[Violent Delights]

Welcome to the 2nd Appreciation Thread!

Rise Against is an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Zach Blair (lead guitar, backing vocals), Joe Principe (bass guitar, backing 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 with 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 is known for its political lyrics and activism, actively promotes animal rights and all members are straight edge (excluding Barnes), PETA supporters and vegetarians. Rise Against recently recorded its sixth studio album Endgame at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, and it was released on March 15, 2011.

Discography -

The Unraveling (2001)



1. "Alive and Well" – 2:06
2. "My Life Inside Your Heart" – 3:02
3. "Great Awakening" – 1:35
4. "Six Ways 'Til Sunday" – 2:36
5. "401 Kill" – 3:19
6. "The Art of Losing" – 1:50
7. "Remains of Summer Memories" – 1:17
8. "The Unraveling" – 3:12
9. "Reception Fades" – 2:10
10. "Stained Glass and Marble" – 1:36
11. "Everchanging" – 3:47
12. "Sometimes Selling Out is Giving Up" – 1:09
13. "3 Day Weekend" – 1:03
14. "1000 Good Intentions" – 3:07
15. "Weight of Time" – 2:00
16. "Faint Resemblance" – 2:51
17. "Join the Ranks" – 1:26
18. "Gethsemane" – 2:30


Revolutions per Minute (2003)



1. "Black Masks and Gasoline" – 2:59
2. "Heaven Knows" – 3:23
3. "Dead Ringer" – 1:31
4. "Halfway There" – 3:41
5. "Like the Angel" – 2:46
6. "Voices Off Camera" – 2:17
7. "Blood-Red, White, and Blue" – 3:38
8. "Broken English" – 3:25
9. "Last Chance Blueprint" – 2:14
10. "To the Core" – 1:33
11. "Torches" – 3:41
12. "Amber Changing" – 2:52
13. "Any Way You Want It" (Journey cover) – 2:57


Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)



1. "State of the Union" – 2:19
2. "The First Drop" – 2:39
3. "Life Less Frightening" – 3:44
4. "Paper Wings" – 3:43
5. "Blood to Bleed" – 3:48
6. "To Them These Streets Belong" – 2:49
7. "Tip the Scales" – 3:49
8. "Anywhere But Here" – 3:38
9. "Give It All" – 2:50
10. "Dancing for Rain" – 4:01
11. "Swing Life Away" – 3:20
12. "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" – 4:14


The Sufferer & the Witness (2006)



1. "Chamber the Cartridge" – 3:34
2. "Injection" – 3:19
3. "Ready to Fall" – 3:48
4. "Bricks" – 1:30
5. "Under the Knife" – 2:45
6. "Prayer of the Refugee" – 3:19
7. "Drones" – 3:02
8. "The Approaching Curve" – 3:45
9. "Worth Dying For" – 3:19
10. "Behind Closed Doors" – 3:15
11. "Roadside" – 3:21
12. "The Good Left Undone" – 4:11
13. "Survive" – 3:40


Appeal To Reason (2008)



1. "Collapse (Post-Amerika)" - 3:19
2. "Long Forgotten Sons" - 4:01
3. "Re-Education (Through Labor)" - 3:42
4. "The Dirt Whispered" - 3:09
5. "Kotov Syndrome" - 3:05
6. "From Heads Unworthy" - 3:42
7. "The Strength to Go On" - 3:27
8. "Audience of One" - 4:05
9. "Entertainment" - 3:34
10. "Hero of War" - 4:13
11. "Savior" - 4:02
12. "Hairline Fracture" - 4:02
13. "Whereabouts Unknown" - 4:02


Endgame (2011)



1. "Architects" - 3:42
2. "Help Is on the Way" - 3:57
3. "Make It Stop (September's Children)" - 3:55
4. "Disparity by Design" - 3:49
5. "Satellite" - 3:59
6. "Midnight Hands" - 4:18
7. "Survivor Guilt" - 4:00
8. "Broken Mirrors" - 3:55
9. "Wait for Me" - 3:40
10. "A Gentlemen's Coup" - 3:46
11. "This Is Letting Go" - 3:41
12. "Endgame" - 3:24


The Black Market (2014)



1. "The Great Die-Off" - 3:39
2. "I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore" - 3:59
3. "Tragedy + Time" - 4:17
4. "The Black Market" - 4:15
5. "The Eco-Terrorist In Me" - 2:45
6. "Sudden Life" - 4:08
7. "A Beautiful Indifference" - 3:24
8. "Methadone" - 3:48
9. "Zero Visibility" - 4:38
10. "Awake Too Long" - 3:11
11. "People Live Here" - 4:08
12. "Bridges" - 4:06


All information sourced from Wikipedia.

Fans -

01. Fade to Black
02. >>Val_haydenlover26<<
03. fictitious ways

[Violent Delights]

I realised we never did start a new thread

[fictitious ways]

When did we finish the last one?

[mycreativityuppedandleft]

I've was wondering about this thread...so much love for this band.

[Violent Delights]

Originally Posted by fictitious ways (View Post) When did we finish the last one?

Last year sometime, no-one wanted to start.

That icon reminded me

[fictitious ways]

Oh. Oops. Well, thank you for starting it now.

[Violent Delights]

it's not a problem

[mycreativityuppedandleft]

Favourite song?

[Violent Delights]

I can give you an album Appeal to Reason

[quin0611]

Tftnt and yay for new album Dave!

[Violent Delights]

and yay for new album

about a year ago, Quin, keep up.

[mycreativityuppedandleft]

I realise it's like asking to choose between your kids. Not that I have that problem but you see my point. At a push I'd probably go Drones.

[Violent Delights]

and that's at the moment, or overall?

[mycreativityuppedandleft]

Well I was going to say overall but I'm not sure now Too many great ones

[Violent Delights]

exactly.