43 - Rise Against

The time that we kill keeps us alive

Rise Against is numero 43. They are from Chicago, giving the city two artists on the countdown this week.

Wiki - Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar), Zach Blair (guitar, vocals), Joe Principe (bass guitar, vocals) and Brandon Barnes (drums, percussion).

Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it released two studio albums, The Unraveling (2001) and Revolutions per Minute (2003). Both the albums met with considerable underground success and in 2003, the band signed onto the major label, Geffen.

The band's major label debut Siren Song of the Counter Culture brought the band mainstream success, producing several successful singles. The band's fourth studio album, The Sufferer & the Witness debuted at number-ten on the Billboard 200 chart and received positive reviews from critics. The band's fifth studio album Appeal to Reason was released on October 7, 2008 and debuted at number-three on the Billboard 200 chart. All three albums released via Geffen were certified platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. The band actively promotes animal rights and are all straight edge, PETA supporters and vegans (excluding Barnes)

Discography -

The Unraveling (2001)
Revolutions per Minute (2003)
Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)
The Sufferer & the Witness (2006)*
Appeal to Reason (2008)

*=best album

favorite Rise Against songs

10 Heaven Knows
9 Collapse (Post-Amerika)
8 Savior
7 Give it All
6 Ready to Fall
5 The Approaching Curve
4 Swing Life Away
3 Drones
2 Audience of One
1 Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Another band that I have yet to see live that I really must change. Rise Against is a punk band that has received a fairly decent mainstream play, particularly for the genre, and rightfully so.



next up: a side project featuring another top-10 band