Imaginary Enemy

Personnel: Bert McCracken (vocals); Quinn Allman (guitar); Dan Whitesides (drums); Kenny Carkeet, Ago "Sethh" Teppand, Zakk Cervini (programming).Audio Mixers: Kenny Carkeet; John Feldmann; Ago "Sethh" Teppand; Zakk Cervini.Recording information: Foxy Studios.The sixth long-player from the shape-shifting, stalwart, Utah-bred punk rockers opens with a song called "Revolution" that houses the lyric "From now on I pledge allegiance to a world that's so much different/where no one suffers/everyone is free." It's an uplifting image, and one that Bert McCracken and company haven't always evoked, but more than a decade into their career, the Used have carved out their own unique niche in the crowded post-hardcore/screamo punk scene, and have earned the right to reflect on what they've been raging against since their 2002 debut. Working again with longtime producer John Feldman, Imaginary Enemy burns bright and fast, tearing through familiar (as in largely generic), classic anti-establishment