Vancouver punk legends D.O.A. drop career-spanning compilation ‘Take on the Tyrants’

Forty-eight years. Eighteen-plus studio albums. Around 4,500 live shows. Vancouver punk architects D.O.A. have lived several lifetimes worth of rock & roll, and now they’re packaging the best of it into one gloriously loud slab of history.

‘Take on the Tyrants’ drops May 21 via Sudden Death Records in two formats: a double LP vinyl edition with 33 tracks, and a single-CD pressing with 30 tracks. It’s a non-stop barrage of punk rock mayhem spanning nearly five decades of righteous noise — and it’s available to pre-order now.

Obviously 33 tracks can only scratch the surface of a catalog this deep, but consider it the perfect entry point for the uninitiated and a killer highlight reel for the lifers. From early hardcore bruisers to politically charged anthems, ‘Take on the Tyrants’ covers a lot of ground.

Something Better Change — The Documentary

In related news, the documentary film Something Better Change — directed by Scott Crawford — debuted online this week (April 7). The film digs into frontman Joe Keithley‘s life beyond the stage: his decades of activism and his remarkable journey into elected political office. It’s available to rent on Prime Video and other services. Absolutely worth your time.

Tracklist — ‘Take on the Tyrants’

1. The Enemy
2. Disco Sucks
3. Get Out of My Life
4. New Age
5. The Prisoner
6. World War 3
7. Whatcha Gonna Do? (vinyl only)
8. DOA
9. Slumlord
10. Waiting for You
11. Unknown
12. General Strike
13. Race Riot
14. Fucked Up Ronnie
15. They Hate Punk Rock (vinyl only)
16. You Won’t Stand Alone (vinyl only)
17. Liar for Hire
18. War
19. I’m Right You’re Wrong
20. America the Beautiful
21. Class War
22. Logjam
23. Blind Men
24. Beat ‘Em Bust ‘Em
25. Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?
26. That’s Progress (feat. Jello Biafra)
27. Already Dead
28. Death Machine
29. All the President’s Men
30. Donnybrook
31. We’re Drivin’ to Hell ‘n’ Back
32. You Can’t Stop Me
33. Pipeline Fever

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