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  Rise Against - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rise Against's original lineup consisted of Tim McIlrath (vocals and guitar), Joe Principe (bass and vocals), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Mr.
Rise Against relentlessly toured the US, Europe, Australia and Japan in support of this album and it definitely served to elevate their profile to that of a more mainstream band such as AFI.
Rise Against are good friends with Canadian Post-Hardcore band Alexisonfire, the two bands have gone on tour together several times, both in Europe and in America.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rise_Against   (1190 words)

  
 themusicedge.com :: Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Rise Against fans looking for a sequel to the band’s second and most popular album, Revolutions per Minute, will be hard-pressed to find it here.
This is not to suggest that Rise Against has become an altogether different band; the group is still marked by lead singer Tim McIlrath’s forceful screams and the band’s trademark punk/hard rock sound.
Rise Against’s music has morphed into something that will prove to be a bit more comfortable for most listeners than previous efforts, but they nonetheless stay true to their roots.
www.themusicedge.com /moxie/news/reviews/rise-against.shtml   (459 words)

  
 Rise Against - Biography - AOL Music
Chicago's Rise Against began in 1999 when ex-88 Fingers Louie bassist Joe Principe tapped area vocalist Tim McIlrath for a new project rooted in the sound and social vision of traditionalist hardcore.
Rise Against made their major-label debut in August 2004 with Siren Song of the Counter Culture.
In 2005, Rise Against appeared in the skateboarding film Lords of Dogtown, playing an old-school Cali punk band.
music.aol.com /artist/rise-against/479363/biography   (322 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sufferer And The Witness: Music: Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Rise Against returns with a rollicking wallop of an album that further establishes the Chicago-based outfit as one of the great bright hopes for the future of alienation rock.
All of these things demonstrate that Rise Against is drawing from a broader palette than many of its counterparts, one of the reasons it will (indeed, already has) rise above the masses of sound-alike acts vying for the attention of the MySpace generation.
they rise against what they believe is wrong with society with the use of their lyrics and make us believe that change is necessary and inevitable.
www.amazon.ca /Sufferer-Witness-Rise-Against/dp/B000FP2Z0S   (1702 words)

  
 Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness Review - sputnikmusic
If you're a Rise Against fan, that is. It's called "The Sufferer & the Witness" and brings the dedicated listener 13 brand new tracks from the Chicago-based Punk/Hardcore band.
This is the second major release of Rise Against after they signed with the major label Geffen (sub-label of Universal) for "Siren Song of the Counterculture".
As one is used to with Rise Against, the songs are sometimes a bit simple, but VERY effective.
www.sputnikmusic.com /album.php?albumid=10182   (1490 words)

  
 Rise Against News
Rise against fails to rise against typical punk with 'Witness'
The video for "Ready to Fall," the lead single from Rise Against's latest salvo, is like a punk-rock version of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, except with fewer shots of melting icebergs and a lot more...
Warped Tour band's frontman says new album is 'a call to action.' Rise Against Photo: Anthony Saint James While it's OK to spend hours discussing Pete Wentz's naughty Sidekick photos or to listen intently while...
www.topix.net /who/rise-against   (649 words)

  
 "Siren Song of the Counter Culture," Rise Against
The latest release from Rise Against is driven by a locomotive of punk fury pulling boxcars full of finger-pointing lyrics down the railroad tracks of social and political consciousness -- slowing only once to let a love-hobo hop on for the tender ballad "Swing Life Away."
On this, Rise Against's third album, Tim McIlrath proves he's equally capable of singing and screaming, without sacrificing clarity or losing force.
With new members Brandon Barnes (Pinhead Circus) on drums and Chris Chasse (Reach the Sky) on guitar, Rise Against plays with renewed energy and has a remarkably cohesive sound that's as refined as if the band had been playing together since junior high.
www.sgmag.com /mindcandy/riseagainst_sirensong/index.html   (241 words)

  
 Rise Against | The A.V. Club
Rise Against has spent seven years playing decidedly aggressive, melodic punk replete with sociopolitical commentary, which made "Swing Life Away," its hit from 2004's Siren Song Of The Counter Culture, seem incongruous.
The rest of The Sufferer and The Witness plays to Rise Against's strengths and well-established style: catchy, anthemic punk with blistering tempos and the almost palpable outrage of McIlrath's volatile vocals.
Rise Against has a truly great record in it, but that's still being worked out.
www.avclub.com /content/node/50723   (231 words)

  
 Bands: Fat Wreck Chords
Chicago’s Rise Against are the most rockin’ thing to come outta the Midwest since the war.
The latest full length from Rise Against speaks for itself, as Revolutions Per Minute is one of the most celebrated releases in Fat history.
Rise Against will be doing a fistful of touring in support of their new record: North American Fat Tour, European Fat Tour, Japanese Fat Tour, Warped Tour…you get the idea.
www.fatwreck.com /band/artist/34   (179 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Unraveling: Music: Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Rise Against Ringtones — Ready To Fall and Swing Life Away ringtones sent to your phone.
With breakneck drum beats, shredding guitars and a penchant for singing-into-screeching vocals, it's no wonder that Rise Against's fanbase is as diverse as it is. With a foundation of punk and elements of metal, hardcore and the occasional touch of emo, there is no doubt that this band has a little something to offer everyone.
Rise Against has been one of my favorite bands since the release of the unravelling.
www.amazon.com /Unraveling-Rise-Against/dp/B000A2H7AY   (990 words)

  
 www.skratchmagazine.com - Rise Against interview (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
However, the only thing Rise Against has in common with these acts is the city of Chicago itself.
Rise Against aren't afraid to write acoustic songs or even ballads to accompany the hardcore songs on their records, providing them with enough diversity to keep every fan engaged.
On July 4th, Rise Against will be releasing their highly-anticipated record, THE SUFFERER AND THE WITNESS.
www.skratchmagazine.com.cob-web.org:8888 /interviews/interviews.php?id=195   (866 words)

  
 Rise Against MP3 Downloads - Rise Against Music Downloads - Rise Against Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Chicago's Rise Against began in 1999 when ex-88 Fingers Louie bassist Joe Principe tapped area vocalist Tim McIlrath for a new project rooted in the sound and social vision of traditionalist...
Rise Against offers an inside look into the making of their new video Prayer of the Refugee.
Rise Against gives us a horrid, eye-opening look at the cruelties that man inflicts upon animals and nature.
www.mp3.com /rise-against/artists/442662/summary.html   (227 words)

  
 Tower Records - The Sufferer & The Witness [Explicit Lyrics] * - Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Rise Against: Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar); Chris Chasse (guitar, background vocals); Joe Principe (bass guitar, background vocals); Brandon Barnes (drums).
Competent pop-punk brushed with adult bathos is the bill of fare on Rise Against's 2006 album, THE SUFFERER AND THE WITNESS.
Musically, Rise Against reside at the intersection of aggression, melody, experience, and emotion, merging the heart-on-sleeve sounds of mid-'80s DC hardcore with professionally solid pop a la Weezer.
www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=4325936   (409 words)

  
 umusic.ca :: Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Smokin' back into the scene is RISE AGAINST, a band that has done just this, especially in Canada where they have showed more love then any other place in the world.
Rise Against's fourth album, The Sufferer and The Witness, continues to build upon the solid punk foundation the band started upon it's inception.
The strongest surprise of The Sufferer and The Witness is "Roadside," a gorgeous ballad augmented by a string section that finds Rise Against shattering the rudimentary hardcore punk mold once again.
umusic.ca /riseagainst   (1057 words)

  
 Punknews.org | Rise Against (Europe)
Rise Against have announced their European tour schedule which will begin shortly after they wrap up their run on the Warped Tour this summer.
Rise Agianst New Album is the greatest album i have ever lisiend to and i have been a fan since the begining and ill tell you there are also the best live band i have seen!
Rise Against and AWS are better than the entire warped tour.
www.punknews.org /article/18042   (1124 words)

  
 Rise Against : iSOUND.COM
Sporting blistering, aggressive melodic punk and hardcore traits, Rise Against took the template Principe set in his previous band and expanded it further, through the thought-provoking vocals of McIlrath.
After Rise Against hits this summer’s Warped Tour, the act hopes to tour South Africa later this year, in an effort to spread the word of the AIDS epidemic and unfair trade laws through their performances.
The proactive nature of Rise Against is fully entrenched in the band’s philosophy.
www.isound.com /rise_against   (1239 words)

  
 PETA2 // Out There // Rise Against Says, 'Meat Is Murder'
When Rise Against came through town to shoot a "Meat Is Murder" ad for us, we were pretty stoked.
But after leaping into their arms for some hearty bear hugs and hanging out at an abandoned warehouse, where we honed our spray-painting skills and reminisced about the last time we hung out, we barely had any time to work.
We told Rise Against how stupid we felt—because it's always good to get things off one's chest—and everyone laughed and laughed and we all felt a lot better.
www.peta2.com /outthere/o-riseagainstc.asp   (272 words)

  
 Punknews.org | About Rise Against
Rise Against is a punk/hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA.
However, Dreamworks Records got taken over by the Universal Music Group and Rise Against finally found themselves on Geffen Records an Universal Music Group subsidiary, releasing Siren Song of the Counter Culture in August 2004.
There is great speculation that Rise Against will release their 4th studio album in mid-2006.
www.punknews.org /bands/riseagainst   (419 words)

  
 Rise against Thrasher Magazine - Find Articles
Rise Against skirts that quicksand and lights a musical bomb by sticking the unlikely fuse of Descendents/All hookiness into the powder keg of political insight of bands like Strike Anywhere and Against Me!
Rise Against's sophomore grenade-of-an-album's got a few things figured out that lesser bands never quite put together.
Rise Against's got none of that white-belted "I Gave My Love a Cherry" emo lint that would have Bluto Blutarski smashing their guitars into smithereens.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_272/ai_105744828   (537 words)

  
 Home - Rise Against 2006 Team
We are looking for hardcore Rise Against fans to support their new release.
With politically charged albums under its belt, the punk-rock band Rise Against sometimes finds it challenging to hear intensely private stories from its fans.
News 4: A quickie, this one concerning Rise Against.
riseagainst.streetwise.com   (255 words)

  
 Rise Against Contest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Rise Against SWEEPSTAKES (Sweepstakes?) starts at 12:01 AM (Pacific Daylight Time) on 6/9/06 and ends at 12:00 Noon (Pacific Daylight Time) on 8/1/06 (the Entry Period).
Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the winner's name, address (city and state only), voice, photograph, likeness and statements for advertising, promotional or publicity purposes without additional compensation or limitation.
Rise Against SWEEPSTAKES (please specify Official Winners List or Official Rules), Geffen Records, 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
www.warpedtour.com /images/contests/riseagainst/index.html   (954 words)

  
 Rise Against Lyrics Photos New Album MP3 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Tim McIlrath says Rise Against chose to sign to a major label knowing full well that there were no guarantees it would be the right move.
Not only that, we have become afraid to rise against the majority and act upon integrity.
For example, he says he thinks that the Japanese yen is very cheap now, and that he expects it to rise against the dollar.
www.rise-against.org.cob-web.org:8888   (689 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Revolutions Per Minute: Music: Rise Against   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I don't have their new album or the one that came out before it, but the band seems to keep making music that sounds exactly the same on each album.
I think that after this album, Rise Against went down the path to mediocrity.
This album should have been the one to make Rise Against as famous as they are today.
www.amazon.com /Revolutions-Per-Minute-Rise-Against/dp/B00008O83V   (1086 words)

  
 civilrights.org -- Report: Hate Violence and Rhetoric on the Rise against Latinos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hate crimes against Latinos are on the rise, according to a two recent reports.
ADL's report, released on April 24, states that white supremacists, skinheads, and other extremist groups are using the immigration debate to incite violence against Latinos, regardless of status, around the country.
The ADL report also documents several examples of hate violence by white supremacists against Latinos that have occurred in the past three years.
www.civilrights.org /issues/hate/details.cfm?id=43360   (536 words)

  
 Rise Against : Media
Year In The Life Of - Rise Against
If you missed RISE AGAINST in Ventura, on 11-18-04, here's a quick taste.
Rise Against News, Tour Dates, Releases, Videos, Photos, and more.
www.geffen.com /riseagainst/media   (259 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/riseagainst
Rise Against's Latest Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog]
Rise against man i wanted to tell you that i saw your show ac ouple days ago at the aragon in cicago and you guys were unbelivable.
When tim got up there to sing and his guitar broke and everyone int he crowd sang it acapella that was fucking beautiful.
www.myspace.com /riseagainst   (979 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Rise Against tickets, dates
Chicago's Rise Against began in 1999 when ex-88 Fingers Louie bassist Joe Principe tapped area vocalist Tim Mcllrath for a new project rooted in the sound and social vision of traditionalist hardcore.
Rise Against made their major label debut in August 2004 with Siren Song of the Counter Culture.
Thursday & Rise Against with Circa Survive and Billy Talent
www.ticketmaster.com /artist/853603?brand=none   (501 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : The Sufferer & The Witness : Review
The Sufferer and the Witness beefs up the Chicago quartet's ass-kicking thwack: With even more shout-along moments and topsy-turvy action, it's rousing, tightly wound and could be the album of the summer for anybody who needs a good yowl in their lives.
The spoken-word rant "The Approaching Curve" and the drumless, murmured slow-burner "Roadside" are shaky changes of pace.
Rise Against are at their best on a diet of suburban rage and Black Flag -- not a bad foundation at all.
rollingstone.com /reviews/album/10621317/review/10681114/...   (203 words)

  
 PETA2 // Out There // Rise Against Video
In the past, they let the world know that “Meat Is Murder” with their classic peta2 ad, and they were none too shy when it came to speaking out against animal abuse.
Now this hardcore outfit from Chicago is making waves again, this time with their new music video for “Ready to Fall,” and they wanted peta2 to be the first to show you the version that you won’t see on TV.
Tim McIlrath also had plenty to say about their new video: “It is the most important video Rise Against has ever made.
www.peta2.com /OUTTHERE/o-riseagainst_video.asp?c=11   (332 words)

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