![]() Tackling the lies and corruption of the Trump campaign with earnest punk melodies that pack a huge punch, tracks like How Many Walls and Welcome to the Breakdown took direct stabs at the then-President, whilst cuts like Bullshit called for people to reclaim the power. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee around the 2016 US presidential election, the band left their liberal Chicago nest and immersed themselves in life on the other side of the fence. But there’s more essential sets elsewhere in Rise Against’s discography.Īldous Huxley once described art as “a protest against the horrible inclemency of life”, and that sentiment sums up Rise Against’s eighth studio album almost perfectly. That The Black Market takes the lowest spot on this list isn't to say it's without merit: a good album by a truly remarkable band, it’s worthy of its fair share of praise. The album highlight comes in The Eco-Terrorist in Me, a fast-paced anthem advocating for environmental justice and animal activism. I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore is an intimately personal exploration into the darkest moments in life, whilst pop-punk cut Tragedy + Time channels the journey of pushing through hardships to brighter futures. More measured than any other collection in their catalogue, it presents an interesting development from the band’s established sound, diving headfirst into McIlrath’s own psyche and experiences as an activist in a modern world. Returning after a year-long hiatus following the completion of the touring cycle for 2011's Endgame, the band’s seventh long-player is a nuanced, mid-tempo release offering exercises in catharsis. You don't get them as good as that from this group no more.The band’s darkest album to date, The Black Market pushes much of Rise Against’s signature socio-political commentary aside in favour of a deeply introspective tone, a first for frontman Tim McIlrath and co. that's magic moment for me! Love it! A band eons ahead of their contemporaries and at a peak. Pulled off with excellence! And that line with the female vocalist. A road lashed with wind and rain, conflict and stream of conscious confessions by the narrator. For something completely different how about 'The Approaching Curve', a spoken word narrative. Being able get these words across with great music easily makes this one of the best Rise Against if not the best. Who can't head bang to that? That's quite a compliment for them, this is a band who's main strength relies in the lyrics after all. 'Prayer Of The Refugee' is about the plight of refugees and forgotten ones to the sound of metallic anti-product. The transitions are perfect as they plead for you to change the world with them. 'Bricks' is an example of the direction they could have gone, releasing one and a half minute songs which sound twice as long. By this point they know there stuff and this is as heavy and riff laden as the biggest pariah's of the stage. ![]() The bizarre imagery of 'Chamber The Cartridge' is all about the world ready to explode and collapse on itsown weight. "Brush past a myriad of scenes a homeless vet crashed on wall street, A single mom of three, a TV personality" gushes the lead singer on the opener. You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page! The Sufferer & The Witness collection Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. ![]() Latest 20 charts that this album appears in: Sort ranks
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