Retrospective: Rise Against – ‘The Sufferer & The Witness’

Some bands thrive on having “That Song”. You know, the one mega-hit with the intro that pops into your head the second someone says their name. The problem is, “That Song” is often the one that doesn’t represent a band’s sound as a whole – think The Stranglers ‘Golden

Rise Against – ‘RICOCHET’

Imagine the scene. You have a date, you want to feel refreshed. So you go to the gym, you work out hard, you spend four years lifting weights, eating chicken and rice, and watching your macros until your body looks like it belongs in a Marvel movie

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Rise Against @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

LIVE: Rise Against @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

“It’s sold out…like, really sold out,” says the slightly worn steward on the stairs, dodging between torrents of eager fans in faded black t-shirts. Rise Against have been making biennial trips to these shores for a long time now, this time sprinkling two UK dates into their European festival

LIVE: Download Festival 2022 – Sunday

It’s been three long years since we’ve been able to grace Download Festival at its full capacity, and we are delighted to finally have it back in 2022. All four stages, countless amazing bands, beautiful sunshine and tens of thousands of eager, smiley, energetic and ever-so-slightly drunk rock

Rise Against @ Pryzm, Kingston

LIVE: Rise Against @ PRYZM, Kingston

When you think ‘Rise Against’, it’s impossible not to think of their aggressive, politically charged lyrics and the carnage their music ordinarily provokes in a live environment. Tonight’s set is an entirely different atmosphere, however, as just half of the band – vocalist Tim McIlrath and

Rise Against – ‘The Ghost Note Symphonies Vol 1’

Acoustic records are a product that can divide, lessen or expand a band’s following, popularity and public opinion. For some it is a risky move, for others an inevitability to keep themselves relevant and get another release onto the market to appease record labels. But this series of haunting

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