (2005) Supporting Caste (2009) Failed States (2012)

Supporting Caste is the fifth full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on March 10, 2009 through G7 Welcoming Committee Records and Smallman Records in Canada and North America,^[1][2][3] Hassle Records in the UK and Europe,^[4] and Grand Hotel van Cleef in Germany.^[5] It is the first Propagandhi release with second guitarist David "The Beaver" Guillas and the first not released on former longtime label Fat Wreck Chords. It is the third Propagandhi release on their own label and the first on Smallman Records. The album was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado.^[6]

In part to stop or impede the leaking of the album, the band set up a page with an option to receive two high-quality songs from the album before release, by donating as little as $1 to one of three activist organizations supported by the band. This page also links to various pre-orders of the album.^[7] The band uploaded the entire album onto their MySpace page on March 3, 2009 for fans to hear ahead of its release.^[8] The album was critically acclaimed and was voted by punknews.org users as the best album of 2009.^[9]

The artwork is by Canadian artist Kent Monkman, entitled The Triumph of Mischief.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	(8.9/10)
Allmusic	[10]
Big Wheel	(very favourable) [11]
Punknews.org	[12]
Sputnikmusic	[13]

Track listing

All music composed by Propagandhi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night Letters"	3:53
2.	"Supporting Caste"	4:58
3.	"Tertium Non Datur"	3:17
4.	"Dear Coach's Corner"	4:52
5.	"This Is Your Life"	1:04
6.	"Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)"	2:48
7.	"Potemkin City Limits"	3:49
8.	"The Funeral Procession"	4:15
9.	"Without Love"	3:50
10.	"Incalculable Effects"	2:09
11.	"The Banger's Embrace"	2:13
12.	"Last Will & Testament"	15:16
Total length:		52:20

• The song title "Tertium Non Datur" is in Latin, meaning: "There is no third [possibility]", i.e. the Law of excluded middle; though Fallacy of the excluded middle better reflects the lyrics.
• On the CD, the final song ("Last Will & Testament") is followed by several minutes of silence, an excerpt from "Black House" (at 11:06), and a cover of Black Widow's "Come to the Sabbat" (at 11:22). On the double LP, the two songs are separate tracks, sequenced normally.

Personnel

Propagandhi Chris Hannah - Guitar, Vocals Jord Samolesky - Drums Todd Kowalski - Bass guitar, Vocals David Guillas - Guitar Artwork From Kent Monkman's painting "The Triumph of Mischief"

Production Bill Stevenson - Producer Andrew Berlin - Mixing Emma Goldman - Author Jason Livermore - Engineering, Mastering H.L. Mencken - Author Felipe Patino - Editing

Charts

Album

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Top Heatseekers	7
Top Independent Albums	24
Top Internet Albums	162
US Billboard 200[14]	162

References

1. Propagandhi blog
2. G7 Welcoming Committee news
3. Smallman Records news
4. Hassle Records — Propagandhi Supporting Caste CD
6. Propagandhi Interview 3 March 09
10. Allmusic Review
11. "Propagandhi: Supporting Caste". bigwheelmagazine.com.
12. {{cite [http://www.punknews.org/review/8118|title=Propagandhi- Supporting Caste|publisher=Punknews.org}}
14. "Supporting Caste - Propagandhi". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

• Official site
• Album information at G7 Welcoming Committee Records