Despite them initially canceling two shows, LP have been forced to cancel the rest of the tour due to Chester's extensive injures. Read a statement from them below
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Linkin Park and Rise Against have been forced to cancel the Pittsburgh and Albany dates of their tour due to Chester Bennington's leg injury. View a statement from LP below after the jump.
Linkin Park will embark this January and February on The Hunting Party Tour with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men. View the video announcement and dates below
Foo Fighters will be touring down under in 2015 with Rise Against. Check the dates below
A Wilhelm Scream brings a style that sounds like a heavier mix of Rise Against, A Day To Remember, and Blink-182 with their newest release “Partycrasher”. Though the sound of the band resembles those of other punk rock bands, A Wilhelm Scream is able to completely represent themselves as an individual group that can stand out from the rest.
The punk genre has a wide range of different styles where the pop side of the genre seems to dominate over the rest. A Wilhelm Scream brings a very refreshing and heavy sound with “Partycrasher” by creating a personally nostalgic atmosphere of punk rock. The band mixes styles of rock, metal, hardcore, and alternative into almost every song which creates an amazing and entertaining album for any fan of modern punk.
“Partycrasher” brings the heavy punk rock vibe back from the dead with their songs of rebellion and non-conformity that will make listeners think back to albums like Rise Against’s “Revolutions Per Minute”. The instrumentation of the album has classic fast-paced punk feel but with a hardcore twist adding much more originality to the band’s overall sound. Many of the songs keep things interesting with sparse odd time signatures, drums that are played as if part of a metal band, and a very alternative rock lead singer voice to send the message of anarchy and self-defiance.
Although on paper it may seem like a mix-matched bunch of styles, the way in which A Wilhelm Scream puts it all together makes things very easy for the listener to enjoy. The band took a sound that most people are familiar with and modernized it, bringing something new to the table and creating the feel of old school punk rock while keeping things current with their heavier sound but still identifiable punk style.
When it comes to failures on the album, the list is pretty short. And by pretty short I mean that there is no list. If you’ve read my other reviews, you know that I always try to keep an objective point of view and make sure my personal opinion does no affect the way I review an album. Well this is only the second time while analyzing an album that I have nothing to complain about. The band keeps a very consistent sound from start to finish while keeping each song distinct and memorable.
If I were to get very picky, the only thing I might criticize is that every song on the album is fast-paced and has a certain tone to it. This would be more of a problem if the style and sound of A Wilhelm Scream didn’t fully justify the tone of the songs, but they do. The style comes off as consistent and intentional rather than repetitive or monotonous.
Overall, this is an album I recommend 100%. “Partycrasher” kicks things off with a familiar yet current style of a heavy punk rock sound. If you are tired of the easygoing pop-punk bands that are all over the music scene, get your hands on this album and embrace the fact that absolutely incredible music is still out there! This is an album that I feel would make the most critical of punk fans very proud to see that the genre still lives on, and may be better than ever.
Rating: 10/10
-Nic
Rise Records is proud to welcome Rochester NY’s Polar Bear Club to the family. Since 2005, Polar Bear Club has steadily climbed the ranks of their genre. Releasing several critically acclaimed albums and touring around the world with Gaslight Anthem, Rise Against and Bad Religion, it’s been 2 years since the release of their last album. Look for their new LP, Death Chorus, in stores this fall. Death Chorus was produced by Will Yip at Studio 4.
Pre-order for Rise Againsts Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013 begins today, http://smarturl.it/LongForgottenSongs. A limited amount of exclusive fan bundles are also available for pre-order today at www.riseagainst.com. The set will be released September 10th on Interscope Records.
Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013 Track List:
1. Historia Calamitatum
2. Death Blossoms
3. Elective Amnesia
4. Grammatizator
5. Blind
6. Everchanging
7. Generation Lost
8. Dirt and Roses
9. Ballad of Hollis Brown
10. Sight Unseen
11. Lanterns
12. Making Christmas
13. Join The Ranks
14. Built To Last
15. Voice of Dissent
16. Little Boxes
17. Give it All
18. Minor Threat
19. Obstructed View
20. But Tonight We Dance
21. Nervous Breakdown
22. Gethsemane
23. Boys No Good
24. Any Way You Want It
25. Sliver
26. The Ghost of Tom JoadLong Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013 will include songs from Rise Againsts career, starting before they signed with Fat Wreck Chords, that did not end up on any of their studio albums. See below for final track listing for Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013.
The songs on this record are different versions of existing Rise Against songs, covers, or originals that never made it on a record for some reason, says lead singer Tim McIlrath. Common wisdom tells us that the reason is that a B-side is just a song not good enough to make the cut. While I think that logic can apply sometimes, I think it’s short-sighted. See, the songs that really aren’t good enough, you’ll never hear. They never make it outside of our practice space. If we finish a song, bring it to the studio, write lyrics, and see it to fruition, then it becomes one of the children that make up a family of songs. If we weren’t proud of it, it would have been scrapped along the way.
We have fast songs and slow songs and political songs. We have personal songs and dark songs and positive songs. We aim for balance on each record. Every song is like one of our children; some just get orphaned. The songs are the lost children of Rise Against.
Rise Against announced that they will release Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013 September 10th on Interscope Records.
In the last thirteen or so years Rise Against has put out six records, each one we are proud to put our name on, says lead singer Tim McIlrath. But we are just as proud of these 26 songs that slipped through the cracks and never ended up on any of our full lengths. In various ways, most of these songs saw the light of day at some point, but we thought we would spare you the digging and put them all on one record
.Go to www.riseagainst.com for a teaser clip. Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 2013 will include songs from Rise Againsts career, starting before they signed with Fat Wreck Chords, that did not end up on any of their studio albums.
Rise Against have just released a new tour announcement video for their upcoming run of North American shows, which includes their return to Arizona in celebration of the recent victory by the Sound Strike Coalition. The band will play in both Flagstaff and Tempe, marking their first shows in the state since July, 2009.
See below for full tour dates with support from Gaslight Anthem, Hot Water Music, NOFX, and Authority Zero. To see the full statement from Rise Against about their return to Arizona, click here. For more on the band, visit their official site at www.riseagainst.com as well as their Facebook and Twitter.
Tour Dates:
9/11 Quebec City, QC Agora Port de Quebec
9/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9/13 Ottawa, ON CE Centre
9/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
9/17 Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex
9/20 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
9/21 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre**
9/24 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
9/25 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
9/27 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum -The Florence Project benefit show ***
9/28 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park
9/29 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
10/1 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
10/2 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort Theatre
10/4 Victoria, BC Save on Foods Memorial Centre
10/6 Calgary, AB BMO
10/7 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Expo Centre
**Gaslight Anthem will NOT be on this date
** NOFX will be on this date
***The Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music will NOT be on this date
***Authority Zero is support on this show
Nearly two years ago, Rise Against joined The Sound Strike, a coalition of Artists that have been committed to supporting the International Boycott of Arizona in the wake of the passage of the anti-immigration law SB 1070 and to raise awareness and opposition to the predatory and punitive treatment of immigrants in Arizona. With the Sound Strikes recent announcement of shifting strategies Rise Against will return to the state they last played with a show at Mesa Amphitheatre on July 14, 2009 with performances in Flagstaff and Tempe during their North American fall tour (see below for all fall tour dates).
The Flagstaff show on September 27th at the Orpheum Theatre is a special evening to raise funds and awareness for the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. 100% of the proceeds from this show will be donated to the Florence Project. “The Florence Project is extremely grateful to welcome Rise Against to Arizona to play in support of our mission and raise awareness about immigration detention, says Lindsay Marshall, Executive Director of The Florence Project. Nearly 400,000 immigrants are detained and deported each year and Arizona continues to be ground zero for immigration enforcement and detention. Thousands of immigrants are detained in rural prison facilities in our state and face complex legal proceedings without the right to free legal representation. The funds raised through this show will directly support the Florence Project’s work to educate all immigrant detainees about their legal rights, screen them for legal defenses to deportation, and support them in representing themselves in immigration court.” For more information on The Florence Project visit www.firrp.org or The Sound Strike at www.thesoundstrike.info.
To see the full statement from Rise Against about their return to Arizona, click here.
Below is a list of Rise Against fall 2012 tour dates. Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music will support on all dates** except the September 27th Flagstaff benefit show where Authority Zero will be the only support. For more on Rise Against, visit their official site at www.riseagainst.com as well as their Facebook and Twitter.
Tour Dates:
9/11 Quebec City, QC Agora Port de Quebec
9/12 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
9/13 Ottawa, ON CE Centre
9/16 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
9/17 Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex
9/20 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
9/21 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheatre**
9/24 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
9/25 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
9/27 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum -The Florence Project benefit show ***
9/28 Tempe, AZ Tempe Beach Park
9/29 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
10/1 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
10/2 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort Theatre
10/4 Victoria, BC Save on Foods Memorial Centre
10/6 Calgary, AB BMO
10/7 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Expo Centre
**Gaslight Anthem will NOT be on this date
** NOFX will be on this date
***The Gaslight Anthem and Hot Water Music will NOT be on this date
***Authority Zero is support on this show