Review: Rise Against – Nowhere Generation

In times of political turmoil, Rise Against have consistently been a band people can turn to as a guiding light. They were there for the George W. Bush years, the 2008 financial crisis and of course, they went after the Donald Trump presidency when they dropped their last album Wolves in June 2017. After nearly four long years since Wolves was released, Rise Against (singer/guitarist Tim Mcllrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bass player Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes) have triumphantly returned with their ninth studio album, Nowhere Generation. This time around, they’re here to take on the ongoing inequality plaguing the country and the illusion of the American Dream.

Jason Tate 2 weeks ago

Descendents and The Menzingers will be opening for the upcoming Rise Against tour.

Rise Against – “Talking to Ourselves” Video

Jason Tate 3 weeks ago

Rise Against have shared the new song “Talking to Ourselves.”

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Rise Against have announced a summer tour.

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Rise Against – “The Numbers” Video

Jason Tate 2 months ago

Rise Against have released a video for “The Numbers.”

Jason Tate 3 months ago

Rise Against have shared the live Nowhere Sessions version of “Nowhere Generation.”

Jason Tate 3 months ago

Rise Against will release their new album, Nowhere Generation, on June 4th. Today they’ve share the title track and pre-orders are now up.

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Rise Against have shared a new remix of “Broken Dreams, Inc.” by Health.

Jason Tate Sep 28, 2020

Tim Mcllrath of Rise Against talked with Alt. Press about their recent single:

Yeah, I am seeing that. I’ve seen political action stigmatized by youth culture in the last 20 years at different points. Where being part of a protest or singing a protest song was seen as cheesy or campy. If you were in the street holding a sign, there was a time in the last 10 years where that really wasn’t cool. People decided to put cool points on something as important as societal change.
That has diminished, and it’s so exciting to see that people understand how important it is to be in the streets and how important it is to not be silent about what’s happening and understand. But being cool and hip is a powerful force. It’s what drives a lot of things. Now you’re seeing people shed those labels, and now they just really care about the world. They’re going to grow up in the world their kids are going to grow up in. And they realize that they’ve got to put their hands on the levers a little bit.

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Tim McIlrath Talks Punk Protest Music

Jason Tate Sep 25, 2020

Tim McIlrath of Rise Against talked with Brooklyn Vegan about their new song:

If you can believe it, I wrote this song before the protests and pandemics of 2020. The music is almost a year old at this point, but I didn’t get around to fleshing out the lyrics til late last year/early this year – before the pandemic and the resurgence of the BLM movement. I guess if I had to explain why they sound like they were written this year, it’s because I’ve always trafficked in dystopian imagery. When you do that, you are sort of looking into the crystal ball and trying to see where things are going if we keep going in the current direction. I didn’t think we’d be here now today. But it didn’t stop me from writing “Broken Dreams, Inc.”

Rise Against – “Broken Dreams, Inc.”

Jason Tate Sep 16, 2020

Rise Against have shared the new song “Broken Dreams, Inc.” The song is from the soundtrack for DC’s new Batman comic-book series Dark Nights: Death Metal.