Formed in 1999 out of Chicago Rise Against quickly became one of the most well known hardcore metal bands on the scene.2004 became their biggest year with their first breakout album Siren Song of the Counter Culture. In 2006 Rise Against came out with their biggest album to date The Sufferer and the Witness.
They earned a large underground following due to the way they kept their music the same and were not switching up their styles. Fans came to expect a certain sound from Rise Against and they have delivered every time.
On October 07, 2008 Rise Against came out with thier most recent studio album titled Appeal To Reason.
Appeal to Reason followes the same criteria that The sufferer and the Witness did. They still have there regular vocals along with some emotional screaming in between. The album also comes with some faster bass lines. The band will still be known as "one of those bands who likes to think."
Lyrically the new album is similar to their other albums. They reference broken homes, feeling of abandonment and the rejection that comes with all of it.
The first single off Appeal to Reason is Re-Education Through Labor. The single has received a decent amount of radio play around the country. This may not make many Rise Against fans happy but the band has to eat.
Speaking of Rise Againsts eating, when a buyer of Appeal to Reason opens their copy something different will fall out of the case. A Peta advertisement will catch your attention quickly with a picture of a green cow. The advertisement reads "MEAT'S NOT GREEN" "SAVE THE PLANET-GO VEGETARIAN."
This is all in Rise Againsts support of Peta. They have several times explained their feelings on eating animals and the torture these animals go through. They are full fledged vegetarians.
The best and most influential song on Appeal to Reason is not your typical Rise Against song. It's actually acoustic. The song Hero of War goes through the military life of a young man. A young man who is suckered into joining the military by a recruiter who tells him he could see the world and get paid for it. All he would have to do is carry a gun.
The curious young man joins up. Throughout the song he goes through the peer pressure of torturing prisoners of war and killing a female who was only trying to surrender.
The song is not anti-troops or anti military. It is simply telling the story of what happens of certain people when they go into situations such as that one.
Appeal to Reason is Rise Againsts best studio album yet. Full of emotion and hard hitting metal riffs. It will go on to up their reputation as a legitimate rock band for years to come.
Appeal to Reason receives 9 out of 10 stars.
UNOFFICIAL HERO OF WAR VIDEO/GRAPHIC CONTENT/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeEGwk3qoj4&feature=related
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