1999-present
USA
Tim McIlroth
Joe Principe
Brandon Barnes
Zach Blair
participants
Tony Tintari
Kevin White
Mr. precision
Todd Money
Chris Chass
projects
88 Finger Louie
Arma Angelus
The Honor System
Baxter
The Killing Tree
Reach The Sky
Last Of The Believers
Nations Afire
Dead ending
Pinhead Circus
Success came to the group with albums in 2004 and The Sufferer & the Witness in 2006, whose songs such as "Give It All", "Swing Life Away", "Ready to Fall", "Prayer of the Refugee" and "The Good Left Undone" became hits. Their sixth album end game released March 15, 2011.
Story
Early period (1999 - 2003)
Rise Against was formed in 1999 by members of 88 Fingers Louie and Baxter after the former broke up. The original line-up of the band included Tim McIlrath. Tim McIlrath), who took the place of the lead vocalist, bass guitarist Joe Principe (Eng. Joe Principe), drummer Tony Tintari Tony Tintari) and guitarist Mr. Precision (rus. Mister Accuracy). The band had never performed live with this line-up, but still managed to record a self-produced mini-album called Transistor Revolt in 2000, a year before signing with the label Fat Wreck Chords, which recorded their first two albums, The Unraveling in 2001 produced by Mass Giorgini ( Mass Giorgini) and Revolutions Per Minute in 2003, produced by Bill Stevenson, owner of the Blasting Room recording studio in Fort Collins. Re-released version of the album The Unraveling released on August 23, 2005 via Fat Wreck Chords with additional bonus tracks.
Tony Tintani leaves the band after recording a demo album Transistor Revolt, later and Mr. Precision leaves in 2001. Mr. Precision has been replaced by Kevin White ( Kevin White) during the tour The Unraveling Tour, but soon he left her, Todd Money became a replacement ( Todd Mohney) with whom they managed to complete the tour and start recording the album Revolutions Per Minute. Having completed a successful tour, Rise Against received invitations to joint concerts from such bands as Sick Of It All, NOFX, Agnostic Front, No Use for a Name, AFI, Strung Out and Mad Caddies. Album recorded shortly Revolutions Per Minute received critical acclaim and attracted the interest of several major record labels.
Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004-2005)
In 2004, Rise Against changed labels to Dreamworks Records and released their third album. Siren Song of the Counter Culture. However, Dreamworks Records was taken over by the largest media holding Universal Music Group, as a result, the musicians discovered their album, released in August 2004, under the label Geffen Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Shortly thereafter, the band signed to the Geffen label, Todd Money left and was replaced by Chris Chass, formerly of Reach The Sky.
In support of the album Siren Song of the Counter Culture Rise Against tours the US, Europe, Australia and Japan. The band's most notable performances were the 2005 Taste of Chaos international tour (with Funeral for a Friend, Story of the Year, The Used and Killswitch Engage) in the UK, Germany, Australia and Japan, UK music festivals Give It A Name 05, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in the UK, a joint tour with the Alkaline Trio and participation in music festival Warped Tour in the USA.
The Sufferer & the Witness (2006-2007)
Their fourth album The Sufferer & the Witness(which was also produced by Bill Stevenson at the Blasting room), was released on July 4, 2006, debuting at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and has since gone platinum in Canada. The DVD titled "Generation Lost", a documentary about Rise Against with exclusive material on their work, released on December 5, 2006, went gold in Canada in its first week of release.
In early 2007, Rise Against supported the band's My Chemical Romance tour, playing the first half of the tour together before joining Billy Talent in Canada. On my own tour in support of the album The Sufferer and the Witness, they performed a live song by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Ohio" (Ohio). Rise Against later announced their intention to have their own North American tour in the summer of 2007. They also announced their participation in the autumn of the same year in the international music festival Taste Of Chaos.
On January 7, 2008 it was announced on Rise Against's official website that work on a new record had begun. Tim McIlrath told KROQ in May that the album was about half done.
In support of the new album in the summer of 2008, the band played several performances. They participated in the 16th KROQ Weenie Roast on May 17 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California; as well as at the 6th Download Festival on June 13 in England. Rise Against also performed at the Swiss Greenfield Festival and the German Hurricane Festival.
On July 14, 2008, Punknews.org reported that the title of the album would be "Appeal to Reason". The release date has been revealed. The album takes its title from an 1897 newspaper of the Left Socialist Party of America.
On August 19, the first single from the album, "Re-Education (Through Labor)" was released. Appeal to Reason went straight to number three on the Billboard 200, the highest in the band's history. The music video for the second single "Audience of One" was released on MySpace on January 15, 2009.
In October 2009 Rise Against visited Moscow and St. Petersburg with concerts.
All members of the group are vegetarians and support People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Songs in popular culture
Various songs by Rise Against have been used in various ways in various television shows, sports programs, videos and computer games. For example, the song "Drones" (from the 2006 album The Sufferer & the Witness) was used by World Wrestling Entertainment as the opening song for the 2007 Rumble Royale, as well as by Electronic Arts in the American football sim Madden NFL 07 and the extreme mountain bike video New World Disorder VIII. The song "Help Is On The Way" (from the 2011 album end game) was also used by World Wrestling Entertainment in the Over The Limit 2011 wrestling tournament and as the opening song. The song "Survive" from the 2006 album The Sufferer & the Witness used by WWE in wrestling simulator WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007. Rise Against songs have also been used as background music for racing video games such as the Need for Speed series, Burnout 3, Flat Out 2 and MX vs. ATV Unleashed. Also the song "Savior" is in the game The Sims 3, and interestingly, the lyrics of the song are replaced, they are performed by the same voice only in the in-game language of the game (Simlish).
The band fills a niche in the extreme sports subculture: "Like the Angel" (from the 2003 album Revolutions Per Minute) was introduced in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Underground, however, the title of the song was spelled incorrectly (“Like the Angels”). Also their song "Fix Me", a cover version by the hardcore band Black Flag, was used in the game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, this song is featured both in the game itself and in the game's original soundtrack.
Rise Against made a cameo appearance in the 2005 skate biopic Lords Of Dogtown, where the musicians, as Black Flag, perform the song "Nervous Breakdown" to the sound of a fight outside the club. "Ready to Fall" was used as the background music for the 2006 World Extreme Games. The song "Everchanging" is featured in the 2006 mountain biking film Roam released by The Collective.
"Prayer of the Refugee" (from the album The Sufferer & the Witness) is featured in the video game Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock.
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American punk rock band formed in 1999 in Chicago, Illinois. The band's current line-up consists of Tim McIlroth (vocals, guitar), Joe Principe (bass guitar, backing vocals), Brandon Barnes (drums) and Zach Blair (guitar, backing vocals). Rise Against has so far recorded six albums, two rare mini-albums and two DVDs.
Success came to the band with the albums Siren Song of the Counter Culture in 2004 and The Sufferer & the Witness in 2006, whose songs such as "Give It All", "Swing Life Away", "Ready to Fall", "Prayer of the Refugee" and "The Good Left Undone" became hits. Their sixth album, Endgame, was released on March 15, 2011.
Rise Against was formed in 1999 by members of 88 Fingers Louie and Baxter after the former broke up. The original line-up of the band consisted of Tim McIlrath taking over as lead vocalist, bassist Joe Principe, drummer Tony Tintari and guitarist Mr. Precision (Russian Mister Accuracy). The band had never performed live with this line-up, but still managed to record a self-produced mini-album called Transistor Revolt in 2000, a year before signing with Fat Wreck Chords, which recorded their first two albums, The Unraveling in 2000. 2001 produced by Mass Giorgini and Revolutions Per Minute in 2003 produced by Bill Stevenson, owner of the Blasting Room recording studio in Fort Collins. A repackaged version of The Unraveling was released on August 23, 2005 via Fat Wreck Chords with additional bonus tracks.
Tony Tintani left the band after recording the demo album Transistor Revolt, and later Mr. Precision leaves in 2001. Mr. Precision was replaced by Kevin White during the band's The Unraveling Tour, but he left soon after, replaced by Todd Mohney, who ended the tour and began recording Revolutions Per Minute. Having successfully completed the tour, Rise Against received invitations to joint concerts from such bands as Sick Of It All, NOFX, Agnostic Front, No Use for a Name, AFI, Strung Out and Mad Caddies. The album Revolutions Per Minute, which was recorded soon, received critical acclaim and interested several major record companies.
In 2004, Rise Against changed labels to Dreamworks Records and released their third album, Siren Song of the Counter Culture. However, Dreamworks Records was taken over by the largest media holding Universal Music Group, as a result, the musicians discovered their album, released in August 2004, under the label Geffen Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Shortly thereafter, the band signed to the Geffen label, Todd Money left and was replaced by Chris Chass, formerly of Reach The Sky.
In support of Siren Song of the Counter Culture, Rise Against is touring in the US, Europe, Australia and Japan. Notable highlights were the band's 2005 Taste of Chaos international tour (with Funeral for a Friend, Story of the Year, The Used and Killswitch Engage) in the UK, Germany, Australia and Japan, UK music festivals Give It A Name 05, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in the UK, a joint tour with the Alkaline Trio and participation in the Warped Tour music festival in the USA.
Their fourth album, The Sufferer & the Witness (also produced by Bill Stevenson at the Blasting room), was released on July 4, 2006, debuting at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and has since gone platinum in Canada. The DVD titled "Generation Lost", a documentary about Rise Against with exclusive material on their work, released on December 5, 2006, went gold in Canada in its first week of release.
In early 2007, Rise Against supported My chemical romance, playing together the first half of it and then joining Billy Talent in Canada. On their own tour in support of The Sufferer and the Witness, they performed the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song "Ohio" (Ohio) live. Rise Against later announced their intention to have their own North American tour in the summer of 2007. They also announced their participation in the autumn of the same year in the international music festival Taste Of Chaos.
On February 23, 2007, news appeared on the official Rise Against website regarding the departure of guitarist Chris Chass and the start of a joint tour with My Chemical Romance. Chass attributed his decision to the growing demands and workload of performances that forced him to leave the band, thanking his fans for their support. He was replaced by an old friend of the band Zach Blair from Only Crime, who was also the second guitarist of The Loved Ones during their performances. Zach is also a former member of the GWAR group. After his departure, Chris Chass took part in the formation of the group Last Of The Believers.
On July 3, 2007, Rise Against's EP titled "This Is Noise" was released in Canada, followed by a US release on January 15, 2008. It contained 5 songs: "Boys No Good", "Fix Me", "Obstructed View", "But Tonight We Dance", and "Nervous Breakdown".
In May 2007, it was announced that after touring in support of The Sufferer & the Witness, the band would be returning to the studio to record their next album. Guitarist Zach Blair stated that the album would be released in the summer of 2008. Joe Principe stated in an interview that "recording will most likely begin in early 2008, but things may change."
On January 7, 2008 it was announced on Rise Against's official website that work on a new record had begun. Tim McIlrath told KROQ in May that the album was about half done.
In support of the new album in the summer of 2008, the band played several performances. They participated in the 16th KROQ Weenie Roast on May 17 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California; as well as at the 6th Download Festival on June 13th in England. Rise Against also performed at the Swiss Greenfield Festival and the German Hurricane Festival.
On July 14, 2008, Punknews.org reported that the title of the album would be Appeal to Reason. The release date has been revealed. The album takes its title from an 1897 newspaper of the Left Socialist Party of America].
On August 19, the first single from the album, "Re-Education (Through Labor)", was released. Appeal to Reason went straight to number three on the Billboard 200, the highest in the band's history. The music video for the second single "Audience of One" was released on MySpace on January 15, 2009.
On May 12, 2009, a 7" vinyl was released by Fat Wreck Chords called "Rise Against" with two previously unreleased songs: "Grammatizator" and "Voice of Dissent"
In June-July 2009 the band toured with fellow punk rock bands Rancid, Billy Talent and Riverboat Gamblers]. There are also plans to record a joint album with the group Face to Face, but there are no exact dates yet].
In October 2009 Rise Against visited Moscow and St. Petersburg with concerts.
On June 5, 2010, at the Rock am Ring festival, the group managed to set an attendance record (the largest number of people (about 196,000) watched the performance while on the territory of the Zepelin field)
On October 5, 2010, the band's second DVD, Another Station: Another Mile, was released.
Endgame (2010-present)
On September 14, 2010, the band began recording their sixth studio album. On the Another Station: Another Mile DVD, we can sample some of the songs.
The album was completed in January 2011. The lyrics in the songs touch on real world events, such as Hurricane Katrina or the explosion of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. On January 12, it was announced that the release date for the album titled Endgame was set for March 11. The first single from the album, "Help Is On The Way", was released to KROQ on January 17. The second song from the album, "Architects", was unveiled and released electronically on February 15th.
The album immediately climbed to number 2 on the Billboard 200, beating the record of their previous album, Appeal To Reason, which only managed to rise to number 3. Also on the 16th, a concert of the band from London was broadcast. On April 16, a new 7" disc called Join The Ranks will be released at Record Store Day, which contains 3 songs: 1. Join The Ranks; 2. Gethsemane; 3.Generation Lost.
According to their website, Rise Against are political supporters of Fat Mike, who is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the left-wing political group NOFX.
Various songs by Rise Against have been used in one way or another in various television shows, sports programs, videos and computer games. For example, the song "Drones" (from the 2006 album The Sufferer & the Witness) was used by World Wrestling Entertainment as the opening song in the 2007 Battle Royale, as well as by Electronic Arts in the American football simulator Madden NFL 07 and extreme mountain bike video New World Disorder VIII. The song "Help Is On The Way" (from the 2011 album Endgame) was also used by World Wrestling Entertainment in the Over The Limit 2011 wrestling tournament and also as the opening song. The song "Survive" from the 2006 album The Sufferer & the Witness was used by WWE in the wrestling simulation WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007. Rise Against songs have also been used as background music for racing video games such as the Need for Speed series, Burnout 3, FlatOut 2 and MX vs. ATV Unleashed. Also, the song "Savior" is in The Sims 3, and interestingly, the lyrics of the song are replaced, they are performed by the same voice only in the game's in-game language (Simlish).
The band has a niche in the extreme sports subculture: "Like the Angel" (from the 2003 album Revolutions Per Minute) was featured in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Underground, although the title of the song was misspelled ("Like the Angels"). Also, their song "Fix Me", a cover version of the hardcore band Black Flag, was used in the game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, this song is featured both in the game itself and in the game's original soundtrack.
Rise Against made a cameo appearance in the 2005 skate biopic Lords Of Dogtown, where the musicians, as Black Flag, perform the song "Nervous Breakdown" to the sound of a fight outside the club. "Ready to Fall" was used as the background music for the 2006 World Extreme Games. The song "Everchanging" is featured in the 2006 mountain biking film Roam released by The Collective.
"Prayer of the Refugee" (from The Sufferer & the Witness) is featured in the video game Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. "Re-Education (Though Labor)" (from the album Appeal to Reason) is featured in the fourth part of the Guitar Hero video game and the Anthill Films movie Follow Me, Guitar Hero IV: World Tour "Give it All" (from the album Siren Song of the counter culture) is featured in the Rock Band 2 video game. Many other Rise Against songs are also available as Downloadable Content for these games.
The song "Bricks" (from The Sufferer & the Witness) is used in the ATV racing video game Offroad Fury 4. The song "Under the Knife" (from The Sufferer & the Witness) is featured in the movie Never Back Down . The song "Give it all" (from the album Siren Song of the counter culture) was used in the popular youtube video called "Urban Ninja", the games Flat Out 2 and Need For Speed: Underground 2. The song "Injection" (from the album The Sufferer & The Witness) was used in Colin McRae DiRT 2.
The song "Help Is On The Way" was used in the game Shift 2. The song "Savior" was used at the best movie MTV Movie Awards 2011.
The songs "Broken Mirrors" and "Wait For Me" were used in the Formula 1 overview videos: GP Canada 2011 and GP Germany 2011 respectively.
The song "Dirt and Roses" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie The Avengers (film, 2012)
Compound
Tim McIlrath - vocals, rhythm guitar (since 1999)
Joe Principe - bass guitar, backing vocals (since 1999)
Brandon Barnes - drums, percussion (since 2000)
Zach Blair - guitar, backing vocals (since 2007)
Tony Tintari - drums (1999–2000) (Only on "Transistor Revolt")
Dan Lumley - drums (2000) (rehearsals only, did not participate in concerts or recordings)
Mr. Precision (Dan Wlecklinski) – guitar, backing vocals (1999–2002)
Todd Money - guitar, backing vocals (2002-2004)
Kevin White - guitar, backing vocals (2002)
Chris Chessy - guitar, backing vocals (2004-2007)
2000 - Transistor Revolt (EP)
2001 - The Unraveling
2003 - Revolutions Per Minute
2004 - Siren Song of the Counter Culture
2006 - The Sufferer & the Witness
2007 - This Is Noise (EP)
2008 - Appeal To Reason
2011 - End game
2003 - "Like The Angel"
2000 - "Heaven Knows"
2004 - "Give It All"
2005 - "Swing Life Away"
2005 - "Life Less Frightening"
2006 - "Ready to Fall"
2006 - "Prayer of the Refugee"
2007 - "The Good Left Undone"
2007 - "Behind Closed Doors"
2008 - "Re-Education (Through Labor)"
2008 - "Audience Of One"
2008 - "Hero Of War"
2008 - "Savior"
2011 - "Help Is On The Way"
2011 - "Architects"
2003 - "Heaven Knows" (from the album Revolutions Per Minute)
2004 - "Give It All" (from the album Siren Song of the Counter Culture)
2005 - "Swing Life Away" (from the album Siren Song of the Counter Culture)
2006 - "Ready to Fall" (from the album The Sufferer & the Witness)
2006 - "Prayer of the Refugee" (from the album The Sufferer & the Witness)
2007 - "The Good Left Undone" (from the album The Sufferer & the Witness)
2008 - "Re-Education (Through Labor)" (from the album Appeal To Reason)
2009 - "Audience Of One" (from the album Appeal To Reason)
2009 - "Hero of War" (From the album Appeal To Reason)
2009 - "Savior" (from the album Appeal To Reason)
2011 - "Help Is On The Way" (from the album Endgame)
2011 - "Make It Stop (September's Children)" (from the album Endgame)
2011 - "Satellite" (from the album Endgame)
2012 - "Ballad of Hollis Brown"
Rise Against - Fix Me (Black Flag cover)
Rise Against - Nervous Breakdown (Black Flag cover)
Rise Against - Boys No Good (Lifetime cover)
Rise Against - Minor Threat (Minor Threat cover)
Rise Against - Who Will Stop The Rain (CCR cover)
Rise Against - Any Way You Want It (Journey cover)
Rise Against - Tour Song (acoustic Jawbreaker cover)
Rise Against - For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield cover)
Rise Against - Built To Last (Sick Of It All cover)
Rise Against - Blind (Face To Face cover)
Rise Against - Ballad of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan cover)
19-08-2011
Punk rock band Rise Against formed in 1999 in Chicago (USA) and was originally called Transistor Revolt - then it consisted of lead vocalist Tim McIlrath, guitarist and vocalist Dan Vleklinski, who performed under the pseudonym Mister Precision, bass guitarist and vocalist Joe Principe and drummer Tony Tintari. In 2000, the band, which had not yet performed, recorded the Transistor Revolt mini-album, after which Tintari was briefly replaced by Dan Lumley on drums, and Brendan Barnes in turn replaced him. A year later, the group managed to attract the attention of the label Fat Wreck Records and signed a contract with him already as Rise Against. In the same 2001, the debut album The Unraveling was released, recorded with a well-known producer in the punk environment, Mass Giorgini. The disc was greeted warmly enough by the audience, but there was no grandiose success. Wlecklinski left the same year and Todd Money became the new guitarist.
After touring in support of their first child, the band went into the studio to record their second album, Revolutions Per Minute, which was released in April 2003. Its lyrical component was sustained in an aggressive socio-political key. The song "Like An Angel" was included in the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk's Underground and the film "Team". In support of the disc, Rise Against went on tour, sharing the stage with many famous bands, and also became members of the Warped Tour 2003.
At the end of 2003, the band managed to move to the Geffen Records label and start preparing their third album. At this point, Moni left the line-up and Chris Chass was taken in his place. The album Siren Song of The Counter Culture was released in August 2004 and hit the Billboard 200 hit parade, eventually becoming gold. The disc was accompanied by good reviews from critics and listeners, although many noted excessive softness and melodiousness compared to the first releases. Due to this success, Rise Against were able to play shows in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan, became members of the Taste Of Chaos 2005 tour with , The Used and Funeral For A Friend, and also toured the United States as part of the Warped Tour.
The group's fourth album The Sufferer & The Witness was released in July 2006 and immediately took the 10th line of the Billboard 200 hit parade - over 48,000 discs were sold in the first week (in 2008 the album received gold). Musically, it was clear that the band was returning to its punk rock roots. In December of the same year, the Generation Lost DVD was released with the history of the band, live videos and episodes from the filming of the clips. Since mid-2006, Rise Against has been touring extensively for a year and a half, mostly as the title artist. In February 2007, the band's official website announced the departure of Chass, who was tired of endless traveling. A friend of the musicians Zach Blair became the new guitarist and vocalist. At the end of 2007, a new mini-album of the group, This Is Noise, was released in Canada, which was also available in the USA in January 2008.
In 2008 Rise Against engaged in the preparation and recording of their new album, in between performing at various major festivals. The band's fifth album, Appeal to Reason, was released in October 2008 and sold nearly 65,000 copies in its first week, placing it at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Appeal To Reason was well received by listeners and critics alike, although not without remarks that the predecessor was more powerful. The band went on tour again. In October 2010, the second DVD, Another Station: Another Mile, was released, featuring moments from the band's life on tour, as well as some live performances.
At the end of 2010, the band started recording their new album Endgame, which was released in March 2011. The musicians considered it somewhat conceptual - the songs told about Hurricane Katrina, about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as about homophobia. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 85,000 discs. The songs "Help Is on the Way" and "Satellite" were used by WWE for their products. A joint mini-album was released in May Rise Against and Face to Face, in which the bands played each other's songs.
