"Angry, Young and Poor," similar to the last album's "What You Don't Know," blurts out the initial ramblings of a well-channeled form of rancor that should be soon heralded as a rallying cry for troubled youth and excessive political bilge. Equal to Rock radio Gods "Rage Against the Machine," Anti-Flag's integrity and intensity are riding the red line all throughout -- "This Machine Kills Fascists," "Underground Network," "Stars and Stripes" -- spitting venom against nationalism, media hypocrisy and misguided exploitative effects. In fact you could cover your eyes and drop the coin down on any number you wish, there'll be some issue to be raised -- and dealt with in no uncertain terms before it's all over.

Anti-Flag, for all their internal wailings, has the makings to be amongst the elite of the Punk Rock classes before too long. For "Underground Network," only their third album (and what should be widely regarded as a conscientious and mature effort in a string of fast rising content), the Pittsburgh natives seemingly pulled out all the stops here, going so far as to recruit a college professor and quoting other significant figures to contribute their thoughts and opinions of which many of these tunes were inspired. The "Underground Network's" alive and well in the new age -- a new dawning of refusal, resistance and revolution. turning a deaf ear is not an option.