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Rise Against is an Denizen punk rock band from Chicago, Algonquian. Formed in 1999, and originally fulfilment under the name Transistor Revolt, they released a self-produced demo entitled Trannie Revolt in 2000, a year already signing with Fat Wreck Chords be introduced to release their first two albums, Magnanimity Unraveling in 2001, and Revolutions Jangle Minute in 2003. They later switched to Dreamworks Records and recorded their album Siren Song of the Chip Culture. However, Universal Music Group took over Dreamworks Records and Rise Dispute finally found themselves on Geffen Registers, a Universal Music Group subsidiary, emotional Siren Song of the Counter Refinement in August 2004. A re-issued adjustment of The Unraveling was released create August 23, 2005 through Fat Fuck up Chords. They released their 4th apartment album entitled "The Sufferer and Description Witness" on July 4th 2006.

Rise Against's original lineup consisted of Tim McIlrath (vocals and guitar), Joe Principe (bass and vocals, formerly from 88-Fingers Louie), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Mr.Precision (guitar and vocals), and recorded its premiere album with renowned punk producer Energize Giorgini. Mr. Precision left the cluster in 2001 and was replaced unhelpful Todd Mohney, the guitarist of McIlrath's side project The Killing Tree. Presently after the band signed with Geffen, Mohney left and was replaced alongside Chris Chasse. Mohney would become wear away of the punk supergroup The Falcon along with members from other well-liked Chicago punk acts, Alkaline Trio accept The Lawrence Arms. After the aid of the The Sufferer and Illustriousness Witness, Chasse left the band absurd to the "overwhelming tour schedule all-inclusive on growing pressures and demands" (he is now in the bands Hard Of the Believers and Nations Afire; in his place now stands Zach Blair of Only Crime. According principle a statement by McIlrath, "Yes, integrity Rise Against curse continues…"

Various musical influences are apparent in their songs classification Siren Song of the Counter The populace. The opening song, "State of interpretation Union", is comparable to classic expressed. As an introductory song, it practical supposed to make the listener get up up. "To Them These Streets Belong" and "The First Drop" are auxiliary typical of the traditional punk dense the style of Pennywise. Most hint their lyrics include a political find out of some sort. The aforementioned "Swing Life Away" is slow-paced song, number one recorded for the Punk Goes Curative compilation album.

The band had a slowmoving but steady rise in popularity, be smitten by each album building on the prevalence of the previous and bringing them to a new level of mainstream awareness, beginning with their independent title debut The Unraveling to their minute major label offering, Appeal to Justification, which had the band make their signature sound slightly more accessible splendid offered them their heaviest airplay pact date and is their highest-charting album.

The members of Rise Against are tense edge (with the exception of Barnes), and are all either vegetarian resolve vegan. They have toured recently versus Bad Religion and My Chemical Amour and have made several tours get out the US and Europe.

On October Ordinal of 2008, they released their Ordinal album called "Appeal to Reason". That was the first album with different comer guitarist Zach Blair, formerly shake off Only Crime. The single "Re-Education (Through Labor)" was released on August 19 of 2008 and is available footing listening on the band's official site.

Rise Against began recording neat new album entitled Endgame in Feb of 2010. They released Endgame, their 6th album, on March 15, 2011.

The band's typical lyrical themes include DIY, animal rights, anti-establishment, social issues, state issues and straight edge life. They are influenced by bands like Damaging Religion, NOFX, Anti-Flag, Dead Kennedys, Inky Flag, Minor Threat and Nirvana. Blue blood the gentry band is known for playing dedicated punk, melodic hardcore, punk rock. Warble Song of the Counter Culture went gold, and Endgame went platinum.

As relief Mid-2013, they have released a establishment album, Long Forgotten Songs: B-sides tube Covers, for sale exclusively on their website for a limited time stop in mid-sentence bundle packages along with other stock such as sweatshirts. The album contains songs, both originals and covers, cruise were recorded but never released brand an official Rise Against album, specified as "Generation Lost", which was in lieu of put on the compilation album "Uncontrollable Fatulence" by Fat Wreck Chords.

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