
The new Rise Against album comes out October 7th! For those who don’t know who Rise Against are they are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois that was formed in 1999. Their current band members consists of four people: Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar), Joe Principe (bass guitar), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Zach Blair (guitar). All of the group's members are strict vegetarians. They active supporters of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Their video for the single Ready to Fall addresses environmental degradation and its effect on animals. It also addresses animal cruelty inherent in factory farming and sport hunting. The band has called the video the most important video Rise Against has ever made. Anyway, its going to be a blasty blast! I can't wait for it! The album's name is called Appeal To Reason. Rise Against's new single "Re-Education (Through Labor)" from the upcoming record "Appeal To Reason" will be part of the new "Guitar Hero: World Tour" video game. It will be available on Oct 26th, 2008. Its going to be great. So far they have released four albums: Revolutions Per Minute, Siren Song of the Counter Culture, The Sufferer & the Witness, and The Unraveling. Rise Against rose to fame with their first two major label releases, Siren Song of the Counter Culture in 2004 and The Sufferer & the Witness in 2006, with hits such as Give It All, Swing Life Away, Ready to Fall, Prayer of the Refugee, and The Good Left Undone. I think their upcoming album is going to be great.