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'Rise Against' is an American melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, which was formed in 1999. It currently consists of four members, Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar), Joe Principe (bass guitar), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Zach Blair (guitar).
To date, Rise Against has released four albums and one DVD. They became popular with their last two albums, ''Siren Song of the Counter Culture'' (2004) and ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' (2006), with hits such as "Give It All", "Swing Life Away", "Ready to Fall", "Prayer of the Refugee" and "The Good Left Undone". Each member of the band has mentioned in interviews that there will be a new Rise Against album that is due for release in the summer of 2008.[1][2]
History
Early years
Rise Against was formed in 1999 by former members of the bands 88 Fingers Louie and Baxter following the break up of 88 Fingers Louie. The first lineup consisted of Tim McIlrath (vocals), Joe Principe (bass and vocals), Tony Tintari (drums), Mr. Precision (guitar and vocals), and Kevin White (guitar). They originally performed under the name Transistor Revolt, and they released a self-produced demo/EP 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'' (produced by Bill Stevenson @ The Blasting Room) in 2001 and 2003. A re-issued version of ''The Unraveling'' was also released on August 23, 2005 through Fat Wreck Chords with bonus tracks.
Tintari and White left after recording the original Transistor Revolt Demo, and Mr. Precision also left the band in 2001. Mr. Precision was replaced by Kevin White during the begining of the writing process of Revolutions Per Minute, but he also left and was then replaced by Todd Mohney before the album was finished. The band toured extensively on these two records, accepting invitations from the likes of Sick Of It All, NOFX, Agnostic Front, No Use For A Name, AFI, Strung Out, and the Mad Caddies. "Revolutions Per Minute" garnered critical acclaim and attracted the interest of several labels.
Rise to fame
Rise Against 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. Shortly after the band signed with Geffen, Mohney left and was replaced by Chris Chasse.
Their fourth album, ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' (also produced by BIll Stevenson @ The Blasting Room), was released on July 4, 2006, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200 and has since gone Platinum in Canada. 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. "Generation Lost" went Gold in Canada in its first week of sales.
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. When in Canada they backed up Billy Talent on their tour. In their tour in support of ''The Sufferer and the Witness'', they played the song ''Ohio'' by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young live.
On 23 February 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, who had also been the touring second guitarist for The Loved Ones." Zach is also a former member of the band GWAR. Chris Chasse went on to form Last Of The Believers shortly after his departure .
Recent news
Rise Against announced they would be heading their own tour through North America throughout the summer of 2007. They have also just announced their participation in this year's International Taste Of Chaos in the Fall of 07.
After the tour, Rise Against plans to return to the studio to begin writing and recording their fifth album, which is tentatively scheduled for release sometime in the summer of 2008.[3] Guitarist Zach Blair had this to say:
On July 3, 2007, Rise Against also released a Canada-exclusive EP entitled "This Is Noise". It contains 5 tracks: Boys No Good, Fix Me, Obstructed View, But Tonight We Dance, and Nervous Breakdown.
Rise Against and PETA
All of the group's members are vegetarians (as stated in an online interview that also talks about Joe's love of pizza) and active supporters of PETA.[1] Their video for the 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 video the most important video Rise Against has ever made.[2] The Director's Cut of the video was first made available to a PETA website.[3]
Rise Against and Vans shoes
On 23 May 2007 Rise Against announced their endorsement of a new line of Vans shoes that would be 'completely vegan in consideration to [their] animal rights efforts'[4]. This move has been criticized by some as evidence that the band has 'sold out'[5] as they are heavily involved with both music and clothing corporations including Universal, Geffen, Volcom and Vans[6]. In response to recent criticism citing Van's use of sweatshops Rise Against released a statement on both their myspace and website saying,
"Just a quick note to address a handful of concern that some of you have
addressed in regards to the shoe that we've teamed up with VANS to
produce. All VANS shoes, including the RISE AGAINST VEGAN shoe are
manufactured in factories that follow strict guidelines that are
designed to protect the workers involved in this process. The right to
fair compensation, the right to associate freely and bargain
collectively, the right to work free from discrimination and
harassment, and the right to a safe clean workplace are among many of
the guidelines that VANS and the factories that produce VANS are
committed to. We are proud to work with such a progressive and
legendary company. If you are interested in reading their policies in
detail, below you will find a link to their forty page Global
Compliance Report. We, however, can neither confirm nor deny that our
shoes will in fact make you run faster and and score better on your
SAT's.
Thanks to all of the RISE fans who give a shit about human rights
enough to email us and find out where the products they buy are coming
from, and we encourage everyone to always seek the truth. In a world
that rarely questions anything, it's encouraging to have such vigilant
fans...
For more information, please visit http://cache.umusic.com/web_assets/riseagainst/downloads/GCRall.pdf
team RISE" [http://www.riseagainst.com/news/default.aspx/nid/11769 6
Song use in popular culture
Various songs by the band have been included in TV shows, sports DVD's and video games. The song "Drones" from 2006's ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' was used by WWE as the theme for ''Royal Rumble 2007'', and was used by EA in the video game Madden 2007. The song "Survive" from 2006's ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' was used by WWE in the video game Smackdown! vs. Raw 2007. "Give It All" was used as background music in EA's ''Need for Speed Underground 2'', Bugbear Entertainment's ''Flat Out 2'', and MX vs. ATV Unleashed. "Like The Angel" from 2003's ''Revolutions Per Minute'' was featured in the game ''Tony Hawk's Underground'', a skateboarding game, and the band had a cameo appearance in the 2005 skate-themed movie ''Lords Of Dogtown'', playing "Nervous Breakdown" in a club while the crowd starts a riot. "Ready to Fall" was used as background music in the X Games, 2006. The song "Everchanging" was used in the mountain bike video "Roam" produced by "The Collective", 2006. The song "Roadside" was featured in season six episode fourteen of Smallville on the CW.
Line-ups
| Dates | Lineup | Releases/recordings/performances |
|---|---|---|
| (1999-2000) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead vocals ★ Kevin White – guitar, vocals ★ Mr. Precision – guitars and vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass and vocals ★ Tony Tintari – drums, percussion | ★ Local club shows. ★ ''Transistor Revolt Demo'' (2000) |
| (2000-2001) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead-vocals, guitar ★ Mr. Precision – guitar, vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass, vocals ★ Brandon Barnes – drums | ★ ''The Unraveling Tour'' (2001) ★ ''The Unraveling'' (2001) |
| (2001-2002) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead-vocals, guitar ★ Kevin White – guitar, vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass, vocals ★ Brandon Barnes – drums | ★ ''The Unraveling Tour'' (2001-2002) ★ No recordings |
| (2002-2004) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead-vocals, guitar ★ Todd Mohney – guitar, vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass, vocals ★ Brandon Barnes – drums | ★ ''Revolutions Per Minute Tour'' (2003) ★ ''Revolutions Per Minute'' (2003) |
| (2004-2006) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead-vocals, guitar ★ Chris Chasse – guitar, vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass, vocals ★ Brandon Barnes – drums | ★ ''Siren Song of the Counter Culture Tour'' (2004-2005) ★ ''Siren Song of the Counter Culture'' (2004) ★ ''The Sufferer and the Witness Tour'' (2006-2007) ★ ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' (2006) |
| (2007-present) | ★ Tim McIlrath – lead-vocals, guitar ★ Zach Blair – guitar, vocals ★ Joe Principe – bass, vocals ★ Brandon Barnes – drums | ★ ''The Sufferer and the Witness Tour'' (2007) ★ ''Untitled 5th studio album'' (TBA 2008) ★ ''The next album Tour'' (TBA 2008) |
Discography
Albums
| Album information | Singles |
|---|---|
| '''The Unraveling''' ★ Released: April 24, 2001 (original), August 23, 2005 (re-release) ★ Label: Fat Wreck Chords ★ Chart positions: Did not chart ★ U.S. sales: Unknown ★ RIAA certification: Unknown ★ WW sales: Unknown | |
| '''Revolutions Per Minute''' ★ Released: April 8, 2003 ★ Label: Fat Wreck Chords ★ Chart positions: Did not chart ★ U.S. sales: Unknown ★ RIAA certification: Unknown ★ WW sales: Unknown | ★ "Like The Angel" ★ "Heaven Knows" |
| '''Siren Song of the Counter Culture''' ★ Released: August 10, 2004 ★ Label: Geffen Records ★ Chart positions: #136 (U.S.) ★ U.S. sales: Unknown ★ RIAA certification: Unknown ★ WW sales: Unknown | ★ "Give It All" ★ "Swing Life Away" ★ "Life Less Frightening" |
| '''The Sufferer and the Witness''' ★ Released: July 4, 2006 ★ Label: Geffen Records ★ Chart positions: #10 (U.S.) ★ U.S. sales: Unknown ★ RIAA certification: Unknown ★ WW sales: Unknown | ★ "Ready to Fall" ★ "Prayer of the Refugee" ★ "The Good Left Undone" |
| '''Untitled 5th studio album''' ★ To be released: Summer 2008 (tenatively) ★ Label: Geffen Records ★ Chart positions: Not yet released ★ U.S. sales: Unknown ★ RIAA certification: Unknown ★ WW sales: Unknown |
EPs
★ ''Transistor Revolt'' (demo EP) (2000)
★ ''Rise Against (AOL Undercover) EP'' (2007)
★ ''This Is Noise'' (2007)
Singles
| 'Year' | 'Title' | 'Chart positions'[4] | 'Album' | ||
| US Pop 100 | US Modern Rock | UK Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Like The Angel" | - | - | - | ''Revolutions Per Minute'' |
| 2003 | "Heaven Knows" | - | - | - | ''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" | - | #7 | - | ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' |
| 2007 | "The Good Left Undone" | - | #24 | - | ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' |
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)
★ ''The Good Left Undone'' from ''The Sufferer and the Witness'' (2007)
★ ''Generation Lost''
Two live videos for the songs Behind Closed Doors and Injection from The Sufferer and the Witness have been made but have not been released.
B-Sides
★ "Join the Ranks" from 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)
★ "Six Ways 'Till Sunday", a demo
References
1. The Punk Site . Com | Punk. Respect It.
2. Interview: Rise Against
3. Rise Against Plan Next Album
4. Chart details
External links
★ Rise Against Website (Flash)
★ Rise Against MySpace
★ Interview with Zach (2007)
★ Interview with Rise Against on truepunk.com
★ Rise Against - Distorted magazine cover feature (flash)
★ Rise Against Interview on SaintRockNRoll.com
★ Interview with Tim
★ Rise Against on Geffen Records - page on label site
★ Interview from ''Alternative Press'' 195 (2004)
★ Interview with Peta2
★ Joe talks about a new record in 2008
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