Red Scare

***Red Scare*** is the twenty first studio album by American rock band All Business. Originally released in China on May 8, 2025 through Rock Records (not to be confused with the bands own defunct record label of the same name), the album would be released on

during the band's residency there, and later in the United States on December 7, 2025 through Epic Records in a heavily modified form. Several other versions of the album exist, with no definitive track list ever being confirmed by All Business.

The album was preceded by the U.S. government's arrest of the band off the coast of Panama following *X Marks the Spot* (2024) for tax evasion and racketeering (among other crimes). The group would then swiftly set up residency in Beijing, where they began work on *Red Scare.* From here, reports on the album's creation wildly differ and mainly stem from three sources: the Chinese government, the United States government and the band themselves. According to lead singer Vernon O'Shaughnessy, the group was sent to China by the FBI as spies. In exchange for gathering intel, the country would absolve All Business of their crimes. Several members rejoined the line up before the move, including vocalist and opera house mogul Lady Simone Augusto and bassist Johnny Law (already a federal informant). The group collected "crucial information and statistics" while recording *Red Scare*, and continued to do so until they were discovered by the Chinese. All the members swiftly fled the country with the exception of Enzo Dodd, who lagged behind and was thus allegedly executed. According to an official spokesperson from the PRC, however, the government knew of All Business's intentions immediately upon their arrival in the country. They allowed the band to stay for the economic draw they had as a touring act, feeding them fake pieces of intel along the way. The band eventually fled over their own paranoia, with Dodd staying behind and allegedly killing a security guard he thought was a spy in a murder suicide. The final account of events comes from the FBI, who admitted to influencing the band to go overseas. However, this wasn't in the name of espionage, but simply so the group would stop bothering them. The government was growing weary of handling All Business's numerous legal difficulties and internally decided to absolve them of their crimes. To give the group a proper excuse for this, they sent them to Beijing for a year and vaguely said they needed them to "keep tabs" on the PRC. In regards to the death of Enzo Dodd, the FBI claims he suffered a massive heart attack. Despite these varying accounts, All Business stood behind their claims in a press conference following the albums release. Lead guitarist Ted Bundy alleged that the band's "foreign involvement" was pivotal in bringing an end to a secret second cold war that had been brewing since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which coincidentally coincided with the formation of the band.

*Red Scare* would be All Business's penultimate album. The various versions of the album wildly differ from each other, with some editions being twice as long as others. The American version of the album features Vernon O'Shaughnessy singing in Mandarin, while the Chinese version features him singing in English. Most versions of the album prominently feature the guzheng, which was played by Larry Silk and Ernesto in their guzheng debut. The album received mixed reviews from critics, who were once again confused by the band's intentions and artistic direction. Nevertheless, All Business viewed the project as a major success, mainly for the fact that it allegedly helped stop a second cold war. The band would return home victorious and free of legal woes, and would thus embark on the celebratory Best in the West Tour. After this, the band would settle into a decades-long Vegas residency following the release of their final album, *Last Men Standing* (2028).

## Track List

### Abu Dhabi, UAE Unit

* Vernon O’Shaughnessy - lead vocals
* Michael Slammer - drums

### Jaipur, India Unit

* Rolly Rockefeller II - lead vocals
* Lady Simone Augusto\* - background vocals

### Suzhou, China Unit

* Larry Silk - lead guitar, vocals
* Moe Silk - bass
* Enzo Dodd\* - drum machines, trumpet

### Wheaton, Maryland Unit

* Ted Bundy - lead and rhythm guitars
* Erman Holt\* - bass
* Danny Ingram\* - drums

### N/A

* Lonnie Joe Parker
* Johnny Law
* The Reverend Archibald