Again it’s well worth checking to enjoy the birth of a band finding its feet and perfecting its craft. Their second independent release is Revolutions per Minute, which includes the single “Like the Angel” and the onset of the message music that is their lifeblood. The remastered version of this album is essential discovery material thanks to Bill Stevenson adding a cleaner, crisper mix that doesn’t sacrifice volume for clarity.
In 2001 Rise Against put out The Unravelling on Fat Wreck Chords with post-punk producer Mass Giorgini at the desk in his Sonic Iguana Studios. Singer Tim McIlrath and bassist Joe Principe were soon joined by drummer Brandon Barnes and guitarist Todd Mohney (who had played inside project The Killing Tree with McIlrath) although the enigmatic Mr Precision (aka Dan Wieklinski) handles most of the lead playing. Towards the end of the 20th century a band calling themselves Transistor Revolt emerged from the Chicago underground scene. Potter’s spoken word contribution ‘We Will Never Forget’ dives deeper into the fight for animal welfare and increased transparency in the shadowy world of factory farms. Their most recent release was In support of this year’s Record Store Day when Rise Against offered a limited edition 7” Vinyl featuring ‘The Eco-Terrorist In Me’, previously unreleased track ‘About Damn Time’, and a spoken word collaboration from author Will Potter the latter’s book “Green Is The New Red” inspired and informed the title track. The albums are certainly worth discovery: Endgame is their best-known release but Appeal to Reason and the most recent The Black Market are excellent. We’ve got one planet, one chance.”īoth hardcore and melodic the Rise Against crew have made significant inroads in North America (they are big in Canada) and Europe here their attitude strikes a resonant chord in Germany, Scandinavia and the UK. Their attitude could be summed up by lead singer Tim McIlrath’s declaration: “Every action has a reaction. It is also impossible to overlook their work in bringing environmental and social issues to light: deforestation, melting ice caps, factory farming, vegetarianism and sweatshop labour.
With seven studio albums and a fine compilation set to their name the Chicago band use their successes as a platform for their beliefs and crusades – being staunch supporters of Amnesty International, PETA and the gay activist movement It Gets Better Project whose other celebrity champions include President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
At a time when politically motivated rock music is in short supply the mainstream success of the melodic hardcore quartet Rise Against comes as a welcome surprise.
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