Rise Against is a melodic hardcore/punk
rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1999, and originally
performing under the name Transistor Revolt, they released a
self-produced demo entitled Transistor Revolt in 2000, a year before
signing with Fat Wreck Chords
to release their first two albums, The Unraveling in 2001, and
Revolutions Per Minute in 2003. They later switched to Dreamworks
Records and recorded their album Siren Song of the Counter Culture.
However, Dreamworks Records got taken over by the Universal Music Group
and Rise Against finally found themselves on Geffen Records,
a Universal Music Group subsidiary, releasing Siren Song of the Counter
Culture in August 2004. A re-issued version of The Unraveling was
released on August 23, 2005 through Fat Wreck Chords. Their 4th studio
album entitled "The Sufferer and The Witness" was released on July 4th
2006.
Rise Against's original lineup consisted of Tim McIlrath (vocals and
guitar), Joe Principe (bass and vocals), Brandon Barnes (drums), and
Mr. Precision (guitar and vocals), and recorded its debut album with
renowned punk producer Mass Giorgini. Mr. Precision left the band in
2001 and was replaced by Todd Mohney. Shortly after the band signed
with Geffen, Mohney left and was replaced by Chris Chasse. After the
release of the The Sufferer and The Witness, Chasse left the band due
to personal differences (he is now in a band Last of the Believers;
in his place now stands Zach Blair of Only Crime. According to a
statement by McIlraith, "Yes, the Rise Against curse continues..."
Various musical influences are apparent in their songs on Siren Song of
the Counter Culture. The opening song, "State of the Union", is
comparable to classic hardcore. As an introductory song, it is supposed
to make the listener wake up. "To Them These Streets Belong" and "The
First Drop" are more typical of the traditional punk in the style of
Pennywise. Most of their lyrics include a political message of some
sort. The aforementioned "Swing Life Away" is slow-paced song,
originally recorded for the Punk Goes Acoustic compilation album.
The members of Rise Against are straight edge and vegan. They have toured recently with Bad Religion and My Chemical Romance and have made several tours around the US and Europe.
The Members
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Timothy J. McIlrath
vocals, guitars
founding member.
former .baxter. and Arma Angelus.
-> Wikipedia
Entry
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Chris Chasse – guitars
former reach the sky.
replaced todd
in april of 2004 to finish the recording of siren song and has
since then been the recent axeman
-> Wikipedia
Entry
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Brandon "Dino" Barnes
drums
former pinhead circus
-> Wikipedia Entry
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Former Members
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Todd Mohney - guitars
former Arma Angelus(...), now The Falcon and co-head of "Red
Scare Records" - replaced Kevin in May of 2002, recorded
everything (incl "revs/min) till
april, 04 (whilst writing the siren songs))
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Kevin "Whitey" White
guitars
founding member.
former In Truth - leaving to pursue other musical interests(The
Enemy) and then returning in sept of 01 to do some unraveling
touring and recording "obstructed view"
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Tony "T-Bone" Tintari
drums
founding member.
former In Truth, lately Shai Hulud, now in Holy Romand Empire
with Geoff Rue - recorded the transistor revolt demo and gave
the band the new name of rise against
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not to forget
Joe Oldaker (now .kotter. (NOT kottertheband.com!!!))
- playing the first two shows and then being replaced by brandon
Philip Hill (Teen Idols - and already known as the assistant
on "the unraveling - check the credits) - filled the gap
till kevin re-joined on august's westcoast-tour in 2001
Guest Appearences
Emily Schambra from "Holy Roman Empire" - backing
vocals on "The Sufferer and the Witness" (Roadside,
The Approaching Curve...)
Russ Rankin from "Good Riddance" - backing Vocals
on "The Unraveling" (Weight Of Time...)
Chad Price from "Drag The River" - backing and
fill vocals on "Revolutions per Minute", "Siren Song Of The Counter
Culture" and "The Sufferer and the WItness"
Neil Hennessy from "The Falcon" - backing vocals
on "Siren Song of the Counter Culture" (Anywhere but
here, Life Less Frightening, Swing Life Away)
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Former Bands
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88 Fingers Louie (Dan and Joe's former Band - same musical
style as rise on the unraveling)
.baxter.(tim's former band with neil (now lawrence arms), remis
(all-time drummer) and geoff (one-year-bassman)), where he not
yet had his super-voice)
Pinhead
Circus (dino's former band)
In Truth and The Enemy (kevin's and tony's former
band)
Reach
The Sky (Chris' former band)
The Killing
Tree (any questions? ah ok...a sideproject of tim and
todd and two guys(geoff and remis) from the good ol' baxter (some
now in arma angelus). for most this is called the hardcore version
of riseagainst, but to me its something so completely different
and one of my favourite bands, without seeing it as tim's sideproject,
but a band that should get more attention...there's a new track
out...is just found it out and already ordered
the CD (only 6 bucks))
Arma
Angelus (tim (and todd?) played guitar on the first record...and
there are ppl of baxter in'ere - old band of pete wenze though)
Synnecrosis (todd's old band)
The
Honor System (well tim did play bass and backing-vox on
a few old tracks of this band -> listen
to them)
.kotter. (some old member(the days before "fat")...perhaps
the old drummer is now in this band...
The Falcon (todd's new kinda "all-star-band")
Break
The Silence (dan's last band)
Shai Hulud (tony's band after transistor revolt)
Holy
Roman Empire (tony's new band; emily did some vocals on
thesuffererandthewitness like on "roadside")
-> some Hierarchy-Tree
i found on the net afterwards (very interesting)
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© Stefan Mildner 2006
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