Rise Against
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| Rise Against | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Melodic Hardcore Punk Rock Hardcore Punk |
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| Years active | 1999—present | |
| Label(s) | Geffen Records Fat Wreck Chords |
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| Associated acts |
88 Fingers Louie Arma Angelus .baxter. The Killing Tree |
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| Members | ||
| Tim McIlrath Joe Principe Brandon Barnes Zach Blair |
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| Former members | ||
| Mr. Precision Todd Mohney Tony Tintari Chris Chasse |
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Rise Against is a melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA, consisting of four members, Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar), Joe Principe (bass guitar), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Zach Blair (guitar).
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[edit] History
In 1999, after the break up of 88 Fingers Louie, ex-88FL members formed Rise Against. They originally performed under the name Transistor Revolt, and they released a self-produced demo entitled Transistor Revolt in 2000, a year before signing with Fat Wreck Chords to release their first two albums, The Unraveling (produced by veteran punk producer Mass Giorgini, and Revolutions Per Minute in 2001 and 2003, and changing their name to Rise Against. They later switched to Dreamworks Records and recorded their album Siren Song of the Counter Culture. However, Dreamworks Records was absorbed by the Universal Music Group and Rise Against finally found themselves on Geffen Records a Universal Music Group subsidiary, releasing Siren Song of the Counter Culture in August 2004. A re-issued version of The Unraveling was released on August 23, 2005 through Fat Wreck Chords. Their fourth album, The Sufferer and the Witness, was released on July 4, 2006, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200. A DVD titled Generation Lost containing a documentary on the band members as well as live footage of the band was released on December 5, 2006.
Rise Against's original lineup consisted of Tim McIlrath (vocals and guitar), Joe Principe (bass and vocals), Tony Tintari (drums), and Mr. Precision (guitar and vocals). Tony Tintari left after recording the original Transistor Revolt Demo and Mr. Precision left the band in 2001 to be replaced by Todd Mohney. Shortly after the band signed with Geffen, Mohney left and was replaced by Chris Chasse. On the 23rd of Feburary 2007, Rise Against announced the departure of guitarist Chris Chasse on the band's official website on the same day as the beginning of their tour with My Chemical Romance. In the announcement Chasse cited "an overwhelming tour schedule stacked on growing pressures and demands," and thanked fans for their support. Chasse, would be replaced by "longtime friend Zach Blair from Only Crime."
Rise Against toured the US, Europe, Australia and Japan in support of Siren Song of the Counter Culture. Some of the most notable mentions include performances with Taste of Chaos 2005 in the UK and Germany (with Funeral for a Friend, Story of the Year, the Used and Killswitch Engage), Give It a Name 05 in the UK, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in the UK, US tour with Alkaline Trio and Warped Tour in the US. In early 2007, the band supported My Chemical Romance on the first half of their arena tour. They will be continuing to tour through July where they will be in Canada. The band just announced they will be heading their own tour through North America throughout the summer of 2007. This means the band will not be joining Warped Tour this year.
[edit] Political Stance
Rise Against has a liberal-revolutionary political stance which is seen in songs such as "Blood Red White & Blue", "State of the Union", "Tip the Scales", and "Bricks". In the booklets for Revolutions Per Minute and The Sufferer and the Witness, Tim lists books, films, and websites expressing ideals similar to Rise Against's. They include Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, James Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me, as well as Michael Moore's website and the film The Corporation. They also are advocates of fair trade, as shown in their video Prayer of the Refugee.
The group's constituents are vegetarians and active supporters of PETA. [1] Their single "Ready to Fall" addresses environmental degradation and its effect on animals, as well as animal cruelty inherent to factory farming and sport hunting. The group has called the accompanying video the most important video Rise Against has ever made [2]. The unedited version was first made available to a PETA website. [3]
[edit] Discography
- Transistor Revolt (demo) (2000)
- The Unraveling (2001, re-issued in 2005)
- Revolutions Per Minute (2003)
- Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)
- The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
| US Pop 100 | US Modern Rock | UK Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Like The Angel" | - | #41 | - | Revolutions Per Minute |
| 2003 | "Heaven Knows" | - | #97 | - | Revolutions Per Minute |
| 2004 | "Give It All" | - | #37 | - | Siren Song of the Counter Culture |
| 2005 | "Swing Life Away" | #95 | #12 | - | Siren Song of the Counter Culture |
| 2005 | "Life Less Frightening" | - | #33 | - | Siren Song of the Counter Culture |
| 2006 | "Ready to Fall" | - | #13 | #38 | The Sufferer and the Witness |
| 2006 | "Prayer of the Refugee" | - | #11 | - | The Sufferer and the Witness |
| 2007 | "Behind Closed Doors" | - | #40 | - | The Sufferer and the Witness |
[edit] Videography
- Heaven Knows from Revolutions Per Minute (2003)
- Give It All from Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)
- Swing Life Away from Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2005)
- Ready to Fall from The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)
- Prayer of the Refugee from The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)
[edit] B-Sides
- "Join the Ranks (second version)" from Fat Music Vol. 5: Live Fat, Die Young compilation (2001)
- "Generation Lost" from Fat Music Vol. 6: Uncontrollable Fatulence compilation (2002)
- "Obstructed View" from Your Scene Sucks compilation (2002) and special edition of Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)
- "Swing Life Away (first version)" from Punk Goes Acoustic compilation (2003)
- "Gethsamane" from OIL Chicago Punk Refined compilation (2003)
- "Give It All (first version)" from Rock Against Bush Vol.1 compilation (2004)
- "Fix Me" from the Japanese release of Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland OST (2005)
- "Nervous Breakdown" from the Lords of Dogtown OST (2005)
- "Obstructed (second version)" from the Masters of Horror OST (2005)
- "Everchanging (acoustic version)" from the Warped Tour 2006 Compilation
- "Built to Last" from some European releases of The Sufferer and the Witness (2006) and Our Impact Will Be Felt compilation album (2007)
- "Boy's No Good" from some European releases of The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)
- "But Tonight We Dance" from the LP release of The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)
[edit] External links
- Rise Against Website (Flash)
- RSS Feed - official site feed
- Rise Against on Purevolume
- Rise Against on Myspace
- Rise Against on Last.FM
- Interview with Tim
- Rise Against on Geffen Records - page on label site
- Ready to Fall video
- Fat Wreck Chords
- Interview from Alternative Press 195 (2004)
- Interview with Peta2
- Interview with Rise Against on Fuel TV
- Rise Against - Performance on AOL Sessions Under Cover (includes cover of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth')
| Rise Against |
| Brandon Barnes | Zach Blair | Tim McIlrath | Joe Principe |
| Chris Chasse | Todd Mohney | Mr. Precision |
| Discography |
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| The Unraveling | Revolutions Per Minute | Siren Song of the Counter Culture | The Sufferer and the Witness |
| Videography |
| Generation Lost |
| Singles |
| "Heaven Knows" | "Give It All" | "Swing Life Away" | "Life Less Frightening" | "Ready to Fall" | "Prayer of the Refugee" | "Under the Knife" |
| Labels |
| Geffen Records | Fat Wreck Chords |
