MDC – “Millions of Damn Christians”

Released in 1987 through frontman Dave Dictor’s own independent R Radical Records (and co-released by We Bite Records in Europe), Millions of Damn Christians – This Blood’s for You stands as the landmark third full-length album from political hardcore heavyweights MDC. Emphasizing an aggressive, faster-than-light sonic landscape heavily rooted in the Texas and San Francisco underground punk movements, the record showcases the band pivoting from traditional 1980s hardcore to incorporate elements of speed metal and intricate rhythm patterns, aligning their sound with contemporaries like D.R.I. and Crucifix. Lyrically, the album delivers scathing, intellectual takedowns of the Christian Right, American interventionism, and the hypocrisy of the Reagan era on definitive tracks like This Blood’s for You and Bye Bye Ronnie. Far from a simple blast-beat record, the inclusion of complex arrangements and razor-sharp political commentary solidifies this release as an enduring, influential pillar of underground anarcho-punk history.

Track Listing:

1. Millions of Damn Christians (Dante’s River Styx) 2:03
2. This Blood’s for You 2:35
3. Who’s the Terrorist Now 1:12
4. Bye Bye Ronnie 2:45
5. Chock Full of Shit 3:32
6. Mao Tse Tung 0:55
7. Henry Kissmyassinger 0:12
8. Guns for Nicaragua 3:01
9. Politician 3:47
10. S.K.I.N.H.E.A.D. 3:13
11. Sexy and Christian 3:32
12. Your Death Wish Is Sick 2:30
13. Massacred and Dismembered Culture 3:00
14. Police Related Death 3:52