*not that one.
Having ignited one world war, Franz Ferdinand is becoming embroiled in another escalating conflict.
On Saturday, Alex Kapranos, frontman of the Glasgow band that took its name from the Austrian archduke whose murder was one of the key events leading to World War I, slammed the Israel Defense Forces for using the band’s song “Take Me Out” in a war video.
The Israeli post is labeled “Operation Roaring Lion — this is how it’s done” and features conflict footage, such as bombs, planes and airstrikes.
Kapranos wrote: “These warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent. This makes us both nauseous and furious. Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance.”
Last month, Israel and the U.S. launched joint strikes against Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering retaliation from Tehran and setting off a broader regional conflict.
Franz Ferdinand (the band) have long been political.
In 2016, they released a track called “Demagogue” about the first U.S. presidential campaign by Donald Trump.