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"This machine kills fascists" is a message that American musician Woody Guthrie placed on his guitar in the mid-1940s, starting in 1943. [ 1 ] The idea originated from a sticker that American machinists affixed to metalworking lathes and drill presses to support the war effort.
On September 30, 2022, Dropkick Murphys released This Machine Still Kills Fascists. The acoustic album consists of ten songs featuring unused lyrics by Guthrie. Nora Guthrie, Woody's daughter, reached out to the band giving them exclusive access to her father's archives.
Okemah Rising is the twelfth studio album by American band Dropkick Murphys, released on May 12, 2023, on Dummy Luck Music.The album was recorded in 2022 during the band's recording sessions for This Machine Still Kills Fascists and like the songs from that album, the songs are composed of unused lyrics and words from Woody Guthrie.
This Machine Still Kills Fascists is the eleventh studio album by American band Dropkick Murphys and was released on September 30, 2022, on Dummy Luck Music. It marks the band's first studio album since Do or Die to not feature vocalist Al Barr, who was on hiatus from the band to take care of his ailing mother.
However, past a fleeting "This Machine Kills Fascists" sticker, "A Complete Unknown" mostly relegates that political milieu to the background. Rather, it uses the political upheaval of the 1960s ...
2018 - Jimmy LaFave - Peace Town (album) - this posthumous release contains 3 songs with Guthrie lyrics set to LaFave music, including the title track. 2022 - Dropkick Murphys - This Machine Still Kills Fascists (album), all tracks, except "Dig a Hole" is a Woody Guthrie vocal track with Dropkick Murphys instrumental backing superimposed.
The title "This Machine Kills Fascists" pays tribute to folk-music hero Woody Guthrie, who had a guitar labeled with the same slogan. Underground Network was removed from Spotify in 2023 following the several rape and sexual assault allegations made against Sane.
This Machine Kills Fascists is also streaming on Spotify, Bandcamp, and iTunes, and in addition to the title's nod to Woody Guthrie and a reinterpretation of a song he wrote about Fred Trump, lyrics reference and draw inspiration from George Orwell and Bill McKibben.